That is a good article Kay!

I would not go to a trainer that REQUIRES a choke collar. In fact, where we train, they are not allowed at all. We use the nylon slip collars, as our collar of choice, although with Cincy we did progress to the prong collar (after trying harness, gentle leader, and halti with no success). It was amazing that she finally responded to something, and now I only use it when I am walking all 3 dogs alone, just because if they see a squirrel or something before I do, I need to be able to control them and thatis 190 lbs of dog pulling aginst me.