Physically correcting your dog

PHYSICAL CORRECTIONS

OK ... Here we go.... physical corrections... let's get right to it. I think there are some people out there that think that a physical correction is some sort of terrible thing. That certainly can be the case if the wrong trainer is teaching the wrong dog. There are certain dogs that may be high strung or out of control that need to be corrected in a manner that lets them know what you want, and at the same time, is something that does not hurt them or jeopardize your relationship. One of the best ways to correct the dog fairly and easily is the use of a CHAIN COLLAR.

THE CHAIN COLLAR

I wanted to take some time and talk a little about the chain collar. At the same time, I also wanted to show you how to put it on. The CHAIN COLLAR or choke chain as many people call it is a actually a great tool in training when it’s used the right way. What amazes me are the amount of people that are out there that have issues with the CHAIN COLLAR.

I can’t tell you the hundreds of people that have used my technique that had prior negative issues to using a CHAIN COLLAR. It seems like they just needed some clarification and needed to understand how to use it. There are so many misconceptions about this tool. Here are a few:

Some will simply not use this tool because of the name that some people call it... A CHOKE CHAIN.
I recently read one false claim that it “cuts off air to your dog for a brief instant”.

My personal feeling is that, yes, if you are abusive to your dog and hold him off the ground, it will cut off the air to your dog. But understand that the same inhumane person that would hold the dog off the ground with a CHAIN COLLAR and leash, would still find another way to abuse the dog even if he didn’t have a CHAIN COLLAR.

The truth is that in the wrong situation with the wrong dog, there is no question that a CHAIN COLLAR is the wrong tool. As a matter of fact, I am sure that thousands of dogs have ended up in animal shelters and humane societies over the years just because the wrong person was using a CHAIN COLLAR on the wrong dog.

More times than not, it is the person behind the CHAIN COLLAR and not necessarily the tool itself. But in my opinion, there are 3 reasons why a dog might have had some sort of aversive reaction or fear of the CHAIN COLLAR:

The person handling the dog was an abusive person. It didn’t matter if they used a CHAIN COLLAR or not, he still would have found some way to abuse the animal.
The person training the dog was using a CHAIN COLLAR on a dog that did not need to have a CHAIN COLLAR used on it. They were using the wrong tool.
The person handling the dog was never taught how to properly use a CHAIN COLLAR, or how to put one on.

But it seems like more times than not, the biggest reason there was a problem with the CHAIN COLLAR is simply because the person never learned how to use one of these correctly

Without the proper understanding of the use of the CHAIN COLLAR what ends up happening is the owner either corrects the dog too hard, or does not correct the dog enough.

WHAT TYPE OF DOG USES A CHAIN COLLAR?

I would simply recommend a CHAIN COLLAR for high strung dogs, or even dogs that are wanting to pull on the leash. There are many dogs that may start off as what I classify as "high strung" dogs that will mellow out as they begin to understand what you want. A good rule of thumb is that if your dog wants to pull or wants to jump on people, try using a CHAIN COLLAR. In the ONLINE DOG TRAINING area, click on the HEEL area. I will show you how to put one on, and how to use it too.

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