| I am not a fan of either the choke or prong collar although I realize that many are. My last girl died from Wobblers and I swore I would never use a choke again. I don't know if the collar contributed to her death or not, but I was not going to take the chance with my two new pups.
I have had a very long and trying time to teach these two how to behave on a regular leash. I didn't think that they would ever learn. I started walking with them for a very short time with lots of treats. We progressed to figure 8's. Then, we tried loose leash walking with treats. I learned to stop dead in my tracks and refuse to move the minute they started to pull. In time, they seemed to get the message, but would still pull if they saw something. Now at 1 yr and one at 10mo, I can honestly say that we have at last broken through and they are really very good at walking now without pulling. Patience has paid off.
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"He is your friend, your partner, your defender, your Doberman. You are his life, his love, his leader. He will be yours, faithful and true to the last beat of his heart. You owe it to him to be worthy of such devotion." |