[nagdu] Prong collars.

[Hope Paulos]

Fidelco gave me a tripple crown collar- one step down from prong. Still has 
the prongs on it but it looks more discrete (it's plastic rather than metal) 
and it also looks like a band that goes around my girl's neck rather than 
the conventional prong collar. You can google it and find them. 
Unfortunately, Fidelco doesn't sell them anymore.
Hope and Beignet
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bryan Brown" <bryanbrown at solarus.biz>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
<nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Saturday, December 26, 2009 12:49 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Prong collars.


> Deanna,
>
>    I have found that a prong collar when properly used can be a very 
> effective tool, for me.
>
> I have a semi stubborn male GSD and a standard check collar takes about a 
> "what I would call" a level 7 correction to get his attention, with the 
> prong, that 7 turns in to about a 2. It makes leash corrections much more 
> discrete and in fact, just having it on him, tunes him down a couple of 
> notches, often times I put it on him and I then connect my leash to his 
> nylon collar.
> I think it works as a kind of governor.
>
> If you make the decision to use a prong, make sure it is a good one that 
> is not too sharp, call the school that you got your dog from and ask what 
> they recommend and always have a secondary collar on your dog when you use 
> it, prongs have a tendency to come apart when you least expect it.
>
>    good luck,
>    Bryan
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Deanna Lewis" <deannakay618 at yahoo.com>
> To: <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Saturday, December 26, 2009 10:10 AM
> Subject: [nagdu] Prong collars.
>
>
>> Hi everyone,
>> I hope you all are having a very happy holiday season!
>> I have seen a few people on here who use prong collars, and I am 
>> considering one for my guide dog. He pulls a lot while we are working, 
>> and the gentle leader and leash corrections don't seem to work. His 
>> whining has not improved either, the other night in church he whined the 
>> entire time, he does not stop with verbal or leash corrections. Do you 
>> think a prong collar would help? Any info will be greatly appreciated. 
>> Thanks!
>> Deanna and Pascal
>>
>>
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