The goals that you want to accomplish while training your dog determine what
kind of training collar is best for you.
Not exact matches
There are many dogs that will NOT obey if you don't use corrections (read my article on Corrections... I am not referring to abuse, yelling, screaming, beating a dog, frying them with electric
collars, etc... No one who loves dogs does that
kind of thing) and psychological pressure in the
training process.
Now that you have gotten past the starting point, which is making your decision to get and
train a puppy, (and by the way congratulations) and you have purchased everything the breeder told you that you needed, i.e.: what
kind of food, leash,
collar, I.D. tag, etc., its time to get past those few basics and make sure you have taken care
of every thing else the new puppy will need just before you take it home... read more
The dog learns not by tightening real tight but a gentle pressure not to pinch or hurt dog, the rest
of training after established
collar is on is communicating with the prong, slight up / down motion... having a serious conversation with the prong
collar is only necessary at extreme point, lunging to kill a dog or persons extreme and there is no treat or tone or action that stops dog already at a 10 then a calm leash correction and removing dog away from distraction to the other side
of dogs thresh hold 6ft to across the street and repeat getting closer and
of course treats and a «GOOD» is needed when a job well done Now, I also work with a Old English Bull Dog named Zoey who had to go 2 months to physical therapy for her knee she had surgery on a yr ago and I used a harness by Halti, they said no good, and a flat
collar is no good on these
kind of dogs.
This
kind of training technique can include the use
of prong
collars, electric shock
collars, restricting dogs air supply using nooses / leads or pinning them to the ground, which can cause pain and distress.
However, for toy breeds they are often a better option than using any
kind of collar for walking and
training purposes.