Dog Training Collars & Harnesses : Using a Prong Dog Collar

[fetterArsch]

You use it totally wrong! Everytime when that dog meets another dog he will be punished with pain! That will sooner or later create an agressive dog!

[mydogkanskidrums]

People, be very careful about choosing this training method. Dogs learn via association, and what this dog is learning in the video is that as soon as another dog comes towards him, or he goes towards another dog, he receives a correction. So, other dogs become a precursor to something he doesn't like, which can result in dogs that become over-reactive and even fearful of these situations. Dogs are social animals, you can't correct them for wanting meet another dog.

[sesshystar]

your to tense when holding the leash to begin with, and second of all the collar should be more at the top of the neck....

[Tutovillage]

The corrections are not firm enough and very bad timing.

First give the verbal correction. Then give at least 1.5 seconds for the dog to stop what he is doing. Give a firm correction if the dog not stopping what he is doing only after a minimum of 1.5seconds and max of 2.5 seconds.

And, The leash must be loose before and after giving a correction.

A firm correction == 1000 nagging corrections (Leerburg)

[jazzcollie]

even when she is turning he gets corrected for being good

[bendy0]

what breed is that dog

[jbenal]

So, wait: you "correct" the dog (who, by the way, is showing stress signals out the wazoo, such as for example trying to leave the room!) while the leash is still slack, so that the correction is sharper, but if the leash is still slack then what is the dog doing to be corrected for?

[RootbeerWolf]

That Dogo pup seems quite calm around the other dog, rather curious than aggressive and defensive. . . I think they should use a dog with issues as an example for their products, so more people will be convinced that it does work.

[clickertrainer22]

I noticed that the white dog is trying to leave the training room. Could he be communicating with the trainer that he is uncomfortable with the overall training situation? I think we all need to listen to our dogs more.

[PaulineLovesDylan]

Disgusting. You wear it and see if it's comfortable.

[Gendus1]

there is less neck injury's with a prong collar than with other correction collars.

[PaulineLovesDylan]

Have you tried wearing one? Ask someone to give it a little tug like I've seen done to dogs.

[Gendus1]

they are not designed for people, they are designed for dogs. just like it wouldn't be comfortable to wear a horse halter. nor would it comfortable to wear just about anything not designed for human use.

[cylusxxx]

If the collar was hurting the dog then why wasn't the dog barking. Used properly it doesn't hurt the dog.

[jbenal]

@cylusxxx, how do you imagine the "correction" works if not by hurting the dog? Also, animals conceal pain, as any zoologist, vet, or ordinary pet owner can tell you.

[Wowwolf22]

Yes I have, actually, around my arm. Why not around my neck? It's going on my dog's neck, so obviously I should try it on my neck, right? Wrong. Compared to a dog's neck our necks are very weak. Dogs' necks are muscular, more comparable to a human leg or arm. And if you do try a prong collar on, you'll find it's not painful when tugged. It distributes pressure evenly around the neck, when used correctly. Everyone should learn proper use of these collars before using them (or bashing them).

[stupid967]

it doesnt hurt the dog one bit unless the handler does it with agression where there is no need and its used for major corrections not little tiny nonsense corrections trust me i know these things i go out training my dog every saturday and they only use the collar on the dogs that need it such as real big heavy disobedient dogs

[1DayAsADog]

That dog looks like a Dogo Argentino pup

[dogwhisperer2]

Too much dragging going on. The dog should never feel tension while on the leash/prong collar. The handler should proactively give a crisp clear snap of the leash BEFORE the dog gets to the end of the leash. A dog will develope a tolerance for the aversiveness of the prong when steady tension is allowed (dead neck) and render the tool much less effective. There is a difference between administering a threshold correction verses a nagging dragging stimuli. This is why dogs continue to pull.

[Argos363]

What does the dog learn?

It hurts when I see a other dog or

my handler hurts me.

This way it comes to frustration and agression. The best method is to teach your dog how to win and not how to fail. When he concentrates on the handler and ignores anything else he gets a cookie. The best thing is: You don't hurt your dog!

[girlygurlsinthetic]

Aren't you a bit worried of the dog becoming fearful of other dogs due to the constant correction whenever it shows interest in them? You seem to be using the prong correctly and it looks well fitted, but correcting a dog for being interested in another dog seems like a recipe for disaster to me.

[Strazku]

I think it's more, "hey you're working here or he we're walking, remember focus on me don't get distracted" I don't think the light pull the dog gets when it shows interest in another dog is enough to instill fear. Meaning it's not harsh of enough of a correction.