i bought a prong collar

[lute]

i bought a prong collar yesterday. i'd wanted one for a long time i have needed it for a couple foster dogs. i just finally got the guts to buy one.

the reason i was so reluctant to buy one is my mom thinks they are terrible and that only pit bulls and rotties wear them. oh my poor uneducated mother. i knew i'd have to hear abot how terrible i was for buying one.

when my mom got home she saw the collar on my dresser. oh my gosh you should have seen her face! "OMG Lexie! don't you put that thing on my Beanie!" "you're wanting to be a dog trainer, can't you train a dog to walk on a leash without this device?!" i had to explain to her that it does not hurt the dog if it is used properly. i won't be using it on her precious Beanie or my lovely Gracie. both our dogs are very well behaved. and walk well on a leash. i bought it for upcomming rescue dogs.

*NOTE: i DO know how to use this collar. i've used one before. no need to tell me how to do it.

[shihtzulover850]

hehehehe!!!

[critter crazy]

they are great!! I have used them on many dogs, good luck!

[buttercup132]

lol my mother is very uneducated too *sigh* it can be so annoying sometimes.

[jackie]

lol my mother is very uneducated too *sigh* it can be so annoying sometimes.

I wonder if it is as annoying as a child who thinks they know more about life then their parents.


Good luck with training Lute! I have and still use prong collars on the boys.

[anna_66]

I don't particurally like them but I feel sometimes they are needed. I don't think your bad. Roxey had one when she was younger and Bon still has one (well that is until his new Blocky Collar comes in).

[BOBS DAD]

lol my mother is very uneducated too *sigh* it can be so annoying sometimes.

Mark Twain:
"When I was a boy of 14, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be 21, I was astonished at how much the old man had learned in JUST seven years."

[lute]

Mark Twain:
"When I was a boy of 14, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be 21, I was astonished at how much the old man had learned in JUST seven years."

haha! that's good!

[zoomer]

Well your mom is sure wrong about just pit bulls and rottweilers wearing them only. Buddy, Alaska, and Georgia all use one. They do not hurt the dog either, just gives them a little pinch. Try telling your mom that. I say a prong is much better than a choke!

[sammy101]

Kodie & Lucy wear them and its worked wonders.I dont have a problem with them at all.