| Re: Pinch Collars
Ditto to others on finding a more receptive trainer if the one you have is not creating as solution.
There is indeed nothing wrong with using a pinch collar, infact when used correctly they are an extremely effective training tool however when used with dog aggression there is a potential side effect of causing the dog to load etc when the stimulation level that the dog is placed in is to high for it (meaning that you are too close to the other dog) and the correction given is not high enough to place the dog into true avoidance but rather causes the dog to lift it's aggression levels due to the frustration caused by the pinch collar. However if you get a trainer who can show you correctly how to use it etc this shouldn't be a huge problem.
However in saying that a good trainer should be able to help you use anything. I train 95% of dogs now days on a "Halti" collar (whilst they are similar in appearance to a GL etc they are not the same) and a good trainer will have no trouble teaching you how to use this effectively. The same goes for a Slip/Chocker type of chain. I often find once people know how to use a slip correctly in curing dog aggression it is more effective than a pinch (a slip is a superior negative re-enforcement tool than a pich is with the pinch being vaslty superior in positive punishment).
Mick.  |