A local trainer recommended that we get a choke collar for our 16 week old Golden Retriever that pulls too hard when we walk him. Should we?

A choke collar is not a training collar. Its an abusive training tool.

There are only three kinds of training collars to be used in dog training:

1. A Flat Collar
2. A Prong Collar
3. A Electric collar

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