I disagree. If used correctly, a choke chain works wonders.

I got my male Rottweiler when he was 1 year old. A few months later we took him to obedience classes - on a choke chain, he pulled and lunged at his leash, and I couldn't even hold him back. The trainer gave him 3 large collar corrections when he went to sniff another dog. The fourth time, when we brought him up to another dog, he didn't even look at it. After that, he was a completely different dog! I don't think we could have ever gotten the same results using a buckle collar or a harness.

The problem with choke chains are that they are misused. If the choke chain is put on correctly, the collar should tighten and then release. But if you put it on backwards, it will tighten and not release until you physically loosen it with your hands.

Also, most people do not know how to use a choke chain. You can't be constantly choking the dog, a quick pop works better.

Choke chains and pinch collars work well with my dogs, I am satisfied with them. I know many people don't like these collars because they view dogs as equal or even above humans. But dogs are just that - dogs. Even though we love them even more than humans sometimes, they are still dogs.