Collars...
06/12/06 08:02 PM
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epa_ginger
Reged: 02/23/05
Posts: 1158
Loc: Chicago, IL
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well, we use a prong collar. It's metal and has "prongs" that go in towards the neck. It's not a torture device like it sounds! We have these videos by Leerburg on training dogs---they have been great for us (www.leerburg.com I think). The guy trains dogs for a living and said most of the trouble is with owners--not dogs. He says choke collars are worse because they tighten at one point and can leave bruising on the neck. Prong collars give equal pressure all over and you give a few "pops" with the leash if you give the dog a command and they don't obey. We got it at Petsmart. Oscar doesn't mind the prong collar at all, we keep it on him often so he doesn't associate the collar + walks with behaving, and he even sleeps in it. And it WORKS. I had the same trouble---he pulled and pulled and pulled and it wasn't any fun, plus it hurt my arm and was just worthless. With the prong collar we say "Slow" and if he obeys, we praise him, if not, we pop the leash a bit and if he slows we praise him. It's really working, I'd look into if I were you. Now, if we could teach him to drop his toys when we fetches them that would be great! He'd rather tug with them and we don't do that--don't want to teach any aggression.
My these dogs are a lot of work but they sure are worth it! 
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