chance's mom wrote:so chance walks great on a prong collar, however... i have been wanting to get him used to a lead so i can get him used to it, ... i would just love to get him good enough not to need a prong! ... any advise? do i have the right idea?
k wrote:first, i personally wouldn't walk him for exercise on a prong collar. he should only be wearing a prong when you want him to learn something from it. it is a training tool and should be treated as such, not as a crutch. unless you have a really hard dog, it is easy to teach them to focus on you when walking.
odnarb wrote:
I will admit, I take my dogs for walks for exercise on prongs.
I will fully admit to using the prong collars as crutches
k wrote:odnarb wrote:
I will admit, I take my dogs for walks for exercise on prongs.
I will fully admit to using the prong collars as crutches
well, at least you know how to use one. how many times do you see people walking dogs with prong collars 4X too large, and definitely not put on the dog properly? i cringe every time i see some dog trying to enjoy himself and the owner is correcting him with every time they turn to look at the flowers or yell at the kids...
Romanwild wrote:I commit the pit bull cadinal sin of walking 2 of them at once. When I do that I put their prongs on. I have maximum control that way and can control them when a off leash dog approaches.
katiek0417 wrote:Even though PetSmart/Petco/other major chain trainers are not supposed to condone the use of pinch collars (or any punishment methods), they should still be trained on how to use them (as often they are selling these things to people).
katiek0417 wrote:Where do you live?...both the petco's around my house won't use them. I asked when I first took my lab there to sign her up for training (maybe about a year and a half ago).
mnp13 wrote:The PetCo and the PetSmart near me are 'positive only', and strongly recommend the use of haltis/gentle leaders for the people who come in with problem dogs.
Maybe it's a per-store policy?
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