Covered Prong
- Thread starter Caloni
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Very nice! I have one for each of our dogs from http://lolalimited.net/secret-powers/ but I like the DIY idea!
Caloni
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The collar I use when I have a rough strong dog for first training and my tendonitis is acting up is heavy duty plastic. No covering needed. Safer than the metal ones, cheaper and no rust.
I have seen the plastic ones and don't like them. I have found them to be painful for the dogs and very sharp. They are also a pain to put on and off. I stick with the heavy duty well made metal ones and have never ever had one rust. The cover is not needed, but I like it. Especially working out in public with service dogs. It's enough getting people's reactions such as "is a doberman safe to have as a service dog in public"...I don't also need "why do you have that scary looking collar/torture device on him"....lol
I saw the Lola collars someone mentioned earlier, they were just too expensive. I did this for under $5. It just took some time since I did a lot of the sewing by hand. Maybe next time I will be brave enough to do it by machine. I just wanted everything to line up correctly. The other thing I have seen go wrong with her collars in our training classes is that the adjustable part of the nylon starts slipping with a lot of use and corrections. I wish it was a nylon strap on top with a metal buckle instead. It would be doable, but I like my collar with the metal on top better. I will end up having to make another one as he gets older.
dh8
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I don't know which plastic ones you saw, but the one I have has rounded edges, unlike the metal ones which are not rounded and smooth on the dog's side unless they have the rubber tips on all the prongs to protect the dog. Otherwise most metal prongs are just sawed off metal an will have sharp edges unless they're heavily used and worn down.
It's funny. I've never encountered anyone complaining about my any of my dogs be them pit bulls, Dobermans or anything in between. I seldom use a prong collar, as it's only for training when I am injured, but even then never had anyone complain to me about the use of the collar.
Service dog needing prong collars??? Can't wrap my head around that picture. Wouldn't a service dog need to be far better trained so they don't require a prong collar? If you can't get them to ignore distractions and not pull you around at their whim without a painful restraining device, how can they reliably perform service dog functions?
It's funny. I've never encountered anyone complaining about my any of my dogs be them pit bulls, Dobermans or anything in between. I seldom use a prong collar, as it's only for training when I am injured, but even then never had anyone complain to me about the use of the collar.
Service dog needing prong collars??? Can't wrap my head around that picture. Wouldn't a service dog need to be far better trained so they don't require a prong collar? If you can't get them to ignore distractions and not pull you around at their whim without a painful restraining device, how can they reliably perform service dog functions?
