I am very sad to read all the propaganda on these prong collars and
especially when used on Berners, they are such sensitive dogs.
I wonder what is going on and feel we need a peace revolution for all our
dogs on planet earth.
If we discuss how to breed in the best ways, how to give medication and
I am not at all offended by a different perspective on this topic, and
appreciate the chance to discuss the concerns and perhaps increase
understanding.
I do not typically train with a prong collar. Almost nine years ago when my
first berner was a large and strong adolescent, my trainer advocated
I personally use a wide buckle collar, but my Vet/Chiropractor recommends
using a prong collar, she say's a head halter is the worst for a dog's neck
followed by a choke collar. She says a prong collar disburses the tension
over a wider area of the neck and is less likely to displace vertebra.
Mi
Hi,
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 s
Hi Julene,
If you have the large prong collar then there should be no problem with
"ring around the collar" hair loss. The collar is only worn for walks and
training and not general use. The reason the leash is fastened to the right
side of the neck is because we heel with the dog on our left and i
