I cant agree more. Technically yes. My teenage daughter begged me to adopt a pitbull puppy. Another story that came our way involved a woman who discovered that a doggy day care center was using a prong collar on her dog without her permission. We adopted a 7 month old lab/pit/Brittany spaniel mix from our local rescue shelter. The warning said that they should be banned and included a photo of a dog with several lacerations on its neck, allegedly caused by a Its crazy how the internet is overwhelmed with posts claiming how dangerous these collars are when I find they have done wonders for both me and the dogs Im walking, all without hurting them. WebPerhaps it was the way the cave people restrained their wild dogs from running away. I have a reactive dog when out, other dogs, cars and people but an absolute gent when in the home. Hi, I have a 90 lb intact lab that I adopted a week ago. Why was CodeMiko banned? Their use is discretionary, optional, or voluntary. He responds instantly better when a prong collar is put on him. In large, older, strong, and/or strong-willed dogs, this would point us to the prong collars. He likes them, just not enough to be bribed by them. Its good to note that a dogs neck is 3x more sensitive than a human neck, so we really do not need to use much pressure. Of course, if you see regression, then make sure that the previous training method is reverted to., This is a really subjective question. For the first time ever I relaxed and smiled while in a vets waiting room! However, loose leash walking has literally been impossible. He was much better with not pulling for a period of time when I would take him on a walk, but then he went back to his old ways and now pulls like crazy now even with the prong collar. The information is readily available, but it is a little more buried than I would like to see. Now he is eyes on me. If you correct the behavior before he gets into that state of mind, the prong will work. Sure someone could use it to hurt a dog if they want to pull tight and nag on the dogs neck. A prong collar is a device that has good and bad points to it, but as well go into later, its ripe for misuse. Your story along with all the others brave enough to share will helps others in your same situation. Thoughts? Controversial prong dog collars were recently banned by the government of Australias most popular tourist destinations, Queensland, home of the Great Barrier Reef and Gold and Sunshine Coasts. I will make a couple of notes: 1, It was a bit of a trick to fit the thing at first, especially since she has long fur. Oftentimes Prong collars are brandished around as the holy grail of owning a dog. We were very skeptical at first because it does look a bit barbaric.