We will never put a choke chain on any of our dogs, never, ever. Daisy and Perry wear a collar around the house, but when we go out they always wear a body harness for safety. We had a Rottweiler a long time ago and my husband took her to obedience school and they required choke chains. After a few weeks of seeing those poor dogs choke we decided it was cruel and unusual punishment and would never use a choke chain again ever.