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Originally Posted by Nishasmom

Have you tried a prong collar? This seems more humane than spraying a dog in the face IMO. Although I have never used a citronella collar. What happens if it gets in his eyes?? Also, who wants to be reliant on a spray all the time. With a prong you can gradually "wean" off the corrections, and replace them with verbal commands (leave-it).

A prong would be better b/c YOU can control the harshness of the correction according to each specific event. Example: You may do a light correction, then a hard one, then a light one all in one day.

Prong collars can backfire for dog aggression, and can actually "load" the dog.

Many times a prong is used not to correct the dog, but to build drive instead.