I don’t know what a “pinch collar” is, but my trainer insisted that I use a “prong collar” for my wild child, 78 lb Golden when were in Basic Obedience, or whenever I had him out in public. Furthermore, she had my husband sharpen a few of the points. After a year, or so, we didn’t need it any more, but when I first got him (as a 2 year old) he would pull me all over the place and dropped me into the mud one time when I was wearing white wool slacks and a butter yellow blazer!
After obedience training, that dog could walk without a leash and was a delightful companion. We lost him in Feb. to pancreatic cancer, and we miss him dearly.
“dropped me into the mud one time when I was wearing white wool slacks and a butter yellow blazer!”
OK, I hate to say it but that made me laugh. Not at you, but with you! LOL
Pinch collar = Prong collar. I was horrified when I first hear of them, but they work great when used as intended, and not as a instrument of torture. Unfortunately, none of the obedience trainers around here will let you use them.
Aubrey is a setter-mix with a little bit of suluki thrown in, fast as greased lightning, and prey-driven as though she has never been fed in her life. She and her pups were dragged from under a trailer in NW Missouri, and taken in by a rescue group, prior to that she had been hunting food for her pups. She was very unsocialized when we got her, but not the least bit aggressive, she just shut down. She is very much improved in terms of socialization, but still prey-driven.
Our first rescue was a Golden/Brittany mix we got when she was 5 years old. She was a wonderful dog; we lost her to lymphoma at 10 (sigh).