Anthony Vickers wrote 03/18/2007 07:04 PM Training collars for puppies. #133911 - 03/18/2007 07:04 PM
Anthony Vickers Webboard User Reg: 01-28-2007 Posts: 7 Loc: Offline	I have a 17 week old Malinois puppy who is a bit like a hyperactive German Shapherd on speed. She loves training time and really tries to work hard. I haven't started doing any heel work with her yet although I can take her for a walk and although she likes to go out in front she doesn't pull on the lead. I am looking at starting some heel work. My old dog was trained on the check chain. There seems to be a steering away from check chains by some. What would people recommend.
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Connie Sutherland wrote 03/18/2007 07:10 PM Re: Training collars for puppies. [Re: Anthony Vickers ] #133912 - 03/18/2007 07:10 PM
Connie Sutherland Moderator Reg: 07-13-2005 Posts: 31571 Loc: North-Central coast of California Offline	Quote: Anthony Vickers .... she doesn't pull on the lead. I am looking at starting some heel work. My old dog was trained on the check chain. There seems to be a steering away from check chains by some. What would people recommend. Why not a regular flat collar? http://www.leerburg.com/735.htm
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Anne Vaini wrote 03/18/2007 07:19 PM Re: Training collars for puppies. [Re: Connie Sutherland ] #133914 - 03/18/2007 07:19 PM
Anne Vaini Webboard User Reg: 07-14-2005 Posts: 775 Loc: Wisconsin Offline	If she doesn't pull on a lead, then just a regular flat collar. (You are lucky!) Reward that behavior with treats, play and praise! Walk her often to continue to reinforce it. It she steps out in front, just casually change directions so she's no longer in front of you. My puppy was awesome on the leash walking like yours. Then I got stuck in bed for three months so she didn't get walked. Now she requires a prong collar and walking is extremely unpleasant for both of us. (We won't go on another walk until she learns to heel properly! No need for all that extra stress on a pup, IMO)
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Lance_Wright wrote 03/18/2007 09:51 PM Re: Training collars for puppies. [Re: Anne Vaini ] #133937 - 03/18/2007 09:51 PM
Lance_Wright Webboard User Reg: 09-06-2006 Posts: 118 Loc: Offline	Is this a pet or a competition dog
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Anthony Vickers wrote 03/19/2007 03:54 AM Re: Training collars for puppies. [Re: Lance_Wright ] #133967 - 03/19/2007 03:54 AM
Anthony Vickers Webboard User Reg: 01-28-2007 Posts: 7 Loc: Offline	I hope to compete in schutzhund and obedience.
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Anne Vaini wrote 03/19/2007 09:41 AM Re: Training collars for puppies. [Re: Anthony Vickers ] #134007 - 03/19/2007 09:41 AM
Anne Vaini Webboard User Reg: 07-14-2005 Posts: 775 Loc: Wisconsin Offline	I don't think it makes a difference at this point whether it's a pup for pet or competition. The point is the puppy is compliant and there's no reason to use a corrective collar (except for conditioning).
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