Prong Collar Fit Question?

[Rottierule]

Ok My only question is When I put the collar on ofcourse the prongs are on back of neck rings on front When I try to rotate the collar around to where it should be I have a hard time moving it Could it be too tight? Its snug on his neck can only fit a pinky under it Just having a hard time getting into the right postion should I add another link?

[excellrott]

Are you turning it the right way? Turn so that the prongs are not digging in. And why is it backwards? When I put mine on, it is the correct way to attach a lead. (Maybe I'm doing something wrong...lol)

[Rottierule]

lol :p I was looking at http://??????????????????/fit-prong.htm And it says Please do not post copyrighted material without permission of the copyright holder.

[Rottierule]

Forgot to Add When you said *Are you turning it the right way so the Prongs are not Digging in* I have tried once its on to turn it both ways and it wont move

[excellrott]

If you can't turn it at all, I would say it is slightly too tight. My collar is such that if I can't add or remove rings, I can adjust it at the clasp Try it the other way, I don't have any problem getting it up high enough on the neck and putting the ring on top to start with. I'm no expert, but I just started using the prong and it's true that it is like power steering for dogs!

[Rottierule]

Also when you put yours on do you find you kinda have to pull the 2 ends together to get them to connect? like kinda *fight* with it so to speak if your not sure what Im talking about let me know and will try to explain better

[Skip]

I took a pair of pliars and SLIGHTLY bent both sides of one of the prongs to make it easier to attach/detach it. Then I painted that prong fluorescent orange so that it's easy to distinguish it from the others. Makes it real quick and easy to get it on and off.

[mellie137]

I found that it's easier to separate the prongs from each other than from the clasp. I can't even connect the clasp. As for direction, my trainer showed me how to put it on. Loops in Left hand, hooks in right, facing dog. If I need to adjust it I move the collar toward the loops, so the prongs don't dig in.

[Ilovemypuppy]

http://www.flyingdogpress.com/artlibreg.htm

Good articles here including one on prong collars and proper use and placement