Originally posted by Jadapit
Aly,
What do you do if you have the best trained dog in the world BUT it should decide to go after something and it decides not to listen to you? What do you use for some control then? I'm not trying to be a smart a** or anything I'm really not. I would think that could happen sometimes though.

With Jada having pit in her I honestly feel like I need some control over her because what if she suddenley decided to go after something? I would be in so much trouble because she has the pit in her and you know how people can be about them. I just feel safer when we are out if she has on the prong. I love Jada with all my heart and I wouldn't use anything on her that I thought would hurt her. May I ask you what it is that you dislike about the prong collar so much? Do you honestly think it really hurts the dog? Jada does not act like she is any any pain what so ever when she has on her prong collar.
I understand your worry about Jada because she has pit in her. That is an incredibly scary thing in this world where people are so ignorant and quick to jump to calling all pits aggressive. I can understand where you're coming from, but I still would use a Gentle Leader, No Pull, Halti, etc on a Pit if I had one.

Bascially, if I had the best trained dog in the world who went after something and I could not stop it, I think that would be a thing that the prong would not help. If it is something that even the most well trained dog HAS to go right after that they forget their training, then there is not much else to be done in that situation.

I do know the prong collar hurts dogs when used improperly. And I think it is extremely easy for a majority of people to use it improperly. I see a lot of people yanking so hard on those things like they are choke chains. While it may not hurt when used properly, I still disagree with the method used. A common mistake is people are always telling their dogs "no no no" *yank yank yank* and punishing undesirable behavior. What they don't do is show the dog what a desirable behavior is. Instead of throwing this collar on a dog and letting them hurt or correct themselves, I do numerous exercises that show the dog that walking by my leg is a great and rewarding place to be. Most people don't like to do this simply because they are lazy and want that instant fix that bckrazy mentioned. I do understand your fear because Jada is a Pit though, so I'm NOT calling you lazy.