Training Collar Advice
Training Collar Advice
Advice on prong collars vs a gentle leader?
I've always raved about how much I love my gentle leader, but I realize that it only temporarily fixes the problem. I would like to know more about using a prong collar, since I've heard when used correctly, they really work wonders. Is the prong a training tool or something you will have to use indefinitely to get proper results?
My future goal is to walk my 80lb female pit/am bull mix at my side with just a regular flat collar. Would a prong collar get these results?
Having used a head collar, I discovered that while it prevents a dog from using its weight against its handler, if you take the head collar off, you would still have an untrained dog because it had not been obedience trained.
Despite its bad press, a prong collar is simply one of many training tools that a capable handler, who knows how to fit & use it correctly, can make use of when training their dog. I use a prong for general obedience training & simply as a collar to control my dog, when I take him out on walks.
I like the mechanics of the prong collar because of the even way it distributes the pressure around the dog's neck & only bites {pressure, then immediate release} when you pop the collar to correct the dog. It's a great piece of training equipment & I was pleased how effective it was on my Dobermann.
Consistent obedience training & effective use of a prong, will teach the dog that pulling or any other bad behaviour causes an immediate correction that the dog would rather avoid & compliance is rewarded.
My Dobermann never quaked with fear when I put the prong on because he associated it with walks & training which he enjoyed.
It is important to bear in mind, that like any other piece of training equipment, it's important to learn how to fit & use it correctly & a prong collar is only as effective as the quality of the training the dog receives.
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