Ok I have 2 dogs one is a 90 pound pit bull that walks like a gem on his leash...the other is a 40 pound mutt that is out of control......I have tryed everything, no pull harness, choker collars, water bottle, air in a can...A women I work with her dog has a 3 in one training collar it is a spray, a beep and then a shock....I am at my witts end with our walks...I take them out earlier am when there is no one out and late at night...It is getting colder so 2 walks 1 per each is out of questions..does anyone have any posisitve experience with these type of collars..
2007-11-01 07:50:35 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Dogs
The shock/spray/beep collars aren't for teaching your dog how to walk nicely.
Why aren't you using a prong collar?
2007-11-01 08:03:49 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
I agree with the prong collar idea. Also are you sure the choker collar is on correctly. Many people don't realize there is a right and wrong way to put them on the dog and use them properly.
I'm kinda worried about the shock,spray thing. Again I would encourage that a trainer teach you how to use the equipment properly.
2007-11-01 08:44:54 · answer #2 · answered by Freckles... 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I use a gentle leader and everyone I know is very satisfied with it. The leash attaches to the collar right on the muzzle so when the dog pulls his head will turn in your direction which they dont like. If you keep using negative things to walk your dog, he wont even want to go out the door. Hope this works.
Here is the website for more information.
http://www.premier.com/pages.cfm?ID=29
2007-11-01 08:30:42 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have you tried a prong collar? Prong collars are not at all uncomfortable unless the dog pulls, which then the collar give an appropriate correction. They look like a torture device, but they actually are less uncomfortable and less likely to injure a dog than a choke collar that can damage the trachea. A prong collar mimicks the bite that a dominant dog would give as a correction, but causes no damage to the dog. It does not sqeeze or put more pressure on the neck than is necessary but it discourages pulling.
http://www.leerburg.com/fit-prong.htm
2007-11-01 07:56:48 · answer #4 · answered by Shanna 7 · 4⤊ 1⤋
Prong collars have worked for my dogs until I was able to get them into a training class. My mom gives me a lot of grief and calls them "torture collars" - which shows how much she knows! They're actually safer than choke chains and even Haltis or gentle leaders.
2007-11-01 08:13:35 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
You appear to be attempting to be deterring pulling, but have you actually trained your dog to walk nicely on lead? Your dog won't know what you expect of him if you don't get that mesage across clearly.
You should consider getting into an obedience class where you can learn to teach your dog to walk nicely on lead, rather than just trying to deter it from happening.
2007-11-01 07:56:58 · answer #6 · answered by Shadow's Melon 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
just get a bottle of water with you any time pulls either give spray of water each time you will have to say no as well.or if pulls quick turn the other way so makes them turn
2007-11-01 07:58:40 · answer #7 · answered by sky 7 · 0⤊ 3⤋