We used a choke collar on Daisy when she was a puppy. We had to - she was strong and strong willed too! If you just give a quick pop after putting it on the right way (P shape) the dog will behave itself right away. And with Daisy at least, she learned not to pull and we don't even need to use the choke collar on her anymore. We tossed it out a while ago. Now she walks just fine. I also don't agree with letting your dog wander around with choke collars around! There is a family who lives a few streets up from us and they let their sweet Springer Spaniel wander everywhere. She had a choke collar on all summer and once I saw her get hooked on a bush at my house! She started to panic and pull and I went over, freed her, and threw out the collar. Maybe that was wrong of me but if her owners are going to be mean then so am I! Anyway, as long as you can use the collar effectively and you know when and how to use it, I say it's okay.
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