Problem with Pinch Collar slipping down dog's neck. Solutions? - Page 1

I recently started to use a HS prong collar ( 3.25 mm prong diameter ) with quick release buckle and a nylon loop. I have adjusted to the best possible fit for the dog's neck ( my two fingers can fit between adjacent prongs and the dogs neck ). The problem is that after the dog moves or shake a little while the collar slips down from the behind the ear recommended position to nearly the middle of the neck. If I remove one more link the collar will be too tight and there will be no leeway for the nylon loop to slide the connecting ring.

I have two solutions in mind, and would like to hear from our community experts.
1. I was thinking of using a smaller diameter prong collar; these have shorter links, which mean that the length of the collar can be adjusted in shorter increments . I understand that smaller diameter prongs have a sharper correction effect.

2. Use a padded leather or double ply flat nylon color immediately downwards of the recommended pinch color position , so that the the pinch collar will now be able to slip downwards.

other opinions?

Prongs should fit on (touch) neck no fingers in betwen position below ears. 

 

"..I have adjusted to the best possible fit for the dog's neck ( my two fingers can fit between adjacent prongs and the dogs neck )..."

I read that as the collar being to loose. Here is a decent video on properly fitting a prong collar on your dog

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9XupynFq7nQ

Remove a link.

if a link is removed it will become too tight

Remove link. Should fit snug, but of course not choking the dog.

I doubt that. If the collar is slipping down now and removing a link will make it too tight, you're not putting in on correctly. The collar should go on the neck at the highest point possible just behind the ears. There is a natural indentation in the neck at that point.

As a reference so that I can get an idea of the size of your dog, how many links are currently on the collar? Did you watch the video Cutaway provided a link to?

I agree with Keith. No way a collar can go from falling down the dog's neck to asphyxiating them by removing one link.

http://leerburg.com/pdf/fitprong.pdf

Another video on how to fit a prong. BTW do not ever use a prong collar without having it attached to a secondary collar. I've had Sprengers open up 2 times. One was a quick release collar and the other a regular prong. How? Beats me, but it happened. I'm thinking I may not have had them fitted correctly, they may have been too loose.