The prong Collar is probably the best thing I have ever bought for Abi, She obeys comands faster, and learned Foose (SP?)or heal in english really really quick, used it the right way. To all dog owner with pups around six months, now is the time to start this! I recomend this for everybody. Thabks to everyone here and the breeder for recomending this!

I would also like to know in what other ways do you use the prong collar in training for, should I use it when socializing with little kids and strangers so that she will learn not to jump on them, is this a good idea?

Hi everyone! My name is Sandra and I am new here although I have already purchased two Leerburg training DVD's and a couple of pieces of training equipment.
I own a 140 lb. male German Shepherd who was initially trained in my home by a sub standard training company here in Florida and I won't mention the name. If anyone living in Florida wants to know, please email me at ldyharley79@yahoo.com
My dog was trained in my home by one of the company's trainers and without knowing what my dog's temperament was, she told us to purchase a prong collar for him. This was a big mistake. My dog is a dominant and aggressive dog and the trainer didn't know how the collar was suppose to fit on the dog's neck plus, she didn't know exactly how to correct the dog while he was wearing the collar. This mistake set me back many steps with my dog. At that time, I was a 'rookie' and did everything the trainer told me. One day while out walking with my dog, we came upon a barking dog behind a fence and my dog lunged at it, pulling me with him. Doing what I was told by the trainer, I yanked on the prong collar and my dog turned on me. He 'told' me that the correction was wrong and he didn't like it at all!!!
Since that day, I learned how the collar is suppose to fit and how it is properly used. My dog STILL doesn't like it. I purchased the nylon collar for aggressive and dominant dogs from Leerburg and the DVD on dominant and aggressive dogs. A couple of corrections with the collar has solved my dog's lunging issues. He has a very good memory and the memory of getting his air cut off momentarily because of bad behavior has really stuck with him! Thank you, Mr. Frawley for sharing your training DVD's and equipment. It has made a huge difference. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

Does your dog really weigh 140lbs <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/shocked.gif" alt="" /> How tall is he at the withers?

That is a pretty huge animal you ahve there, plus my do isn't agressive, I read on the leerburg sit on how to correctly put on a prong collar, I just use it so she can learn to not play rough and lunge at my little siblings and to learn "foose" (SP?), she is doing well and this was her first day on the prong collar.

Yes, Koda really does weigh 140 pounds!lol. He's all jaws and paws and has no fat on him at all. He is sable with a black saddle and some white on his chest. He's a handsome devil!
Koda was born in Hawaii then shipped to California and moved to Florida with his owner. Koda was given up because his owner became seriously ill (that's the story). He was still young when I adopted him from a GSD rescue here in Florida and I'm glad I got him when I did because I wasn't very happy with his living conditions or the people who own the facility. They didn't tell me Koda had been neutered and found out when I took him to my vet for a check up. The vet said the stitches had been in too long and the skin had grown over them!!! He removed them of course but that made me upset to know how some rescues treat their dogs. Because he was a rescue, I wasn't given any papers on him other than the quarantine paper. Luckily it showed his birth date and his vaccinations. I tried very hard to find out if he came from a breeder in Hawaii but no luck. I even contacted the vet's office in California to see if they would forward my phone number to Koda's previous owner but they wouldn't. I wanted to find out his bloodline and to see if his parents had any medical issues.
Thank goodness Koda has been perfectly healthy and I take very good care of him so I hope we will have a long, happy life together. If anyone plans to rescue a dog, just know that you are looking at a brick wall if you try to obtain any background or medical history even though some rescue facilities have that information. Especially if the dog was given up by it's owner and the owner probably aquired the dog from a breeder.

Do you have any pictures of Koda? Would really like to see him!