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#51464 - 08/12/2002 06:10 PM |
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Ok I'm venturing into the world of Prongs....second time around.
The first time the thing frustated the heck out of me and I almost broke it. The links don't come apart the way the look like they'd come apart and they certainly aren't a picnic to put back together.
Anyways, I dusted off my old Prong Collar after reading all the threads in this forum and a few online articles and I'm giving it a second shot.
I figured out how to hook and unhook the links. I got my current prong when I ordered some training equipment off Ebay and this came among other things. Right now, it doesn't have enough links to fit around my Rottweilers neck. It has 8 links, and then the metal-thingy at both ends which the link chain part hooks through. (is there a technical term for this?)
Anyways, my question is, should I get more links for my current collar or just buy a new one all together?
If I buy the links, how do I know what size will work with the collar?
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#51465 - 08/12/2002 06:52 PM |
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It's a hell of a lot easier to get a collar that's too big and remove links as needed. I've never seen or tried to buy individual links.
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#51466 - 08/12/2002 06:56 PM |
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Some pet stores carry individual links, but usually only in packages of two or three. You'd probably have to buy a few packages to get as many as you need. Might be easier to just invest in a nice new collar.
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Arnott wrote 08/13/2002 12:57 PM
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#51467 - 08/13/2002 12:57 PM |
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Prong collars are expensive. Links are not as bad. You could take the collar with you to make sure you get the right size links. Most stores sell individual links.
As for making it easier to get the dang thing off and on, we losened one link with plyers, the one closest to one end and then we put a piece of thread on it to make it easy to identify. So you're always taking the collar off with the same easy link.
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#51468 - 08/13/2002 01:03 PM |
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The links in your local pet store may not be the same type as the collar you currently have. I would recommend buying a new HS collar... The other brands suck by comparison, and there is not that much difference in price.
I do not recommend using pliers to loosen a link to make getting it on and off easier. You risk the collar coming loose when you most need it.
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#51469 - 08/13/2002 01:50 PM |
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Before its all over with, you very well may wish you had bought the whole new collar. The links have to be compatable and may run more per link, depending on how many you may need, than a new collar would cost. Bottom line, a whole new collar is less of a pain in the ass.
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Arnott wrote 08/13/2002 04:39 PM
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Originally posted by Shepherdnauzergirl- Deanna:
I do not recommend using pliers to loosen a link to make getting it on and off easier. You risk the collar coming loose when you most need it. We either had to loosen one link or we couldn't get the thing off or on. A lot of good that does a person. We've NEVER had a problem with it coming apart. Its still damn difficult to get off but not impossible. Also, the very physics of most current and well-made prong collars dictates that if the fit is correct and it isn't loose around the neck, it cannot come apart.
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Scott wrote 08/13/2002 04:40 PM
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I put prongs on my two dogs when they were 4 months old, although I wasn't giving them corrections. I just let them wear them, while I was supervising them, in order that they would become accustomed to them. At around 5 months I started training. I would give a small "tug" while saying "no" when needed, but didn't really give them any true corrections until they were a couple of months older. Yea, I know, some people think it's too soon and too young. But gradually my puppies became accustomed to the prongs and now I rarely use them.
Anyway, apparently your dog is not doing what you want? A friend of mine put a prong on his adult lab and it went into total avoidance, lying on the ground and woulnd't get up. I think his mistake is he didn't let the dog adjust to it and then we he used it, it was a negative. I'm not sure what your situation is, but you might want to take it slow and keep it positive.
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#51472 - 08/13/2002 06:00 PM |
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Originally posted by Scott:
Anyway, apparently your dog is not doing what you want? A friend of mine put a prong on his adult lab and it went into total avoidance, lying on the ground and woulnd't get up. I think his mistake is he didn't let the dog adjust to it and then we he used it, it was a negative. I'm not sure what your situation is, but you might want to take it slow and keep it positive.
I think this is a good comment. I am as big a fan of a prong collar as anyone. But its not for every dog or every person. A real sensitive dog often not handle a prong correction well. Of course a lot has to do with the handler knowing how to use one as well.
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#51473 - 08/13/2002 06:25 PM |
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The reason I'm switching to the prong is because the choke chain I've been using isn't giving him any correction and its just becoming a waste of time. His neck is too strong that it doesn't even phase him.
From what I've read, it sounds like a clear-cut method that'll work for him. Same praise and motivation, he just will start to understand where he's going wrong.
I'm going to go ahead and just buy a new prong. It seems to be the cheaper way to go.
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