| I agree with your trainer except for the part about the prong collar. If Rose is not a big puller a regular choke would probably be fine. But if she's a strong puller the prong would be much easier on BOTH of you.
Before I used a prong I tried it on my own arm (people necks and even most arms don't have nearly the amount of muscle a Rotti has in its neck ;) ) and I was confident enough with my little test to use one. I use one with my 90 lb male and 70 lb female because they both pull, and neither one has showed anything but respect for the prong. Neither has showed any pain or discomfort with it as opposed to the awful coughing and hacking with the choke that Chantal spoke of.
So basically I'd say decide for yourself. If you've got her under control with the choke then stick with it. If you want more control using a gentler correction, go with the prong. Hope that helps and good luck with your class. :)
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