Choke-chains: are they Cruel?

[ownerof3dogs]

Carrie,
I was going to post that about the prong collars. But I couldn't remember if I really heard that. It is true. If you put a choke collar on your arm and snap it and put a prong collar on your arm and snap it the prong collar is so much more better.

[Mimi]

I do not advocate the use of choke chains, and in the wrong hands they can be lethal! I have seen dogs with permanent damage to their windpipes, caused by over zealous or hash use of a choke chain, and in the worst possible scenario, a fractured windpipe, a dog could drop down dead! far better to use the kind equipment now on the market, gentle leaders, halti's etc, and good old fashioned training!

[RachelJ]

Originally posted by blueruby:
I am using a choke chain on my dog right now too. I don't think it is causing her much problem. she seems to be sensitive with a nylon collar because her neck is all red after she wore one, so I switched to a choke chain. I guess I better be careful around those kind of collars around my dog. thanks for the tip.

I'm curious as to what type of nylon collar your dog had that would leave her neck red. What it a buckle or quik-clip or the kind that is similar to the choke chain only made out of nylon?

[*LabLoverKEB*]

Choke Chains are the most dangerous collars you could have a dog wear all the time!! People should know way better. My Lab, Sadie, only wears her Choke Chain when I have her on a leash. If you really love your dog, having a choke chain as a permanent collar is almost cruel!!! I wouldn't care how much a nylon buckle collar or leather collar would cost, I would NEVER, EVER put a choke chain on my dog as a permanent collar!!! The ring could very easily get cought on something, and the dog would choke to death, and die!! Whenever I see a dog with a choke chain on, I always let the owners know how dangerous it is, and that theri dog could die by getting choked to death!!!!! It makes me soooooooo mad to see people do that to their poor little dog!!!

[Rottie]

Originally posted by carrie:

Prong collars are also a tool and, in the right hands, are even better than check chains. They spread any pressure from a correction around the neck of the dog instead of concentrating the majority of the pressure on the front and at the ring. The prongs are there to spread the pressure, not to inflict injury or pain in any way.
They look, and are, savage in the wrong hands.

This is exactly what I wanted to say, but I couldn't find the right words.