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I am glad that the training program aquinn described worked for Tucker, that is what is important. I do think it's really important to keep an open mind to training methods. No sense in shouting dogma at someone.

At the same time, it does distress me to hear people advocating the high choke hold type of collar to teach dogs to walk properly, particularly on a yorkie! It is totally unecessary to use that kind of collar on any dog, it DOES hurt them, there are many other types of harnesses that are effective, many other ways to teach a dog to walk well, and it indicates that the trainers do not know about the delicate tracheas of small dogs. This sounds like a learning opportunity for for these trainers!