How to fit a prong correctly

[Fiona]

Hi

I know alot of people have started buying prongs (me being one of them) I thought this might be useful in helping anyone who has a prong to fit it correctly.

http://www.leerburg.com/fit-prong.htm

I found it really useful.


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[kendal]

i have found that useful with all collars even at work i have found that if i move where there collars sits they don't pull so much and are listening to the correction (for any one who doesn't know i work at a kennel)
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[shirley c]

Thanks for that, I kept meaning to go and look but forgot

[Phoebe]

Good to know, though I am not a friend of prongs.

Kendal, at which kennel do you work? I´m just curious, because I´m a kennel maid as well. I work at Sasilasy´s.

[kendal]

i am at crowbank kennels. abronhill up arns road.
where is your place.
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[Phoebe]

I applied once at Crowbank... AtSasilasy´s Pet Hotel is at the way to Airdrie, Stirling Rd. The former Arcadia, maybe you know that. It´s a very nice place to work, I love the job.

[kendal]

what happened when you applied for crowbank, i found the web sit it looks good.
i applied because i was sick of working at McDonald's. i am loving it plus I'm thinking of going into dog grooming so this is good experience.
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[Phoebe]

I applied last year in fall, so they had no vacancies at that time. And my English was so bad, that I couldn´t barely speak to someone at the phone.
But I am glad things are how they are, because I live in Luggiebank, and just have to cycle 5 minutes up the hill to work.
I always wanted to work with dogs, and do a bit of studying canine psychology besides.
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[Phoebe]

Do you have other animals at Crowbank? We do cats as well and a few rabbits, guinea pigs and birds.
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[kendal]

i always wanted to work with animals, but i think i want to work with dogs more. i have met some breeds that i have only ever herd about but never seen.
how long have you been working there. is it just the kennels you help out in.
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[Magz]

what experience do you need to work in a kennel. as that would be a job I would like

[John Thomson]

Fiona,
as you know this is a link I email to any one considering using a prong.

Phoebe....I understand your views but as has been discussed elsewhere there are some dogs who NEED a prong to help bring them to the point that they will listen to their handler.........Oscar the boxer is a good example of this...on a normal collar he simply has no manners and ignored any corrections..so could do as he pleased...this included jumping on other smaller dogs....simply not acceptable behavior on our walks.........two walks and a couple of sharp corrections later and he seems now to be moving in the right direction..........as I have said before prongs are not for every dog but for strong dominant dogs they give the handler back the control that they have lost.
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[Phoebe]

I started in June. I do mostly the dogs, cleaning and a lot of walking! I love it! But sure, I care for the other pets as well. But the dogs need a lot attention. It is such a hard work. I think, I never worked so hard before, but it is the most rewarding work, I ever did.
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[Phoebe]

John,
I understand you. I am just always so scared, when I see people just pulling there dogs, with a prong around doggies neck. Didn´t want to criticize someone, sensitive used in the right hands it may work...
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[John Thomson]

Phoebe,
people need to understand that, as with any collar, prongs can be misused...you need to understand the dog and how it will react to a correction.

However used correctly they are a great tool when dealing with a 'hard' dominant physically strong dog. Only a small proportion of dogs will ever need one.....but a large number of older dogs come to training ONLY when behavior problem have go really bad.......so at class the proportion of dog that will benefit from a prong is higher than normal.
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