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06-02-2011, 02:53 PM

Prong collars - are they ever suitable for pet owners?

We know that some armies/police forces use them - but for your everyday pet owner, is there ever a genuine suitable need for them where other positive methods don't work?

This is an opportunity for the proponents of such collars to win us round, to demonstrate that they are effective when other more positive methods are not.

We will use this thread to decide whether they are added to the same partial-ban as shock collars (if you want to discuss the ban please use this thread instead).
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06-02-2011, 03:02 PM
No!

If a person feels the need to use them because they aren't able to train the dog and are physically unable to hold the dog in certain situations then the dog should be rehomed. They have failed the dog.

Edited, saw a cm episode where a lady used one because she had a large breed and a dodgy arm. So the dog should suffer so she doesn't?! Discusting.
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06-02-2011, 03:04 PM
the failed bit would be the rehoming
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06-02-2011, 03:08 PM
....if people cant handle big dogs without these contraptions they shouldnt have them (the dogs)... that includes police dogs imo
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06-02-2011, 03:47 PM
Absolutely no way!

They second someone uses them, they have failed themselves and the dog and shouldn't even be owning dogs, IMO.

I hate them as much as I detest choke chains and electric shock collars.

There is a 'training' club up here about 45 minutes-ish from me who use them and appear to distribute them to most, if not all, of their dogs, including GSDs, Collies and even Poodle x Cocker Spaniels. Absolutely sickens me.

I have no respect for people who use things such as prong collars and I feel sorry for the dogs.

And that same feeling goes towards the forces who use them also, such as the Police, Army etc.
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06-02-2011, 03:54 PM
No, see them a lot here, and I never get used to seeing them around dogs necks
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06-02-2011, 03:58 PM
There is no need ever to train with pain

Prong collars are the unimaginitive and cowerdly use them

In this day and age people roll eyes if you hit a dog, so people find ways of hiding how they are hurting their dogs

Then they convince themselves its not hurting

Its natural - it mimics the mothers bite on a puppy (yeah mother dogs often teach dogs to lead walk and they put their mouth round the whole neck??)

It is evil!! ful stop
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06-02-2011, 04:02 PM
Cant see the point of them, dogs still pull like truck when wearing them.
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06-02-2011, 04:24 PM
Personally, would rather someone use a prong collar correctly, than use a choke badly
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06-02-2011, 04:33 PM
Originally Posted by Kerriebaby View Post
Personally, would rather someone use a prong collar correctly, than use a choke badly
how about neither
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