I,ve searched the site and can't find a clear answer to this. I'm following the following videos: 8 wks-8 mo and Pack leadership. RIght now she is working on touch, sit, down, and recall. No place command yet. She is a "hard Dog" with decent drive and I know the prong is in her future but don't know when to start using it.
Three months old sounds a bit young still to use a prong.
I would say that generally, around 6- 8 months is more common.
I am sure someone with greater experience than me will chime in here soon.
I started my female with a prong at 6 months old because she was trying to chase birds on our walks through the park.
I had to because she was pulling me nearly across the park.
Even with my total boneheaded, high pain threshold Bullmastiffs I didn't go to the pinch til 8 months. I don't think they were mentally ready before that (or mine were just slow. ;P). So we worked on all sorts of other work first. And we leash trained with markers (crudely with treats) ..then went to fine tune heeling when they were in the ball park with the idea.
Thankfully my Rhodie has always been an entire gentleman and not a puller. Go fig he doesn't have much drive either. (another dud!)
I started my dog on a prong around 3.5-4 months. BUT, only on walks and only so he would self correct into not crushing his trachea. I didn't actually use it until he was 6-7 months old.
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When is it time for prong collar? 3 mo Rhodesian
#269963 - 03/19/2010 11:36 AM 
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