| Both my rotties use prongs...a couple of years ago I too thought they were medievil torture devices, but in actuality they are much, much more humane than chokes. As a past poster mentioned, there is very rarely ever any damage done as a result of using a prong collar. Until I met my current trainer and she explained each and every type of collar to us, I wouldn't have considered using one. Now I know that I simply just wasn't educated on them and didn't understand them. That's not to say they can't be used in a cruel way. Of course they can. But the great thing about the prong is that the dogs pretty much correct themselves. If they pull, you don't have to do anything. The dog will realize...whoa, I guess I shouldn't do that. My trainer took a great deal of time to explain this to us and recommended certain collars for certain dogs. Does every dog need a prong? No. Ours happen to b/c they used to pull us down the street. Not any more. By the way, she also said that people hate to see prongs, dogs could care less about them, but people love head halters and dogs hate them.  |