Rspca On Collars

[C556 351]

Leafing through a Sunday tabloid I came across a story that the RSPCA are now campaigning for a ban on prong collars and have started a petition that has over ten thousand signatures. A little search found the petition and they also want to ban choke chains as well.

 

So does anybody use prong collars? I find them useful on some dogs. Although they may look barbaric, properly used your dog is far less likely to strangle itself, and the minimal amount of force is needed to correct your dog compared with a choke chain. Of course there's the scope for people to abuse them but idiots will always find a way be it with a big stick or their size 9's. I wish the RSPCA would keep their neb out of other peoples business.

[foresterj 1,096]

I've no time at all for arsepca, despicable hypocritical buffoons nor do I champion the banning of everything in sight. That said those collars are atrocious outdated and wholly unnecessary in my humble opinion.

[zx12edge 1,001]

Must admit i tried one of them prong collars after some on said to me that it would sort out a dog that pulled on the leash used it once scared the shite out of the dog never again.The are much better ways to teach a dog then them barbarek things.

[forest of dean redneck 11,667]

I had to Google what one was, lazy way of getting dog under control. One time I struggled getting dog walking to heel on lead. I cut a switch out the hedge every time dog passed me,it got TAP on the nose.soon learned then.

[C556 351]

I suppose it depends on whether you use corrections when you train your dog. Used properly I wouldn't say a prong collar's worse than other methods to correct your dog as you use the bare minimum amount of force to get the effect. It does look a lot worse than it is, though going by the comments it isn't for everyone

[RossM 8,121]

Aye fook they prong collars, I'm sure the mutt would much prefer a boot up the hole...........

[foresterj 1,096]

Or neither.

[RossM 8,121]

Aye fook they prong collars, I'm sure the mutt would much prefer a boot up the hole...........

 

 

Just to add, not that I kick my mutts, but that thing is medieval looking and has no place in dog training or correction,

[walshie 2,804]

For once i have to agree with the rspca. Not choke chains, but the prong collars. I have only seen them for sale in France. Didn't even know they were legal here, but they shouldn't be.