Need opinions on this Prong Collar!

[Debbieg]

Originally Posted by chelle

I *really* like that collar! The web site says, "adjust by sliding down tri-slide." Is it that easy and does it really stay put well?

I'm also a little confused (which is not hard for me to be ), where the leash attaches. It must be on the one large ring? The pictures make it look like that section is very, very long. Is it hard to give a correction with that much extra? I hope my question is making sense.

It really is that easy and stays put. After you tighten it there is about 1 foot section that hooks onto the leash. It actually becomes part of the leash so the correction is the same. I use a 4 foot leash with it.

[chelle]

Originally Posted by Debbieg

It really is that easy and stays put. After you tighten it there is about 1 foot section that hooks onto the leash. It actually becomes part of the leash so the correction is the same. I use a 4 foot leash with it.

Thanks. Very neat. I really like the no prongs in the trachea area. I think I'm sold. Cool fabrics, too.

[LuvMyDog_Worldwide]

The zinc buckles were replaced because they were a weak point in the collar. They've been replaced by the cliclock buckles which are stainless steel and have a much higher load capacity. The sliding buckle collar is basically a nylon buckle style collar that can mimic a martingale but can be put on or taken off quickly. The cliclock has a red button slider that can lock the buckle and prevent the mechanism from being opened in case of accidentally releasing the collar. The nylon section can't be adjusted and is a fixed length, the buckle is free to slide up and down by around 4 inches. It's quite an effective merger of the two types of collar.

[KZoppa]

thanks for the input guys! I've thought about it and i still really cant get past the buckle on it. I'm just not willing to risk the buckle coming loose because naturally they always come loose at the worse times so I think for now, i'll keep looking and stick with the prong collar we already have. I'm going to go back and check out all the links posted though! So thanks again! Much appreciated.

[Syaoransbear]

Originally Posted by Debbieg

I really like these prongs because they loosen and slide off and on over the head. Benny has lasted well over a year. The covers come in many colors too.

Secret Power

That is brilliant. I'm already trying to purchase one right now, but the button to purchase the collar I want is broken.

[jocoyn]

I decided to resurrect my French Snap prong since I don't want to keep swapping links from Cyra's for Beau's bigger neck ......... so I made a "safety"

So far so good. The peice of nylon cord held to a ring allows me to put it on over his squirminess's head (still working on holding still for me to squeeze prongs) and I hook the ring on the leash with the french snap ring or the dead ring. So if the French Snap fails I have enough of a backup to go to plan B.

[KZoppa]

Nancy, thats pretty cool!

[jang]

Originally Posted by jocoyn

I decided to resurrect my French Snap prong since I don't want to keep swapping links from Cyra's for Beau's bigger neck ......... so I made a "safety"

So far so good. The peice of nylon cord held to a ring allows me to put it on over his squirminess's head (still working on holding still for me to squeeze prongs) and I hook the ring on the leash with the french snap ring or the dead ring. So if the French Snap fails I have enough of a backup to go to plan B.

Nancy, I just altered Sibs prong collar like yours and it is going to make my life a lot easier at walk time--Thanks for the good idea!
Jan

[Fast]

Originally Posted by Rerun

A lot of these new prongs seems gimicky to me.

It is a gimick to get around the anti pinch collar laws that are are in place in some places.

[LuvMyDog_Worldwide]

Which anti prong collar laws?