Her Doberman was dragging her down the street. “Sammie” wasn’t a bad dog… she just had an unfocused mind. Her owner hadn’t learned the right technique yet, and wasn’t using the right tool: In this case, the prong collar. You need two things to have success with a dog like this: The right …
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When a dog owner calls and tells me that their dog cowers when they go to put on the leash or dog training collar– I immediately know that there is a an imbalance in the dog-owner relationship. Perhaps the dog already had a negative association with the training collar or leash when the new owner …
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Liz wrote to me about training a toy breed. She wanted to know if my approach to dog training works on small dogs, too. In my book, I don’t spend too much time differentiating between toy breeds vs. small breeds because the fundamentals are the same: You just use smaller sized training tools. Is Training …
Keith writes: We have a 3 month-old Labrador Retriever (Shadow) that is naturally a bundle of energy. We have really learned a lot from your book/tapes. We have started using a prong collar on a limited basis and she responds pretty well except when we try to walk her. I have listened to your tape …
What dog training collar to use in training your dog is perhaps the most controversial subject in the dog training world. There is a variety to choose from. There are flat collars, and there are choke collars made from leather, nylon, or chain. Finally, there is the pinch collar, also known as the prong or …
What Industry Insider’s Know About Electronic Bark Collars By Adam G. Katz Here’s the deal: You’ve got a dog that just keeps barking when you leave him in his kennel run or in the back yard. You’ve already exercised him and you know that he’s not barking at anything in specific. Let’s face it: …
Adam’s Guide To Buying A Remote Electronic Training Collar (Also referred to as an E-collar) Below you’ll find the remote electronic training collars that I recommend. It is important that a remote electronic training collar (an “e-collar” for short) have at least the following features: Multiple levels of stimulation (more than three). You must have the …
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A reader asks: Have you ever done any research on the origin of the prong collar and it’s original use? Also, I’ve heard it used in different ways, for example, leash getting hooked to one ring or both rings of the pinch collar? Which information are you privy to and what technique do you use? …