So, i had a talk with a friend. Its quite a long story.

I use only the small and medium sized pinch collars on all sized dogs.
Supposedly, i should be buying large pinch collars for large dogs?
I do not.
I do not see why i would need a wider pinch collar just because the dogs bigger.
I buy extra links on a collar instead.
Is this bad, or incorrect for some reason?
Please if anybody knows why this is not ok?

I have heard "the collar will break in half with that dog you got there!"
Yet this has never happened with any of the dogs or collars i have used. All of them small or medium prongs.

Then the conversation went to, "well i wouldnt do it, how can you control that thing with just that?! I could use it on MY dog (small dog maltese mix)"
But what i have noticed is smaller pinch collars are....smaller..and delivers the "correction" to less of the dogs neck. The correction is not weaker or "not strong enough" because the collars smaller.

The main reason why is...its just plain convenient for me, and im too lazy and poor to go out and buy larger links and such.
If the smaller sized ones doing the job for every sized dog..

Well, im sure you guys will help me out here!

Thanks in advance! Leerburg is now my go to for solid advice!

I use a small collar on Amber, one of the issues with the smaller collar on a bigger dog is it can dig into the skin more.
Any prong can come apart even with normal use, that's why a dd collar should be used in conjunction, I use a martingale.

This is a topic that has come up before on the board, and I believe most of us who use prong collars would advocate using the smaller links, even on a large dog.

It's also important to always use a backup collar with a prong, since it is possible for them to come apart at a very bad moment. The backup collar is to ensure you still have a hold of your dog if that should happen.

Here's a link to a Leerburg article on how to properly fit a prong collar. It also goes into the purpose of the dead and live rings, an important difference. I would say, JMO, the links in the collar shown are one size larger than I would use on that dog.

http://leerburg.com/fit-prong.htm

If you scroll down in the article, it goes into the importance of the backup collar. Don't be put off by the term "Dominant Dog" collar. If you're using it as a backup for a prong, then that's just what it is: a backup collar. Any lightweight but sturdy slip collar should do the trick.

Most of the handlers I train with use small or medium prong collars with links added. We find that the pressure is distributed more evenly, making it possible to use slightly softer corrections. The prong collar should be removed when you're not training.

Oh, so you guys use smaller prongs too.....

Lets say the 2.25mm prongs on a shep.
Thats fine, right?

That's what I use Brianah.

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That's what I use Brianah.

Thats all i needed to hear!