Interesting Correction Chain....

[Jed]

When I went out this afternoon - I put on my new necklace - blow me down, it's a chain with black web threaded through the links EXACTLY the same as the choker in the first post!!

Oh, so fashion forward Jed! :p

ML - the dog has to be either very well trained, or very compliant and willing for the rattle of the chain to have an effect - a well trained dog will pick up any slight rattle, or movement, so the command is "listen" - with the real command following.

We did a test at obedience training once, with the dog heeling off-lead but the handler held the chain and made the zip noise to see if the dogs would correct their position. Some dogs did but not mine - not well trained enough? Probably. :cool:

Oh, I know - only difference is that mine is black - if I could I would take and post a photo. It cracked me up. Nowhere to put the lead though

As far as well trained - they are all different. 2 cockers, one saying " what now, what now and yearning to hear and obey" - the other lying down "oh, nick off, can't you see I'm having a nap". Different dogs, different sounds

KK

All good reasons, but maybe it is to stop longhaired dogs from getting their hair caught in the slip collar, and preventing it from slipping up & down freely....

I used to use one on my Belgian Shepherd when training him for obedience

there is that, it obviously worked on him. You can buy fursaver chokers and Sprenger makes them too

[IngeK]

arent those more for dogs with longer hair so it doesnt brake that easy (the hair that is)?

[bedazzledx2]

Well my obedience champions wouldn't either!!! They wouldn't know what the sound meant as they have never been corrected with a choke chain. The sound of the fridge door has meaning...... :cool:

When I went out this afternoon - I put on my new necklace - blow me down, it's a chain with black web threaded through the links EXACTLY the same as the choker in the first post!!

Oh, so fashion forward Jed! :p

ML - the dog has to be either very well trained, or very compliant and willing for the rattle of the chain to have an effect - a well trained dog will pick up any slight rattle, or movement, so the command is "listen" - with the real command following.

We did a test at obedience training once, with the dog heeling off-lead but the handler held the chain and made the zip noise to see if the dogs would correct their position. Some dogs did but not mine - not well trained enough? Probably.