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by Keith Grossman on 21 February 2013 - 15:02
"I've had prongs open up two times..."
Can you expand on this? I have never had a prong collar fail and am interested in how this happens.
Can you expand on this? I have never had a prong collar fail and am interested in how this happens.
by Blitzen on 21 February 2013 - 15:02
I honestly don't have a clue how it can happen, but it does. I know others who have had the same experience and Frawley has an article about that on his website. It's happened to me with 2 different Sprengers, one with a quick release snap, one that I needed to open the prong manually to put it on the dog. One opened at a prong, the quick release at the snap. The last time I stood there with the lead and empty prong while my dog chased a Sand Hill Crane into a lake crawling with gators. Now I never use one alone.
BTW you may hear that a correctly fitted prong won't open on its own; the manual prong could have been too loose, it was the first one I ever used. However, the quick release was fitted correctly and seems to be the style that is most likley to open on its own. I still use it because it's a lot easier for me to put on the dog, have some arthritis in my hands, but I always err on the side of caution and never use it alone. Frawley won't sell quick release prongs anymore.
edited to make some corrections to my original post
BTW you may hear that a correctly fitted prong won't open on its own; the manual prong could have been too loose, it was the first one I ever used. However, the quick release was fitted correctly and seems to be the style that is most likley to open on its own. I still use it because it's a lot easier for me to put on the dog, have some arthritis in my hands, but I always err on the side of caution and never use it alone. Frawley won't sell quick release prongs anymore.
edited to make some corrections to my original post
by Markobytes on 21 February 2013 - 15:02
Prongs that don't fit properly in the base of the next prong are candidates for releasing on their own. Watch for unevenness in how the prongs lay or worst yet binding that acts as a spring against the link it goes into. Be careful when adding links from a set that is not exactly the same. Also they can get deformed by repeated compression taking the collar off.
by djc on 21 February 2013 - 16:02
Prongs can become ben t(not see this necessarily) and therefore they don't fit snug in the receptacle link. This lets them open up and ultimately release the dog.
Debby
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by Keith Grossman on 21 February 2013 - 17:02
Huh...I learned something new today! I've had links detach while I was carrying a prong but never when one was on the dog.
by Blitzen on 21 February 2013 - 17:02
It's not a fun experience, Keith. Trust me 
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!!by Keith Grossman on 21 February 2013 - 18:02
I can believe it! I don't worry about it so much for myself as I do when my girlfriend has him out and she can't walk him without a prong!
by Blitzen on 21 February 2013 - 20:02
Just have her use a backup collar.The prong will still do its job but the dog won't get free if it fails.
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