Pinch collars. - Page 5

Tigermouse

The Humphies  Guy would be better for you, than sending over to here,

Steve

thankyou all for all your help and advice i can see that it is not as cruel as it looks i will try one and fingers crossed it works

after the last incident when my arm was broken think it might be a good idea!!!...lol

thanks again

tracie

You hear a yelp because you get the dog's attention. Obviously it's good to know beforehand how to actually use it (one quick jerk for correction, leash slack otherwise for example).

It's good for positive training because the dog, corrected once, will make the conscious decision to obey rather than constantly being nagged into obeying without even understanding the exercise. Contrast to something like a halti which I see people comparing to all the time, the halti I feel is more restrictive and actually relies more on compulsion as you are forcing the dog to do something versus giving him the freedom to 'decide' for himself, which is what I view positive training is all about.

THANKYOU got my pinch collar todayhad the best walk ever!!! none of the dogs mind it and my arm dosent hurt!!!

thanks again

The first time I took my dog to a Schutzhund club, the TD asked me to stay after so he could show me about prong collars. He fitted one on Quest for me. All I kept thinking about was how terrible this device was and how cruel I was being to allow someone to put one on my dog. After it was fitted, the TD told me to hold the end of my 6' lead, hook my thumbs to my belt loops and walk with the dog. When the dog pulled, I stopped walking. Amazingly, my dog just turned back and created slack in the lead. It was beautiful!

I use a medium prong for training, but find that a smaller one works best for walks with my adult.

Jackie

what a great thread. my 5 year old daughter has never been able to hold onto a large adult dog, even with a halti-collar. she does fine when they are pups but as they get older the dog always yanks the leash out of her hand, leaving her crying. i wonder if a pinch would help? i'll give it a try next time we stop into petco.

Hopefully people who have stumbled on this thread will learn to understand a tool/sport/anything they don't have first hand knowledge of  before passing  judging it in the future.

The American Kennel Club ( AKC) does not allow any dog under any circumstances to wear a pronged collar at any of their events.  No where on the property of the show.  They will ask you to leave or immediatly direct you to remove it.  This is where the AKC stands on this topic.  I hope the AKC does not grow in power and authority.

olskool, you are back from the dead! Glad to hear from you, even if on such a crappy topic as AKC.