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I have to ask if anyone on the forum uses a prong or choke collar on their Golden & why?
Marley uses a normal leather collar and 90% of the time he is perfect at walking with me, he's never pulled me over or anything like that.
Today I was standing in the street waiting for my friend to arrive with her 2 dogs for a play date when this man approached with his big yellow lab crossed with something else. It was an un-fixed male, and as Marley is not yet fixed they started growling at one another, so I pulled Marley back away from the other dog.
Well the owner started telling me I was cruel to my dog and that he should have a choke or pinch collar on as I am hurting him. I tried to explain that if he moved on with his big old dog that Marley was frightened of then Marley would stop pulling, but he was having none of it.
So now I feel like such a bad Mum to think I am hurting him. But I really don't like the idea of choke or pinch collars.
So I thought I would ask what everyone here uses for their dogs and if you think he needs these kinds of collars.
PS. after this I went to the beach with my friend and her dogs & Marley and they were all happily swimming and playing when the same big yellow lab came bounding towards us, I called Marley back straight away and leashed him, just in time cause the Lab came flying right in to him, and the owner was no where in sight. I don't understand why owners would do that.
Marley uses a normal leather collar and 90% of the time he is perfect at walking with me, he's never pulled me over or anything like that.
Today I was standing in the street waiting for my friend to arrive with her 2 dogs for a play date when this man approached with his big yellow lab crossed with something else. It was an un-fixed male, and as Marley is not yet fixed they started growling at one another, so I pulled Marley back away from the other dog.
Well the owner started telling me I was cruel to my dog and that he should have a choke or pinch collar on as I am hurting him. I tried to explain that if he moved on with his big old dog that Marley was frightened of then Marley would stop pulling, but he was having none of it.
So now I feel like such a bad Mum to think I am hurting him. But I really don't like the idea of choke or pinch collars.
So I thought I would ask what everyone here uses for their dogs and if you think he needs these kinds of collars.
PS. after this I went to the beach with my friend and her dogs & Marley and they were all happily swimming and playing when the same big yellow lab came bounding towards us, I called Marley back straight away and leashed him, just in time cause the Lab came flying right in to him, and the owner was no where in sight. I don't understand why owners would do that.