I've been using mostly positive training on my Border Collie pup for the last few weeks with wonderful results. I was wondering when I should start a prong on her...I have one of those mini ones...she is turning 5 months next week. The reason for this is she pulls a lot on the leash. I've let her so far, since I'm all for letting pups go wild and all, but now that she's stronger it is a bit of a strain on my right arm whenever we walk and she wants to go fast and pulls. The other day my arm actually felt swollen.
Or should I wait? I don't really *mind*, per se...in fact I love seeing her enthusiasm (she pulls REALLY hard on a track, and it's a pain getting her to slow down). Would it hurt her drive or anything if I put a prong on? (Though I seriously doubt it...she'll pull until she chokes herself and doesn't seem to care).
A prong shouldn't hurt her drive at all. I have a GSD training for SAR and I use a prong on him for obedience and a harness for trailing. He knows the difference.
And Ed speaks the truth when he says it's power steering for dogs.
I'm going to agree with Kevin. I put a puppy prong on my GSD when he was 5 months old for the exact reason that you mention. He was pulling VERY hard on the leash. I think the prong is a better option then letting them choke themselves on a regular collar. The prong will stop the pulling instantly. At least it did with Ripley.
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