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Hi have just come across this tread and new to DOL I have 2 G/S who are big and very young at heart and yes I have/do use the prong, however I have also been stopped at using the collar at several training places.....but I have made a cover so therefore no-one can see what type of collar I am using. the growing trend now at dog clubs are NOT to even use a check chain.... and yes I have questioned this and got the run around by these so-called instructors who think they NO everything about training...how do they think they can train a dog (who is say a geared dog) without any sort of head/neck control? I support the prong 100% and I with you all the way As I have gotten my CDX with one of my Shepherds and he carried on competing in open with scores in the 190's he is retired now but had I not had access to a prong he would have been another dog sitting in a backyard doing nothing other than eating/digging/tormenting/chewing, animal that could have been a huge problem, and just to add to the statics to the breed on a negative side. I am glad that I did stick to my guns (by using the prong), learnt about dog behaviour, gained my title, believe me when I say it would not have been possible without the use of the prong. I am not saying that the prong is all of end of but for those geared dogs your options are very limited indeed and I for one would not like to see that option (by using the prong) been taken away.....my fear is now what is going to happen to ALL those geared dogs, where are they going to end up???? that's the scary thought... they don't stand a chance at ever been a great member of anything..... sad I say. I am in NSW and I have signed...again thanks Erny