“Hi Tom! I have a 3yo 80lb golden retriever who we are currently training for leash reactivity. We just perfected our “heel” with a prong collar (minus when dogs are around, other distractions are fine). We used a gentle leader in the past and A) he really didn’t like it and was always pawing at his face to get it off and B) he became collar smart. We really want to avoid him being collar smart with the prong collar, especially because we have finally perfected his heel with it in just over a week. We went on a car ride the other day, so we didn’t put on the prong collar since we were only walking out to the car, and he dragged me once he realized the prong collar wasn’t on. Help!!? How can we avoid this. I want to eventually just be able to use the flat. Especially when we go away because I don’t trust someone else to walk him with a prong collar if they don’t know how to use it.”
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06/03/24