Since getting my dvd's, I've been working with Bayley and am happy to say that things are going well. The Dominant dog one is excellent and using the info is definately having an effect. She likes to go off barking at other dogs in the car, so today rather than either ignoring it or or yelling at her to be quiet (which didn't work!) I just said NO in a firm voice and she shut right up. She likes to come up on the bed, NO again..took a few more corrections but I won and she's lying on the floor. I know that'll take a bit more work. Hehe, she came back and tried again and now she's laying out in the hall. I think maybe my attitude has changed too, and she realizes it.

One question though when using the dominant dog collar on leash while walking and she pulls and I say NO and give her a leash pop if she doesn't listen, do I pop it back or up? I understand the pop with a prong is back. She was being a bit of a dork today, other dogs around, and I gave her good pop and actually got a little yip out of her, not that I expect that each time. I thought ok now I have your attention. She listened after that and after she sstarted pulling and I said NO and she turned back to me. She is very easily distracted so I think this may take a while.

The only response I've gotten when using the DD collar is lifting, not popping. My understanding of the dominant dog collar is to disrupt the dominant behavior. Pulling sounds like more of an obedience problem where a prong should be used instead. I definately would not "Pop" the DD collar up as this sounds like it may hurt the dog's throat. I've tried using the DD collar on a walk for a leash correction, popped back, and it did not even phase my dog. The prong with the exact same correction accomplished the mission. Again, the only time I've used the DD collar is for aggression type scenarios where I'm being challenged with a growl or similar approach. Then I lift his front paws from the ground, usually until he stops growling and or sits. It's always allot more complicated then that but I don't use it for pulling on a walk. Treats also work to keep scruffy by your side during training.

I think I may have to get a prong with the snap on it. I have the regular one but I have a heck of a time getting it closed. She does sometimes have dog aggression issues. Not always, but I think with the combination of prong and DD as Ed suggests, I can convince her that acting like a dingbat around other leashed dogs is not a good idea

Patty,
I have the H-S prong collar with the snap (had used a cheaper version without the snap prior to buying it from Leerburg). It is a whole lot easier to get on my dog. Also I always have his dominant dog collar on at all times. When we go out for our daily mile walk, I snap the leash on both the "live" ring of the prong collar and also snap it on the dominant dog collar ring. If you recall in the DVD, Ed suggests this in case a strong "pop" on the prong collar causes it to come off - that way you still have the leash attached to the DD collar ring.