Here's Libby chasing a palm frond. Look at the muscles in her legs and flank!
My large main dog, Libby, is about 85 pounds, and as strong as an ox. I’ve taken her to obedience school, but I clearly haven’t worked with her enough to distraction-proof her. She’ll walk on a loose leash very nicely when there are no distractions, but when there’s something that she wants to go see, or a person or another dog that she wants to go say hi to, she’ll about pull your arm off pulling on the leash.
Enter the prong collar. These collars, also known as pinch collars, may look like something out of a medieval torture chamber, but they are actually safer and more humane than the older choke chains that were commonly used for training. The collar spreads out the pressure across a greater surface area, and is designed so that it absolutely cannot choke the dog in the way the old choker collars could. To the dog, the feeling is similar to what they experience when “mama” grabs them by the neck with her teeth when they’re pups. Yet they are extremely effective. Some people call the prong collar “power steering for dogs.”
When Libby’s wearing the prong collar, she walks calmly on the leash and simply does not tug or pull, period.
Last Thanksgiving, we took Libby when we visited some friends on Captiva Island — but I didn’t take the prong collar with us. One night, we all went for a walk on the beach to see the ghost crabs. Libby nearly pulled me off my feet several times trying to get to the crabs. I finally had to hand her off to my husband, who later told me, “We’re never taking Libby anywhere again without that prong collar.”
I made sure I ordered the Herm Sprenger brand stainless steel collar. It’s made of high-quality stainless and won’t rust or deteriorate. Spare links are readily available in case you need more length, or conversely, if the collar is too long, you can easily remove one or more links to make it exactly the right fit.
Prong collars are available in a wide variety of sizes for small, medium and big dogs. As noted, the length is adjustable by adding or removing links. The fit should be snug, so that the collar sits up high on the dog’s neck, just below/behind the ears. And a prong collar should never be left on an unsupervised dog; only put it on the dog when you’re actively walking or training him.
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