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Justine&RafeIt depends how severe the lunging is – Rafe has quite a tug on him – he and Dodge are probably very similar in size.
As long as you are alert, you can lean back into it, and, well, Rafe lunged plenty, but never tipped me off balance, coz I leaned back into it. Yes, on slippery snow I skied a little, but on solid ground I had plenty of control!
You can also hold the lead (clearly!) if you feel he is going to pull. I just found, with both hands free I had sooooo much more focus from him, as I could use that to distract his head, instead of using one to always be holding on to him.
It absolutely depends on whether you feel it would help, or if you feel his lunging would put you in danger.
One note of caution is that you do have to be alert, that’s the only time I got tipped – was in la la land, he spotted a dog, and pulled me backwards – so yeah, no phone calls or getting carried away chatting to someone while he’s looking the other way!