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I am in agility classes with my rottie, Maia. When we first were in agility foundation class I saw that she needed to be a little bit more under control so I waited and worked a bit more on her obedience and self control before we continued with agility. She is much improved now and good self control. She either wears an all nylon martingale or a buckle collar. There are usually two reasons to not allow prong or choke collars in agility class. One is the danger of a collar getting caught on something. The other reason is that you don't want to be giving your dog collar corrections in agility training. This can stress or de-motivate the dog and you don't want any of that in agility. You need a dog that is confident and enjoying themselves. Remember also that in trials you are only allowed to have a flat buckle collar or in some venues you are allowed no collar at all.