I am just reading this thread today.

Gracie only gets walked on her prong collar. As soon as we pull out the collar she starts bouncing, spinning and ready to go. She has to sit before we will even try to put it on her. As soon as it's on she becomes the perfect dog I always wanted. Lol. We can take her for a walk, which I keep a pocket full of treats when we take her. When she walks really good I pet her tell her she is a good girl and give her a treat. We took the prong collar off during a walk one time. HUGE mistake. She seen people, she thinks people were made to pet her at all times and play with her at all times as well. So we told her to sit and put it right back on again.

When we put it on her she holds her head up high and sniffs the air and not the ground. She stays right next to us and doesn't try to lead us at all. She watches us every few steps she looks up at my husband or me. Who ever has the leash is who she looks at.

When we take her to a pet store that is the first thing we put on her before we enter. She loves children and will run up to them and knock them over to lick them. That isn't something we need. A lot of people around here are afraid of Dobermans we are trying to show them how good they can be. While at the pet store with the prong collar on if some one wants to pet her she sits down and sticks her nose up to smell them. Where as before she would run up to them and force them to pet her.

She is a very stubbern dog in public. This is the one thing that has helped us. When we got her they gave us the prong collar and I was very against them, until they showed me how to use them. They let me feel the prongs, (I always thought they were sharp) they are dull and not hurtful unless used wrong.

She also has a nylon choke collar. Which she always wears. I didn't know that it was a choke collar until my brother pointed it out. It has a ring that you tighten, she minds well when you use that as well. So I will be trying to use that for her walks from now on.

I think I have said enough for now.