I never thought it would come to this
February 12, 2007I’m training my dog with a medieval torture device. 
Oh, the animal cruelty!
I just found a coupla websites that argued that the prong or “pinch” collar is safer and more humane than your standard choke, but that’s not why I made the switch. She wasn’t responding to corrections with the choke chain. Look, she weighs 45 pounds and she has a tough neck. She didn’t understand why I was tugging on her necklace and so she was confused about what she was supposed to be doing. When the trainer put the prong collar on her, there was a noticeable difference. So, there you have it.
I took her for a walk along the boardwalk at a bayside park yesterday, and confess that I left the prong collar at home. I don’t want people judging me! Of course, they were probably judging me anyway, since I have to jerk on the chain harder with the choke chain.
[...] a shock collar. That’s what finally turned me off. But I did listen when they suggested a prong collar, and even found it effective in teaching her to sit and lie down. (Or so I thought at the time. I [...]