[peachesandchubby]

I took Peaches to her beginning agility class last night and was upset about something....
The class does not allow prong or halties which I understand, they might get hung on the equipment. When I train Peaches I use a flat/choke. This is a flat collar that slips over her head with just a short piece of chain that pulls tight when you "pop" the lead.
Peaches at 2 years old does very well obeying my commands MOST of the time but as yall know she is a long way from being "trained". In her teenage mind set there are times when she will want to run to another dog to play or what ever... Well the teacher about 45 min into the hour long class stopped and said "is that a choke collar?? I know you dont have a choke collar in my class" the other teacher that was there told her its not a full choke and the main teacher cut her off also and told me I cant use this I have to use a buckle type.
My problem with this is that I know I cant use this type in the ring when competing but first we are a far long way off from the ring and second for my dogs safety and my safety I feel I should be in control at all times with Peaches and its not as if she has a prong collar on. She weighs 96 lbs and is 26 in. tall at the shoulders. She is on the skinny side (not in a bad way..) but I only have about 25 lbs on her and I do fine with the flat/choke when she does want to have her way.
My husband said to see her before class and ask her if I can use the flat/choke for now. How would yall handle this? I dont think she must realize that rottys dont mature at 2 by any means even though they look full grown.
This is my first time at this dog training club. They are a akc club that host shows and competitions so I guess thats why the rules are the way they are but like I said before we are not in the ring and wont be for a long time.