luffy4688 Posted August 5, 2009 Share Posted August 5, 2009 Hi, I'm getting a Welsh Pembroke Corgi in 2 weeks. It will b 8 weeks old when I get it and I plan to train it straight away. I've been reading a bit about using training collars. I need a bit of advice on the what are the differences between a pinch collar and a choke collar. Is it good to use them etc etc. It'll be use for obedience training only and it will be removed during all other times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
persephone Posted August 5, 2009 Share Posted August 5, 2009 For a tiny puppy, just use a plain flat collar. Dog/puppy training is all about "reading" your dog..its body language etc.. and knowing when and how to implement your commands No collar can really help YOU with learning how to do this. A puppy's neck is tiny and fraglie- you do not want to be using any form of 'correction' collar! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aidan Posted August 5, 2009 Share Posted August 5, 2009 Find a puppy class, it is an excellent way to provide socialisation with other puppies, people and a new place and your instructor will show you how to train some basic things. Your local vet or obedience club are the first places to look. Socialisation is vitally important and the hands-on instruction will be beneficial in getting you off on the right foot. It is very rare to see anyone use a correction collar on a puppy these days, even amongst trainers who do use them with adult dogs. You need to build your relationship and teach pup how to "learn to earn". You may even find you never use a correction collar, this is becoming increasingly common. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staranais Posted August 5, 2009 Share Posted August 5, 2009 Persephone is right - for a little puppy, please just use a flat collar. If you train him right from the start, you may never need to use a correction collar, since he won't have established any bad habits that you need to correct. I'd do some googling on "clicker training", it's a popular style of training which is very well suited to little puppies, and also agree with Aidan's recommendation to find a good puppy class. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nekhbet Posted August 5, 2009 Share Posted August 5, 2009 puppies never need more then a flat collar. They do not have the muscles to cope with a correction from one of those collars and they are unneccesary for a dog of that age. you can teach any breed to walk on a flat collar and even introduce little tugs to get the puppy to follow or stop pulling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luffy4688 Posted August 5, 2009 Author Share Posted August 5, 2009 Thank you for all the advice! I reckon I'll start off with just a normal collar and we'll see how it goes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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