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07-08-2007, 04:11 PM | #1 |
My furkids Donating Member | The girls are starting "school" tomorrow night I am a little nervous about using a collar on them. The trainer (who has been training for years) said I couldn't use a harness. I know if you have your dog on a leash and tell them "come" and they don't she will try it...If they still don't come she jerks the leash to pull them back to her. I am a little worried about this because of their throats. Can somebody give me some positive feedback on this. I'm thinking maybe I shouldn't bring them.
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07-08-2007, 04:14 PM | #2 |
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| We are starting training tomorrow too - I haven't asked about the harness yet which makes me nervous. I'll be watching for the responses as well. Good luck to you.
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07-08-2007, 04:15 PM | #3 |
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| Did you ask the trainer why you can't use a harness?
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07-08-2007, 04:17 PM | #4 |
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| I'm going through this too. I used the harness on Bella for probably the first 4 classes. When we began teaching come, I did switch her to a collar. I was worried about it because I didn't want to hurt her and sometimes I did feel like I was dragging her. After a couple of light pops on the collar, they learn quickly and it wasn't necessary anymore to 'pop' her on the collar. As long as you're gentle about it, you're not going to hurt them.
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07-08-2007, 04:20 PM | #5 |
My furkids Donating Member | Good Luck to you and your little one too!
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07-08-2007, 04:22 PM | #7 |
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| When I did the training at PetSmart my trainer asked me to use a collar and I told her I wouldn't...That it was more important for me to know I wasn't hurting his neck then to get him "trained her way".
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07-08-2007, 04:24 PM | #8 | |
My furkids Donating Member | Quote:
I'm just so worried about collasped trachea...And Sadie is such a horrible puller (when walking) that she chokes and coughs..Maybe a "pop" is what she needs to stop the pulling..
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07-08-2007, 04:43 PM | #9 |
Phantom Queen Morrigan Donating Member | I use a collar on morgan for training purposes sometimes and a little 'pop' isn't going to hurt your girls. Unless they are constantly pulling against it or your dragging them all over the room by it then you shouldn't have a problem. You do have more control over them with a collar because when you give them a little pull they have to turn around towards you. With a harness you can pull them all you like and they don't necessarily turn towards you. It doesn't get their attention like a collar because they don't direct them where you want them to go.
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07-08-2007, 04:46 PM | #10 | |
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07-08-2007, 05:55 PM | #11 |
My furkids Donating Member | Thanks everyone. I feel a little better about using the collar now. I have NEVER used a collar on either one of the girls. The problem with Sadie is, she is such a puller. Maybe using a collar with break her of that, then I can go back to the harness once she's trained. I will post tomorrow after class to let you all know how we made out.
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07-08-2007, 05:58 PM | #12 | |
My furkids Donating Member | Quote:
Thank you for your post.
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07-08-2007, 07:36 PM | #13 |
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| I trained Gracie using a harness, not a collar. My puppy school teacher said nothing about using the harness and had lots of different methods of training so a collar was not necessary. My vet recommended that I not use a collar. Gracie wears a collar only for her tags. The leash attaches to the harness. No way would I use a collar on a Yorkie for training purposes.
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07-08-2007, 07:44 PM | #14 |
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| Good luck in class. We start on Tuesday and I will insist on a harness. They use the clicker method so I don't see the need for a collar. I'll let you know how it goes. |
07-09-2007, 04:27 AM | #15 |
My furkids Donating Member | Good Luck to you too! I am interested to hear how the clicker method works. I do know a woman that trains using the clicker method but, I don't care much for this woman.
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