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Barry

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(Msg. 16) Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2007 6:34 am
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camaro

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(Msg. 17) Posted: Sun Mar 25, 2007 10:16 pm
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I got my Lab at 18 months from a rescue. Powerful and strong willed. He
destroyed two Haltis and the choke chain was absolutely cruel) Gasp, Gasp.
Togther we got trained (or should I say I got trained).
The answer was a pinch collar. As the trainer said, "Would you rather get
pinched or choked?"
Squire is now 11 and still full of energy. He loves his walks but for his
safety and mine, the pinch collar was the answer. He walks beside me on
our daily walks with no tugging or pulling. He has learned commands on
which side I need him to walk and also for turning left and right. The
pinch collar looks amazingly cruel but the tines are so large, there
appears to be minimal "pain". It helped me establish that I was the Alpha.

The key here is your safety and your dog's safety. Labs are very smart and
even the old dogs can learn new tricks.
Camaro

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Dale Atkin

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(Msg. 18) Posted: Sun Mar 25, 2007 10:22 pm
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camaro wrote:
> The answer was a pinch collar. As the trainer said, "Would you rather get
> pinched or choked?"


Personally I'm not a fan of either, but I do recognize that for some it
might be the answer. The most important thing with either of these
collar types is that you learn *how* to use them. If you use them wrong,
you can definitely do some damage (I've heard accounts of dogs getting
their wind pipes punctured using a pinch collar improperly...)

Dale
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camaro

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(Msg. 19) Posted: Sun Mar 25, 2007 10:35 pm
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Dale,
I agree 100%. A big Lab can do real damage to itself and its owner. The
important point is that the owner is the Alpha. (and I don't mean that
in a cruel way)

Camaro


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> Personally I'm not a fan of either, but I do recognize that for some
> it might be the answer. The most important thing with either of these
> collar types is that you learn *how* to use them. If you use them
> wrong, you can definitely do some damage (I've heard accounts of dogs
> getting their wind pipes punctured using a pinch collar improperly...)
>
> Dale
>
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Tara Legale

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(Msg. 20) Posted: Sun Mar 25, 2007 10:59 pm
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Hi everyone. I'm the OP. Just an update on Cooper who we have had about 7
weeks now. We have had two visits by a dog trainer and keep working with
Cooper with things she has suggested. He now can be walked on the leash
down the road and he walks right nows to us without pulling. He knows we
are the leader. She brought over a special collar. It is nylon and almost
is two collars in one. One portion of the collar will tighten and losen if
he pulls, while the other part of the collar stays secure so he cannot get
out of it.

Cooper has quit chewing on blankets and rugs, as he gets a stuffed and
frozen Kong when he goes to bed and that both satisfies him and wears him
out for the night. He knows to look us in the eye for commands. He sits,
comes and stays on commend. We are working with getting him to lay down,
which he doesn't really want to do yet. He knows to sit off to the side of
his food dish until we say he can eat it. Cooper has turned out to be a
very smart young yellow lab. A good addition to the family.
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