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(More customer reviews)I found this "prong" or "pinch" training collar to be of very good quality, much better than other brands that you may find at your typical pet store. The tips of the prongs are rounded off so as not to dig into the skin of the pooch's neck. I actually tried this collar on myself, and found it to be NOT uncomfortable, to the contrary of many vocal dissidents against prong collars as being "barbaric" for the pet. The key to successful use of this as a training aid is to properly fit the collar high up on your dog's neck, just below the ears. Adjust it tightly enough so that it doesn't slip down, but not so tight as to pinch the dog's neck without any added pressure from the leash. You MUST measure your dog's size properly using the circumference of the neck just below the ears. The links are removable and can be added or removed to adjust the size of the collar. You will probably need to add extra links if your dog's neck is at 12" or larger, since the measured length of the Sprenger collar is 14" laid flat and doesn't account for the smaller circumference when measured from the tips of the prongs themselves. It may be more cost effective to purchase two entire collars that to buy extra links. The slip chain part goes on the side of the dog's neck, not the top. There are two ring's on the slip chain part, a larger "dead" ring, and a smaller "active" ring. Connecting the leash to he dead ring limits the tightness that can be applied to the prong collar, while use of the active ring gives a stronger and quicker correction. Correction is accomplished by a quick but gentle sideways snap of the leash. The correction is supposed to feel similar to a corrective nip that a mother dog would give to a puppy. This training collar is NOT meant to be pulled on so that the prongs constantly dig into the pooch's neck. I have this collar for training my 65 lb pit bull, and it works great. You really don't need a "stronger" collar with larger prongs unless you have a large dog that really is stubborn and pulls hard. Remember, prong collars are for training purposes only and should not be left on you pooch longer than needed for the day's training period. Use a regular collar for fashion and identification purposes.
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