I train hundreds and hundreds of dogs and I will never ever put a choke collar on one of my own or on one at the shelter I work at. Granted, it provides faster results, but I could never feel comfortable with using one. There are alternative training methods like the ones we use at the humane society. They are very effective but do take consistency and patience.

I'm not trying to start an argument or disagree with anyone. These are just my personal feelings. I understand if you have tried everything else and nothing worked. All the posters here who use them seem very knowledgable and use them correctly, however many people do not and it breaks my heart.