Leerburg Dominant dog Collar - Page 2

AbbyK9 · 02-23-2009, 12:16 AM

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Quote:Is this a type of collar that's easy to make? It seems pretty easy- dead ring, floater ring, bolt snap, and the nylon cord. Wouldn't mind trying to make one myself.

Yes, they're VERY easy to make.

Here's the one I made. I'm using climbing rope from Blue Ridge Mountain Sports - any store that sells climbing rope will custom cut lengths for you - and hardware from Lowe's. I'm using welded O rings and a boat / sailing snap. You want to go with hardware from Lowe's or Home Depot, rather than the sewing store, as you need welded or cast rings to hold a GSD. The kind they sell at the sewing store will pull apart.

ellen366 · 02-23-2009, 05:22 PM

did you hand sew the ends or machine sew them?

AbbyK9 · 02-23-2009, 05:41 PM

The ends are hand-sewn on this one, but if you have a heavy-duty sewing machine, you can also sew it on the machine.

The way this one is done is that I took some of the inside strands out at the ends, so they would lay flat around the hardware, and I used a lighter to melt the ends so they will not fray. Then I used the inside strands from parachute cord to do the actual sewing, melting the knots after securing everything.

RebelGSD · 02-27-2009, 10:45 AM

Great ideas, thank you.

phgsd · 02-27-2009, 06:28 PM

I have used nylon chokes as backups for prongs BUT I actually prefer the chokes to be a few inches too long - otherwise they seem to get in the way of the prong correction. I don't want to do a douple correction. The dominant dog collars are made to fit tightly. So I'd just go with a regular nylon choke from the pet store that's a size or two too big.

DianaM · 02-27-2009, 07:14 PM

Very nice, Chris!

**jocoyn** · 11-23-2012, 10:25 AM

I know this is an old thread but a search did not bring any recent threads on this.
I bought one when I bought my new prong...to use as a safety backup.
Anyway, I remember that is all we had in 1982 when I got my first GSD. They were sized in 1/2 inch increments, white, and of a "harder" cord.

Yesterday I took off the prong and trained with this, walked with this - and liked it. When did it fall out of favor as a training tool or be relegated to "choking" the "dominant" dog? It honestly did seem to have a calming effect. Beau is not handler agressive best as I can tell but too much on a prong does seem to ramp him up.

02-23-2009, 05:22 PM	#12 (permalink)
ellen366 Master Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: FL Posts: 646	Re: Leerburg Dominant dog Collar did you hand sew the ends or machine sew them?

02-23-2009, 05:41 PM	#13 (permalink)
AbbyK9 Crowned Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: North Country, NY Posts: 12,442	Re: Leerburg Dominant dog Collar The ends are hand-sewn on this one, but if you have a heavy-duty sewing machine, you can also sew it on the machine. The way this one is done is that I took some of the inside strands out at the ends, so they would lay flat around the hardware, and I used a lighter to melt the ends so they will not fray. Then I used the inside strands from parachute cord to do the actual sewing, melting the knots after securing everything. __________________ Malinois Ronja - fastest K-9 in VT =^^= Finn, Ratchet & Ollie Blog - Facebook - Store

02-27-2009, 10:45 AM	#14 (permalink)
RebelGSD Crowned Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 4,209	Re: Leerburg Dominant dog Collar Great ideas, thank you.

02-27-2009, 06:28 PM	#15 (permalink)
phgsd Elite Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: NJ Posts: 1,569	Re: Leerburg Dominant dog Collar I have used nylon chokes as backups for prongs BUT I actually prefer the chokes to be a few inches too long - otherwise they seem to get in the way of the prong correction. I don't want to do a douple correction. The dominant dog collars are made to fit tightly. So I'd just go with a regular nylon choke from the pet store that's a size or two too big. __________________ Kira, Kessy, Djenga, Madina www.hghclubnortheast.com

02-27-2009, 07:14 PM	#16 (permalink)
DianaM Crowned Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 10,198	Re: Leerburg Dominant dog Collar Very nice, Chris! __________________ Renji - 6 y/o M GSD x chow rescue Training @ The Canine Center - St Cloud, FL "German shepherd dog breeding is working dog breeding or it is not German shepherd dog breeding." -v. Stephanitz

11-23-2012, 10:25 AM	#17 (permalink)
jocoyn Zombie Queen Moderator Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: South Carolina Posts: 11,837	I know this is an old thread but a search did not bring any recent threads on this. I bought one when I bought my new prong...to use as a safety backup. Anyway, I remember that is all we had in 1982 when I got my first GSD. They were sized in 1/2 inch increments, white, and of a "harder" cord. Yesterday I took off the prong and trained with this, walked with this - and liked it. When did it fall out of favor as a training tool or be relegated to "choking" the "dominant" dog? It honestly did seem to have a calming effect. Beau is not handler agressive best as I can tell but too much on a prong does seem to ramp him up. __________________ Nancy www.scsarda.org Beau -NAPWDA Certified Cadaver Dog Waiting at the Bridge (italics=GSDs) (hemangiosarcoma=blue):Grim , Cyra, Toby, Rainbow, Linus, Oscar, Arlo & Waggles

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