May 18, 2011

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?

Full Question:
Hello Ed.

When is the most appropriate time to start Training a golden retriever basic commands? I have read a lot of your articles on training and don't want to do any damage to her personality.

We have been working on getting her to walk beside us during short walks around the block but we were told to invest in a choke collar to get her to stop pulling on the lease. She she is now 16 weeks is it to early for all of this?

Thanks in advance.

Lisa
Ed
Ed Ed's Answer:
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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