Welcome to the Forum.
Sounds like you've made a good start in looking after Shinobi.
Halti's are a superb training tool, but they need to be used in conjunction with loose lead training.
So that you can eventually take him off the Halti altogether.
(It took a year with my 3, but is soooooo worth it. I can now walk ALL 3 of my pooches in one hand.)
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and in case you haven't noticed we have a National meet in about 3 weeks time.
http://www.husky-owners.com/forum/threads/october-camp-2011-details.23713/
Why don't you join us ????