how to put on chain collar without choking dog?

Answer 1

The point of a chain collar is to offer a quick pinch. While it's not supposed to choke the dog ever, it is often called a choke collar.

DO NOT use a chain collar as an everyday collar. If it gets caught in something it could kill your dog by choking him to death.

Do not use a chain collar for a casual walk. A dog that regularly pulls on walks could serious damage his trachea and neck by constantly choking himself. Of course, this is also true for a buckle collar in dogs that pull really hard.

A chain collar should only be used for training. If put on correctly, it should automatically release after a quick jerk-and-release correction has been made. Make sure that there are a couple inches (at least... more for bigger dogs or dogs with a large coat around the neck) of extra chain after it's been put on.

When putting on a chain collar, face your dog. Make the collar into a "p" or "d" shape and slip it over his head. If you put it on backwards (in a "b" shape) it will not release as well when the pressure on the collar is released.

Of course, this is relevant if your dog is working from your left hand side, as dogs usually are in most training exercises. If for some reason your dog is working on your right side, you should put the collar on backwards.

Answer 2

Hello,
There is a right way and a wrong way to put these on if you choose to use one for training purposes only. Never leave one on all the time!

Put the choke chain on your arm, pull. Is it slipping through the chain freely? NO. Take it off your arm flip it. Do this again.

Choke chains are the biggest miss used training devise that has ever came out in my opinion. People leave it on there dogs and the dog die from getting the chain hooked on something and choke to death.
Or people leave it on so it grow into the actually skin of the dog. If you have ever seen this in real life you would be ever so careful with a choke chain.

Why not put a piece of chain on the leash, or even hold it in your opposite hand and snap it to get the dogs attention? All you are trying to do is get the dogs attention anyways.

Answer 3

Poor dog. Have you ever considered training the dog to walk nicely on a leash? That way you won't have to worry about choke chains and collars breaking. Life would be so much better for you and your dog. After you get the dog leash trained, you may want to consider resolving the barking issue instead of strapping an e collar on the dog. Also a much better life for you and the dog. I have never been much of a fan of "quick fixes" and control devices that teach a dog nothing. A good training class can teach you how to teach your dog instead. Once your dog is trained, you can just throw away the choke chain and the bark collar. Problem solved.

Answer 4

There is a correct way to put on a choke collar. The correct ways is to put it on that the ring you clip leash on is above the other ring. In other words the collar should look like a sideways P. when put on correctly it will not constantly choke the dog and will loosen when not being pulled. If the collar is put on wrong it will be a constant pull and constantly be choking the dog, and no correction or training will be taught... I hope this helps!

Answer 5

If you get the proper size for the dog, it won't choke him. Now, if you mean after you put a leash on him...they're called ''choke chains'' for a reason. Perhaps consider a different form of 'restraint'. Harnesses work well. Then there's the Martingale collar, which combines the material collar and the chain collar, allowing the collar to tighten, but not to the point of choking. These also work great!

Answer 6

You don't!!!!
Chain collars are hideously cruel and do choke and hurt the dog.

If you have trouble controlling the dog, get a gentle leader (fits over the nose and turns the dogs head in the direction you want without hurting him).
Better yet, go take him to some obedience classes so he won't need a vicious collar like you are asking about. Pet co schedules group lessons or you can ask your vet for a reference to a good trainer who gives group lessons.

You want to train your dog, not hurt or choke him.

Answer 7

You have to get the right size. If it is too small then it will choke the dog. It has to be a long enough collar.

Answer 8

Useing a tradition "slip" or "choker" collar? Clip the lead to both rings or only to the "dead: ring (the one you just fed the whole collar through)
A snap choke can be clipped to itself in the same way.

I finished a CD on a dog on a snap choke clipped to the dead ring

Answer 9

Well although people say these chains choke dogs they don't they only do if people put them on incorrectly! See this website to learn how to put them on correctly and if your not sure ask your vet to teach you or some one you know these collasrs like i said will not choke you dog and will only click if your dog strains and then they will release itself and it must be the right size or it will choke anyway the website is

http://www.peteducation.com/article.cfmcls=2&cat=1549&articleid=1117

Good luck and read carefully!

Answer 10

I prefer to use choker chains on my dogs but there is a proper way to use one . You need to be shown by a professional trainer how to use one ! You can hurt your dog with a choke chain if not used correctly .