Hello all... This is my first post on the leerburg forums. I have a 3 year old border collie/aussie. I jog with her 5 or 6 days a week, and she does excellent on the leash then (no pulling). When I am alone with her, working with eye contact using treats while walking at a leisurely pace, I have pretty much no problems at all with pulling.
However, the problems start happening when we go for walks with the family. She pulls and shows a completely different side when she sees or hears other noises (perhaps somewhat out of old habit). Giving a jerk on the leash has no effect on her, so I need a better solution. I'm seriously considering getting a correction collar, I just am not sure which I should get... prong or dominant. Opinions, recommendations?
Anne Jones Webboard User Reg: 04-29-2004
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A DD collar is NOT a correction collar.
I would put a prong collar on her & let her self correct when she pulled. She will hit the end of the leash & get corrected by the collar. I would do it that way & she will teach herself. If this is the only area that you are having an issue with her I would not start putting corrections on her, I let her fix the problem herslef.
I recall Ed saying on one of his videos that he preferred the DD collar as a correction collar over the prong collar. Does this not make it a correction collar?
The prong collar makes sense...seems to be an easier solution than providing a correction myself. So the DD collar is only for stopping aggressive dogs, or can it be used for corrections?
Anne Jones Webboard User Reg: 04-29-2004
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A DD collar is also used to act as a 2nd collar, fitted a bit looser then the prong collar, when using a prong collar, in case it should fail(come apart). Basically, it gives you a collar/control of the dog should the prong fail when used as a back up collar.
Especially with reactive dogs. I would not use a prong with dog aggressive dogs, as it can cause the aggression to esculate.
A DD collar would be better choice in that application. But again it is not for a 'typical' type of correction use. It is used to take the 'air out of the dog' type of correction when fitted tighter around the neck for that use. Not something that you would do for normal corrections.
If you train your dog to walk quietly with you....you can faize out the prong if you choose to. Depends on the owner & the dog.
Duane Hull Webboard User Reg: 09-23-2011
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Ditto what Anne said.
I walk my dog with a prong as a primary collar and a DD backup, on the Leerurg 6' two-collar leash. The prong is used for directing the dog, and the DD only comes into play when I lift high and hard. As Anne said, prong corrections for reactivity can frustrate the dog further, and lifting on the DD takes the air away, breaking the dog's focus on what it's reacting to.
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