I've never been a fan of the pinch collar for dogs other than those massive Bull Mastiff, and some of the larger breeds. It has always been my opinion that if the dog was more powerful than the owner, I could see them be justified. He just seemed to me that it was unnecessary, perhaps a little cruel and, thus, they just look average. Maybe I'm just a wimp. That all changed when we got our Border Collie. A small Border Collie 30 pounds!
Our dog, Ned, was very excited as a young man. All the energy of the race overwhelmed by what is almost impossible to walk on a lease. We have worked with him, he went, formed the heel command ... all I could think and read. It is still well in the heel like a puppy fine until something caught her attention as another dog, a squirrel, a bug, a leaf blowing by or on almost everything under the sun. We had taken the puppy training class (and I'm not ashamed to admit it) and after the fifth or sixth week of the coach, a great lady, of course, the question, "Have you considered using a prong collar?"
Our border collie walking on a leash was like a kite in strong wind, it was everywhere, so we were ready for anything. The coach explained that it is not "evil", the dog if used properly, and squeeze the neck has not been used as a "punishment" but more as a unit of correction and training . As a young puppy dogs are often corrected by their mothers and other dogs with a quick pin in the neck. The pinch collar imitated this behavior let the dog know that they have acted out of line. My wife and I were both frustrated and beyond agreement on a test with a pinch collar.
The coach slipped the collar over his head in a way to tell us how it worked. As a dog sitting on the other dog was walking near the area of training. Ned, faithful, then bolted out of the dog, and when I arrive at the end of his leash, the most deafening roar I ever heard! My wife and I immediately felt like the worst of the two owners of dogs on the planet. Fortunately, the instructor was there and quickly explained that first of all, the dog had been surprised to evil, and, secondly, that he was fine. Ned quickly check confirmed. He went on to explain that is like a border collie, because of the rapidity with which to learn new things, probably not repeat the mistake.
The boy was she right. From that moment Ned could never run like a madman on a leash. He soon learned where the end of the rope was, and settled in the heel very smooth. We never "stage" of the chain to run pinch collar, and when Ned feels little pressure to the collar, it slows down a bit. We only had to use a pinch collar to train for about two months. Then we went to a normal collar, and it was great since.
As you can tell I'm now a big fan of these collars for training a puppy, especially in the wild Border Collie puppy. We quickly learned that the metal can rust easily (especially if exposed to salt water on the beach!) And we had some situations in which a pinch collar not only when Ned is shaking off its fur (even if a little bending of teeth with pliers). After doing some research we found a plastic pinch collar that work well! Good luck!
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Our dog, Ned, was very excited as a young man. All the energy of the race overwhelmed by what is almost impossible to walk on a lease. We have worked with him, he went, formed the heel command ... all I could think and read. It is still well in the heel like a puppy fine until something caught her attention as another dog, a squirrel, a bug, a leaf blowing by or on almost everything under the sun. We had taken the puppy training class (and I'm not ashamed to admit it) and after the fifth or sixth week of the coach, a great lady, of course, the question, "Have you considered using a prong collar?"
Our border collie walking on a leash was like a kite in strong wind, it was everywhere, so we were ready for anything. The coach explained that it is not "evil", the dog if used properly, and squeeze the neck has not been used as a "punishment" but more as a unit of correction and training . As a young puppy dogs are often corrected by their mothers and other dogs with a quick pin in the neck. The pinch collar imitated this behavior let the dog know that they have acted out of line. My wife and I were both frustrated and beyond agreement on a test with a pinch collar.
The coach slipped the collar over his head in a way to tell us how it worked. As a dog sitting on the other dog was walking near the area of training. Ned, faithful, then bolted out of the dog, and when I arrive at the end of his leash, the most deafening roar I ever heard! My wife and I immediately felt like the worst of the two owners of dogs on the planet. Fortunately, the instructor was there and quickly explained that first of all, the dog had been surprised to evil, and, secondly, that he was fine. Ned quickly check confirmed. He went on to explain that is like a border collie, because of the rapidity with which to learn new things, probably not repeat the mistake.
The boy was she right. From that moment Ned could never run like a madman on a leash. He soon learned where the end of the rope was, and settled in the heel very smooth. We never "stage" of the chain to run pinch collar, and when Ned feels little pressure to the collar, it slows down a bit. We only had to use a pinch collar to train for about two months. Then we went to a normal collar, and it was great since.
As you can tell I'm now a big fan of these collars for training a puppy, especially in the wild Border Collie puppy. We quickly learned that the metal can rust easily (especially if exposed to salt water on the beach!) And we had some situations in which a pinch collar not only when Ned is shaking off its fur (even if a little bending of teeth with pliers). After doing some research we found a plastic pinch collar that work well! Good luck!
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