Archive for the 'choke collar' Category
One of my goals for this loose-leash walking challenge was to be able to take my dog out in all situations without a pinch collar or Gentle Leader and have him under control. To me, under control means Ace is not pulling, whining, choking himself or fixating on another dog or person. Before this challenge, I walked Ace with his pinch collar on almost every day.
After working with Ace specifically on heeling for 30 da ...
I’ve wanted to have a dog that walks nicely on a leash without a pinch collar or Gentle Leader for a long time. So this month I am really going to crack down and spend more time working with my mutt on proper heeling.
Eighty percent of the time Ace does well on a flat collar, especially when it’s just the two of us in our own neighborhood. He’s even OK with no leash at all, because it forces me to ...
If dog owners are opinionated on one thing, it’s collars. Here’s your chance to voice your opinion on why you should or should not use a certain collar.
I’ll go first:
The two collars I recommend are the Halti and the pinch collar.
Every dog is different, and there is no collar best for all dogs. But for the average medium or large dog, the best training collar is the pinch collar. With a quick leas ...
When it comes to head collars, some dog owners use Gentle Leaders and some use Haltis. These are the most popular brands, at least around here. I am sold on the Halti (top photo). I always recommended the Gentle Leader, but that’s because I hadn’t tried the Halti until now.
There are two things about the Halti that make it slightly more effective than the Gentle Leader (bottom photo):
The Halti has an ext ...
It is possible to get your dog to have good behavior by using kindness, compassion and respect, according to dog trainer Paul Owens. Owens is a dog trainer and best-selling author who teaches step-by-step methods to train a dog or puppy through positive reinforcement. He never uses choke, prong or shock collars.
I watched the DVD, The Dog Whisperer: Beginning and Intermediate Dog Training, which is presented by Owens ...
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals is an organization that works to protect animals. It has made tremendous steps to improve the livelihood for all animals by educating people and standing up for creatures without a voice. But PETA could help more suffering animals if it didn’t worry about uncruel things such as the use of training (pinch, choke and shock) collars.
Of course, the use of training collar ...
