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Some of you may not like what I have to say, but...
My 11 week old pup has been giving me some problems while outside for potty breaks. I do not have a fenced yard and the road is pretty close to the area I'm using for a "Relief Zone", so I need to have her on a leash.
Anyway, I've been using a flat leather buckle collar and Riley just will not behave outside. She hops around, picks up sticks, leaves, acorns, just about anything she can pick up in her mouth. If she sees the cat, or a car, or anything else for that matter... Well forget it, she goes bonkers, and will totally forget why we are out there.
So I put a small sized prong collar on her, took her out again.... Whole new dog! I used a prong on my first GSD many years ago, but she was bigger and older at the time I first used it. But my little Riley was so much better... all it took was a few gentle tugs to get her attention. When it was just the flat collar, she would ignore any kind of correction "pops" I gave her. But with the prong... she got the message!
I thought it might be a little harsh for such a young pup, but she's a pretty stout dog already. I am fully aware if possible injury to her neck, so I really don't pop the leash, I just hold it and let her do the popping to herself if she gets boisterous. But with the prong on, she is much more mellow, she knows the difference.
Some may argue that she's too young for it, but it works and she shows no signs of distress or anything like that.
My 11 week old pup has been giving me some problems while outside for potty breaks. I do not have a fenced yard and the road is pretty close to the area I'm using for a "Relief Zone", so I need to have her on a leash.
Anyway, I've been using a flat leather buckle collar and Riley just will not behave outside. She hops around, picks up sticks, leaves, acorns, just about anything she can pick up in her mouth. If she sees the cat, or a car, or anything else for that matter... Well forget it, she goes bonkers, and will totally forget why we are out there.
So I put a small sized prong collar on her, took her out again.... Whole new dog! I used a prong on my first GSD many years ago, but she was bigger and older at the time I first used it. But my little Riley was so much better... all it took was a few gentle tugs to get her attention. When it was just the flat collar, she would ignore any kind of correction "pops" I gave her. But with the prong... she got the message!
I thought it might be a little harsh for such a young pup, but she's a pretty stout dog already. I am fully aware if possible injury to her neck, so I really don't pop the leash, I just hold it and let her do the popping to herself if she gets boisterous. But with the prong on, she is much more mellow, she knows the difference.
Some may argue that she's too young for it, but it works and she shows no signs of distress or anything like that.