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May 17, 2011

I observed that your dog Rush wears a prong collar at some point. Could you tell me please at what stage of training do you decide to start using the prong collar?

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Hi Cindy:

First of all let me thank you for the education and the information Leerburg provides. Very professional and helpful, thanks again!!

I have a question about the prong collar use. I have 5 months old GSD female pup. I would like her to become our family protection dog and companion. I follow your methods of puppy training and family pack structure.

I started her on marker training according your Marker Training video. I observed that your dog Rush wears a prong collar at some point.

Could you tell me please at what stage of training or what is the deciding factor to start using the prong collar?

Thank you very much for your time to read this e-mail and looking forward for your answer.

Best Regards,
Robert

Cindy's Answer:

Hi Robert,

I let my dogs start wearing the prong collar at around 4 months old but I don’t actively use it until after we complete leash pressure work (as shown in Focused Heeling with Michael Ellis).

I see you ordered

The Power of Training Dogs with Markers
The Power of Training Dogs with Food
The Power of Playing Tug with your Dog

That’s great, because the heeling video is the next one in the series. After you complete the work in those then the heeling work can be done. You could certainly let your dog wear the prong collar now so that it’s no big deal when it comes time to use it.

Thanks for the kind words, I hope this helps.

Cindy

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