Rolled, Nylon, 'choker' collars

[Cinder & Smoke]

Originally posted by Cataholic
...ok, little picky,
but, Binx and I need some ***style*** in our lives.

Hey Binx ~

Ya wuntz ***style***?
Klik on dis page... "Bark Avenue" Martingale Collars
Course Mom mite tink these got more *FLASH* than *style*

You need to look at THIS page to see How the Martingdale Collar (the ones Amy mentioned) is constructed and works... "Martingale Pix" - bottom of page

When we went to skwel, our teachers all taught wiffa "Chain Choker" collar - but sed they were mis-named - kuz the handler was NOT supposed to "choke" the dawggie wiff em...

Dad wuz supposed to give a quick "Pop" by pulling up, then *IMMEDIATELY* RELEASING the pressure onna neck... The idea wuz to "Get our ATTENTION", not punish or prevent us frum doin sumpin! We were supposed to alluz "Look up at Dad's EYES" when he "poped" the collar... Sum of us took a lil longer than udderz to grasp the concept! The Teachurz all preferred the *CHAIN* style rather than the nylon or leather types - kuz they sed the dawggie could *hear* the chain run through the sliding ring - sorta an advance hint that the "pop" wuz onna way!

And they all stressed that the choker style collar should only be used for training or walkin - never as the general wear - all the time - collar.

For a BIG dawggie - like Mr Binx *will* be - the Over the Nose style "Gentle Leader" might help - they make it pretty difficult for even a strong dog to pull very hard. And that style should not hurt his mouth - if it's fitted properly so that the nose loop is *back* (close to his eyes).

Good Pix of the "Gentle Leader" collar...
Gentle Leader ON 3 different dogs...

Johanna - talk to some of the Saint Club owners -
ask them what works well with other Saints.