Sign Up
Search

Interesting experience

Home » Training & Behavior » Interesting experience
New Topic
  • juneaudog
    • Gold Top Dog

    Interesting experience

    juneaudog

    Posted : 3/27/2007 7:29:55 PM

    So, out walking J-dog today and we ran into a woman walking a BIG chocolate lab. Great dog, really beautiful - pretty calm, too, despite this white little ball of fluff trying to jump all over him. The lab had on an ENORMOUS prong collar and I was struck by how different our interactions with our respective dogs were, while standing there talking with her. She kept tugging on the collar to keep the dog from going for Juneau, while I'm standing there (flat collar only) and holding Juneau in a sit-stay - as best as I could - treat and clicker in front of her nose. Mind you I've got a 4.5 month old pup and this dog was an adult - and although it was a bit of a struggle I was happy that I had reasonable control over my dog without having to resort to a prong! Though, the lab was probably 3x the bodyweight of my pup...

    The lab was clearly frustrated by being held back and barked a few times, pretty loudly - to which the owner responded by squealing "hey! stop that! what was that for!" and making a big fuss each time. Gee, I wonder why the dog barks when it gets so much attention for doing so!

  • espencer
    • Gold Top Dog
    espencer

    Posted : 3/27/2007 8:35:34 PM

    Its all on the owner skills more than in the tools they use, any tool is infallible, specially if you dont know how to use it
  • ron2
    • Gold Top Dog
    ron2

    Posted : 3/27/2007 8:46:00 PM

    I think, in this instance, the owner doesn't really understand the use of a prong collar, let alone that more training is needed. Used properly, a dog on a prong won't pull and strain. It's a handy physical tool but I think the other owner could do more training, as Juneaudog is implying, and maybe not need the prong after a while. She is correct. The dog is rewarded for barking and lunging by the big fuss. The other owner doesn't realize that you must show the dog what you expect.
  • spiritdogs
    • Gold Top Dog
    spiritdogs

    Posted : 3/27/2007 10:29:30 PM

    As you might imagine, this happens to me all the time, sometimes to the point I want to put a prong on the human and see how they like being pinched and yelled at for reasons they don't "get". [:@]