Equipment Q&As

Hi ~ I would like to know if you use your leather choke collars as you would a traditional "choke chain" or was there another purpose in mind? I searched your Q&A answers, and couldn't find this question. Thanks, Carol

Hello, I was wondering if Vibactra Plus would be effective in treating a urinary tract infection. My dog started showing some symptoms yesterday but the vet can't fit her in for 2 weeks. Would this be appropriate to treat her and if so, is there a recommended dosage? Many thanks for your time and assistance, Jaime

My 10 month old dobie needs a prong collar to walk nice on a leash. Nothing else works. My problem is I was putting it too loose and he now has bumps on the front of his neck down low where the collar should not be. After finding tour website and reading how to fit a prong collar I removed a link and set it up behind his ears over his and now it just seems too tight. The skin looks pinched and he gulps at times. Would a collar with smaller links fit better? This is my fifth doberman and I nev...

Cindy, I am so happy I found Leerburg.com. Very nice site and the videos are excellent! I have a question for you. I have a German Shepherd (3 months old) and I need to get bowls for her. She should end up around 80-85 pounds full grown. What size bowls would you recommend? Thanks so much.

I have a question pertaining to the tubs that can be used as touch pads. Is there a limit as to how much weight can be placed on them before they collapse? I have two newfoundlands that are easily over 120 lbs. I am afraid that if I use the tubs in training, the tub will collaspe under their weight and the true purpose of the tubs will be void. Thank you, Jody

Hi! I am looking at your full ventilation dog crate. What size are the aluminum bars? Do you use a certain grade that won't stain white dogs (rubbing silver off on their fur)? Thanks, Amanda

Hi Ed & Cindy, My Husband & I are in our late 50s & have a 8 month old Rhodesian Ridgeback dog. We have bought videos from you & think you are the best dog trainers that we have ever seen! Brilliant! We thought of attending Michael Ellis course. We saw this site & your training methods 2 months ago so up till then we hadn't done much training at all! It has been going well but we haven't managed to stop his mouthing, biting, jumping & humping. He dosent fit just one catagory! eg: nervous, ...

Cindy, hopefully you can help me with a simple question. I have two dogs, brother and sister, they are half American Bulldog and half Bull Mastiff. They are not aggressive towards people at all, as a matter of fact, they have never aggressed on a person. I currently keep them inside a six sided pen inside my house when I go to work. But, I want to start leaving them inside the house alone, but I don't trust them not to chew the furniture/walls once they get bored and figure out that I ...

What type of metal are the Dogtra contact points are made from?

Ms. Cindy, Which of the prong collars is the sturdiest? I plan on purchasing a 2 clasp lead when I purchase the prong collar so that I will have a lead on a backup collar should the prong collar fail. I'm working with a 10 month old 170# English Mastiff that is still 100% puppy but also incredibly strong. Anyway, please let me know which prong collar you feel will handle the most stress. Thanks, Brad

Cindy, We appreciate the great products and advice you and your company have provided us. We have purchased a prong collar and e-collar recently and after a week noticed that the dog's neck was really raw where the e-collar prongs have been and I was hoping you may have some insight on this. I removed the collar every few days and gave him a break but his skin is really swollen and started to develop pus around his neck. I'm worried that he may be allergic to the metal against his skin. A...

Hi, Random question for you... I just ordered a 1/2 6ft black leather leash... this is my second one and I love it! The first one I bought I had for years and I take my dog to a daycare and they think they mixed it up with someone else's leash... anyway, long story short it became missing. They offered to replace it with one from petsmart but of course I'm a leash snob after using yours and wanted a leerburg leash specifically. They gladly reimbursed me for it since they lost mine. I bet s...

Hi Cindy, After purchasing and watching your DVD on remote collars I have just now begun training and I am loving the results. They have been life changing not just for me, but my dog as well. I bring her to work with me everyday and her recall on the job site was awful. I took her to an obedience trainer and her recall never improved once the leash came off. I just want to thank you because it was your website that persuaded me to use a remote collar. My question is with fitting the co...

Several years ago I bought a stainless steel micro prong collar to train my mini schnauzer to quit barking and pulling. It worked so well when I got my doberman I ordered extra links a month ago to use with him. Well today while in the car, the collar broke. I was told by my trainer to use the prong on him in the car to correct his whining and howling (excited, not nervous). So this is what we did and the chain part, not the link part just broke. I tried to look and see if there were other pe...

I have the Dogtra 202 Gold collars. Is it safe for me to use the collar on a pregnant dog? I haven't been able to find any information in the booklet or online that says NOT to, but I'm still a bit anxious about using it. Thanks, Rebekah

Dear Cindy, I have a 4-year-old male Dobermann who was 3 when we got him. He had not been well cared for, but is fine now after a year's work, and is up to a good Dobermann weight of 42 kg. He responds fairly well, but is quite difficult on the lead --- and elsewhere sometimes. So I thought a Dominant collar rather than a prong would be good start to serious training effort. Re sizing: as you run your hands up the back of the neck to the ears, there is an indentation just behind the ears w...

Hi, Today my son, daughter in law, and I went to a German Shepherd Rescue by appointment after the application had been accepted. We were there no more than ten minutes when we were literally told to leave and that they would not adopt a dog to my son and his wife. She notice that my son's poodle mix had on a prong collar (which for their dog seems to calm him when he is around other dogs). She said that prong collars have been banned from being use with the AKC and if they ever showed up ...

Good morning, I have a 125 lb male Malamute, that is extremely dominant. I've tried a pinch collar and that only escalated the issue. He does very well in basic obedience, but not walking on a lead. I can't get him to stop pulling. I'm currently using a Dogtra training collar, regardless of the setting- vibration or shock he just shakes his head when corrected and pulls harder. I'm looking at your Dominant Dog Collar and the leather slip collar. Which of the two would you recommend or both...

Hi, I'm interested in purchasing the "GoughNut Ball" (black) and wondering if it will possibly work in conjunction with any of the Chuckit! ball launchers, if possible could it be checked if it fits as another Chuckit! ball would? It would be highly appreciated. Regards, Peter

I am very interested in your new leash for prong/dominant dog collars. Great idea! However, Please clarify: When you previously have discussed the proper fitting of the dominant dog collar, you have stated it should be worn high on the dog's neck just below the jaw. In the video for the new leash, you show the dominate dog collar being worn well down the dog's neck. Is it safe to assume this is for illustration purposes and that both collars should be worn as you have always recommended? Plea...