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Originally Posted by Lovetodream88  I saw a very happy pit who I think was not a puppy but very young adult and he got really excited to see me and my mom in the pet store and is owner had a pinch collar on I felt so bad for him he was takeing that thing so he could come say hi. I hate choke collars and pinch collars. |
Pinch collars and choke collars do have their uses, and pretty important ones as well.
Unfortunately most pet owners do NOT get the requisite training on how to use them well, like most pet owners do NOT get the requisite training on how to use and when to use a Flexi Lead.
I will still walk Magic on a pinch collar, if I am in a very busy and strange place, in fact he is double collared. One pinch, one regular collar. And he is a CDX trained dog. The leashes are held on loose but short lead. It is my responsibility to control my dog under any and all situations! Magic used to weigh as much as I do, and he now weighs less, as he is a senior boy. This boy can pull 800 pounds! That pinch collar can turn his head right quick if an aggressor dog comes in. I have rarely had to use this, but it is there if I need to. And I know how to use it!
That pitbull owner of the young dog, was doing her best to insure she had her dog under control! A large breed dog, can not be allowed to walk up and greet any-one they see. It is the owner of the dog, that determines who and when this dog will meet any-one.
And again with choke collars, they are mis-used and mis-understood by the general public. All show dogs are shown under some form of choke collar. The exception being Afghan Hounds and some other sight hounds.
You need to know how and where to place the collar, and how to keep it in its right place. It is the same with pinch collars.