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tigerfeather
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Oh man. Choke and prong collars are TRAINING collars, guys. They are not meant for walking, tie-outs, around the house wear, or anything like that.
Also, > You use a choke collar similarly to the way use a prong, except instead of a short tug you pull up on the leesh so the front paws are just sort of dangling and you let them down when they settle.
What? WHAT? No. They are supposed to be used the same way that prongs are used: short, quick corrections, not long ones.
Oh, OP, did you know that using a reward-based training regimen is a significantly shorter training method than one that uses just physical correction? I'm not saying that a tug on the collar is a bad thing, and I understand the use of prong and chokes (usually only on dogs that don't respond to "nicer" training methods), but there are better ways to communicate with your dogs. Although your aunt and uncle may know what they're doing, keep in mind that in all fields of teaching and learning there are new concepts that are being developed. Please don't ever stop reading up on new techniques or styles. Not staying with the field around you is a poor business judgment. After all, you wouldn't want to go to a doctor or psychologist that has been using the exact same techniques for the past 25 years, right? =)
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