Comments on: Secret Powers Prong Collars

By: Sanjuanita Pfeffer

Sanjuanita Pfeffer — Sat, 05 May 2012 06:29:29 +0000

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By: Frank

Frank — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 05:24:41 +0000

I just adopted a 1 year old neutered mail shiba and just picked up a prong collar at petco. I bought it so my gf will have better control of him when training him. The background of the story is that I work from home and MungMungYi (our dog) became very attached to me and became overprotective. He would bark at any strangers and has even bitten my gf 6 times of which 4 drew blood!

I tried using the collar today and was amazed at how much control I gained using it. He was pretty good with just a harness, but the prong collar was precise. Although the first few couple he did scream in pain and never thought to disagree to any commands.

My thought is to leave it on him for a while so he knows his place (currently thinks he is higher than my gf). But to my amazement he no longer shows any signs of separation anxiety either. But I wonder if the collar has made him very depressed and now he no longer cares if I leave since I put it on him and used it.

I intend to leave it on and see how it goes tomorrow. Hopefully he will learn to accept it until he no longer shows any aggression toward my gf.

By: Zeddediah

Zeddediah — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 05:49:18 +0000

I love your website. Two comments on prong collars/collars. First, I read a german study that shows that choke collars have an extremely high incidence of broken larnyx as a percentage (I vaguely remember the number in the 90th percentile). Prong collars cause no damage, only discomfort. I have used the prong collar on an akita I had who NEVER ever pulled on it, even though he had a 21″ plus neck (I had to buy two large and take one apart for extra links). My dear ol’ Da’ taught me to keep hook the collar on the leash and then make a loop that was used as the primary collar. This loop was very loose but kept constantly under tension under the dogs chin tight to the jaw line. I have used this on boerbulls, american bulldogs, bullmastiffs, pit bulls, and my own version of hell’s hounds, two Australian shepherds (smart and great at everything, but OMG they HATED the leash.

By: jen

jen — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 17:09:20 +0000

I considered using a prong with a previous foster dog. I couldn’t control her at all! Nothing would grab her attention and it became an issue of safety for me and her…

But before I went that route, I tried an easy walk harness (which she learned to pull sideways in) and finally I just gave up and let her pull in her harness. I bought a prong collar with rubber tips, and never had the balls to put it on her. Then I bought a halti, and you know.. that worked for her for the most part.

I believe her new family uses the prong (they asked for it, and I gave it to them when they hired a trainer to help them use it correctly) and I can’t fault them for it. She was a tough cookie.. some sort of doberman/terrier mix.

I’m not about judging people who use it wisely, with a purpose other than to look tough or purposely harm their dog, who size it correctly and make sure no harm befalls the dog (mentally or physically). I just find it wouldn’t work with my shibas because I can’t use it and I think their mental capacity for it would be limited. For them – a martingale and leash training went a long way.. which is lovely for me and my shoulders!

By: Sean

Sean — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 00:43:47 +0000

I have to say I don’t personally use a prong collar, and even stopped using the choke chain. I went the halter route. However, I went with a front ring halter. The bonus to it is that if he goes running off, when he hits the end of the leash, his momentum flips him around. Which he doesn’t much like.

Since I have started using it, walking him is MUCH more pleasant than it was with the other collars. I have been very happy with it. The only downfall to it, that I can see, is it can be a little akward. And when we kennel him (which we do when out of town only when we can’t take him with us for some reason) the people there can never EVER get it on him right But that is a very small price to pay.

By: Dennis Younkin

Dennis Younkin — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 20:18:27 +0000

I have to say Ive never seen a prong collar till i saw in on here, I use the Gentle leader on Tonka and after a 1 of fighting he tolerates it now. With him Im to the point where i only put it in him when we go to the pet store or walking down town where there is alot of people. He wants to go to everyone and get some pettin. Like they say hes a lover not a fighter.

Back to the reason i wrote this is When we were at the Dog park on Saturday I saw at least 3 people carrying prong collars, No reason just noticed them……

By: Alisa

Alisa — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 16:16:16 +0000

I’ve used one on my Jindo (Korean breed, larger than a shiba but just as intelligent, willful, and bitchy) and it worked like a charm unless she saw something she really, really, really wanted. Cooper, my tiny drama queen of a shiba, will scream and go limp if I put it on him. I don’t feel bad for using one either, like you said, it is a useful tool.

By: Jenny

Jenny — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 15:55:58 +0000

I’ve used a prong collar on an adorable pitbull that didn’t know his own strength. It work marvelously coupled with daily walks. For the sheebs, I used to use the easy harness (hooks from the front) and pong is a great walker on that. She has been upgraded to a regular harness and walks fine most of the time unless she has to poop…. then she’s like a dog looking for crack.

By: Chris and Cortez

Chris and Cortez — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 04:56:53 +0000

I am surprised that a prong collar could get through the neck fur of a shiba coat in full winter expression? Cortez’s neck is so thick I have to change his martingale collar size seasonally because of the fur.

By: Mongoose

Mongoose — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 00:48:09 +0000

My dog used to pull like a water buffalo. I just clipped her leash to my belt instead of holding it in my hand, so she had no effect on me. She gave up on pulling after a while.