I know a prong collar should fit snuggly around the dog's neck. How about a choke collar? I'm assuming a choke collar should not fit as tightly as a prong collar. For example, if my dog's neck is 21" in circumference, should I buy a 23" choke collar?
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The thing with the choke is that it has to be big enough to get over your dog's head.... problem is that your dog's head is probably bigger than the upper part of the neck you want the choke on...right under the chin. The thing is, if the choke falls down you arn't going to get a good correction when you need it.... and alot of extra slack chain delays the quickness in which you will be able to correct your dog.
I've been using a fur-saver on my Pitbull for a year now. I've noticed that as he gets bigger, and the chain gets tighter, I don't get as smooth of a correction. I like the fur-saver because the fur under his neck is very thin and the standard choke wears it away. The fur-saver doesn't do that. I wonder if these chains should be a little longer to get that smoothness. Just a thought...any suggestions? -Nick
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Nick.. Although the thought behind the fur saver is nice... to help keep the coat from wearing down and rubbing on the neck... you get a terrible correction from them....if you are even able to get one at all. I know from trying to work my dog with one that alot of the time the links bind and you end up just jerking the dog. I REALY like working my dog with the prong collar. I can get the fastest and most fair correction with it. As far as the length goes.. the longer the chain the more slack you are going to get.... the longer it will take to administer the correction while you take the slack out of the chain. The longer it takes to make the correction after the unwanted behavior the less your dog will associate the action with the correction IMO. Also.. with a PittBull's big neck a bigger chain may be easier for him to slip out of. I would give the prong a try.
Thanks, I'm glad to see that the slower correction on the saver wasn't just me! I've trained him with a prong and still use it, depending on the amount of control I need for walks in crowds or just training situations. Thanks again...Nick
Around here (Missouri) a prong collar is called a pinch collar. I was taught put the collar up close to the head and use two fingers and you should be able to get the fingers inbetween the collar and the neck. I bought a bigger collar knowing that she will get bigger, I just ajust the links.
If you want to use a choke instead of the prong and want it to fit a little more snuggly try the toggle collar. It is a choke with a toggle on the end that slides through the ring so you do not have to put it over the dogs head.
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