I use the quick release prong collar made by herm sprenger (sp). I found over the years that putting and taking off the regular prong collars made them weak (and me too!) and over time they loosen up and will come off the dog if he/she turns just right. With the quick release collar it's so much easier for me to put the collar on and take it off (and it's much quicker). My big boy sits nicely while I put it on, all the time wagging his tail and a sparkle in his eyes! I can't to the "soft" training with him or use treats. He gets out of control if I use food! I use a firm but fair approach to training. I am working one on one with a pro from Europe who trained in England and in Germany and now teaches in US. His methods are of the horse whisperer style. Very different from what I have learned from obedience classes, clicker training etc. I am finding out that my big boy is respecting me more as alpha when as before he was getting out of control with food motivated training (even clicker training). Every dog is different and not all will learn at the same rate or have the same learning style.
Sheila
PS....yes using the prong I have found some fur to come off, but that is when he was blowing coat, same as for my Akitas. I have had muzzle marks on my Akitas when I used the head collar. And they hated the way it ended up over one eye. I have the newer one now and my dogs still hate them.
At 02:31 PM 8/1/2003 -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Greetings,
After reading the posts from Vilma, Karen, etc., I decided to check into getting a prong collar for my 16 mo. old boy. He walks nicely and resonds well to a buckle collar when I walk him (his mama), but he'll pull when walked by others. I have tried the Gentle Leader and, although it helps, he spend most of the time rubbing his nose on the grass or tunneling in between legs trying to get it off. What a lovely sight this is!
After reading the posts about prong collar success, I made a purchase. I purchased the conventional one - the one that you directly clip on and off versus the slip type.
Sheila Avalos - TNG Bernese * Redding, California http://www.tngbernese.com * ICQ #255707 * Yahoo! IM tngbernese *snappy, funny, cute or clever quote goes here*
