ahhh...the gunpowder! Add that to the "locking jaw" attribute I got lectured about last week when sitting at a street corner with my girl wearing her "hideous" prong...but this is San Francisco...

Why do you think we all feed raw?

Makes 'em mean.

I feed Danke a diet of gunpowder, crushed glass and raw meat.
That, and my compulsion only training program have created the ideal manfighter.

Oh, and I make her wear this torture device:
http://www.amazon.com/Herm-Sprenger-NECH-TECH-Training-Collar/dp/B003O3U1JU

I mean, just look at her!

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Yep.
I got the 19 inch for Danke and ended up removing three links.


The first version I posted is *not* going to give you the same correction as a prong collar. There's no tightening and releasing. If you're only giving soft corrections, it shouldn't matter. It's just a smidge below a prong on the dead ring.

I got it for one main purpose- teaching leash pressure.

You can use pretty much any collar for it, but I liked this collar better for it. A choke or pinch would distribute the pressure around the entire neck more, which is great for a correction, and why we like them.

For using leash pressure, I wanted something that only put pressure in one direction, so the dog could be clear of which direction to move. A flat collar would work, but initially, my dog just looked at me as if to say, "Really? You expect me to be impressed? I can do this all day."

Putting the prong on the dead-ring just caused epic confusion, since she associates her prong collar with going for a walk, and immediately pops into the heel position at the slightest pressure.

So, I opted for the "flat collar" version of the Neck Tech.
It still works decently as a correction collar as well, but you don't quite have that "hydraulic" effect of the tightening pinch amplifying your correction. When I have some play money, I'm going to pick up the pinch version as well, because I really do like the look and sturdiness of the design over the traditional pinch collar.

Yes, Aaron is absolutely terrible to Danke. You should have seen the way he abused Koenig too, after only knowing my dog for 30 seconds. He had the poor dog rolled over on his back.

Poor poor dogs. Mean, mean Aaron.

Disclaimer: This is all said in good fun to anyone who does not know Aaron or I. We just met, and he helped me TONS with my dog. Koenig is kinda a goof, and truly was on his back within 30 seconds of meeting Aaron, but he was only hoping for a tummy rub. Aaron is amazing with dogs, and Koenig adores him.


Great... now that I'm going to work Koenig with some very specific leash pressure I feel like I have to go out and get a neck tech collar! :P