We just finished puppy kindergarten with Bentley and I can't believe some of the things I am reading from other people. We were very picky with the class we attended and I am glad that we were as it sounds like there are a lot of shady places out there. It definitely is a good idea to do research and get referrals from vets, etc. At the beginning of class they did not use a choke collar on any of the dogs. As the class went on (it was 6 weeks) they only used alternate collars (prong and choke) on the bigger dogs (boxer, lab) if they found them to be very high strung dogs. No small dogs were given any of these types of collars. Some people came in the first day and had these special types of collars on their small dogs and the instructor scolded them on being so hard on the puppy's neck. |