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Step 1
Some drawbacks of the choke collar are they are difficult to use properly. As a professional dog trainer, I am not a big fan of the choke collar, but a lot of people seem to believe that they are the required training collar for dogs. It is important to understand that if you are going to use a choke collar, you need to know how to put it on correctly and how it is used.
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Step 2
The choke collar works by giving your dog a quick pull and release. The pressure from the collar should only be for a split second. The choke collar does not work when there is constant pressure in the collar. In order for the collar to work properly, you need to make sure that your dog stays on the same side every time.
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Step 3
If your dog is going to walk on your left side, you need to make sure that you put the collar on in a way that it will loosen when you release pressure. As you're looking at your dog, hold the collar in front of your dog and make a letter "P" with the collar.
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Step 4
Slide the collar over your dog's head and attach the leash. Now, with your dog on the left side, the collar is on correctly. If your dog goes to your right side, you need to bring him back to your left side.
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Step 5
The choke collar is used by giving your dog a quick, sharp correction. A snap and release. If the collar is on correctly you'll see the collar tighten and then release. If it is not on correctly it will tighten and stay tight. If this happens, you need to take the collar off and turn it around.
Comments
CPlatt said
on 1/25/2008 we have an australian shepherd and trained her with a spiky choke collar. in the beginning, we put little plastic buffers over the spikes so it just put pressure on her instead of digging in. then we gradually took those off. do you prefer the choke collar without the spikes?