My pittyx yelped like I was beating her when I tugged on the prong after OB class. She was exhibiting signs of aggression toward a golden so I gave her a tug on the HS prong.(I saw her lip curl I know the signs) The problem is if she's been playing with my other dog her neck is often irritated and red as well as overly sensitive. She has no undercoat and is very pink even seems hairless in certain spots. I think she may have even had a little nick on her neck( she keeps jumping on him (Bolt newest white dog some type of bulldog/boxer some have said Dogo Arg. mix) and has all that extra skin around the neck he often holds onto her by the skin. She often looks scratched but it goes away by the next morning only to begin again. Anyways I'm thinking of switching to the DDC. I'm hoping for the same control with less neck irritation. Has anyone ever made the switch from prong to DDC?
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The dominant dog collar is I believe designed for dogs that are handler aggressive, they are designed to lift the dogs front feet off the floor and cut off the air until it stops.
(not sure if I have phrased that right)
Using it as a prong alternative would be the same as a normal slip or choke collar.
I would maybe buy the little rubber bungs you can buy that slip over the prongs and either stop the other dog hanging off of her neck or put something on her neck to prevent damage.
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I would strongly take a look at your technique with your prong as well as what kind of prong you're using. Herm Springer I hope. Watch Ed's video here: http://leerburg.com/746.htm about DD collar
If your other dog won't leave your dog's neck alone I would suggest a double row studded/spiked wide flat collar for non training times. Not only are they stylish but they also have purpose in their pokeyness.
I have a dominant dog collar that I use regularly as backup for my quick release prong. Personally I prefer the prong, but as Ed points out in his vid he prefers the DD collar. There isn't one way to pick what works for you and the dog. Personally I have a giant box of leashes, collars, and harnesses I've used over the years. Each had it's use at the time towards my end goal and helped me become a better trainer.
I watched Ed's video before I decided to buy a prong(HS). I do stop him when he's got her neck. It's usually after she has charged him, knocked him over and repeatedly running up to him and barking at him. Or if he's walking she crouches down like a cougar and he sees it get's excited and they run at each other. I was looking at these really thick nylon greyhound collars.(They were selling them at the greyhound rescue booth at Lake County Fair.) I was thinking of getting one of those. When she was a puppy I coudn't keep a collar on her 24/7 or she'd have a huge rash. So any little rubbing would set her skin off. As it is I have to try for leather or pleather and take it off at night. I'd forgotten all about the rubber prong covers. I think I will buy a DDC and the prong covers. That way I can check them both out.
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