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Originally Posted by scopeland  I went to beginner obedience this week (without our dog) and was shown the "acceptable" training collars - none of which were harnesses. I voiced my concern about the trachea and the trainer said I just needed to get a regular buckle collar for him. I also purchased a gentle leader (highly recommended by my sister) and will take that to class (even though it wasn't one of the acceptable ones). Hoping for a positive experience as my Buddy is a real puller! |
Seriously stick to your guns here. Just say Yorkies are prone to CT - collapsing trachea, and until my boy learns NOT to Pull, I will not use a buckle collar, but my gentle leader. Just say to him, Hopefully you(meaning the trainer) can work with this.