Another advantage is that it does not wear the hair off around the dog s neck, which is a plus with long-haired dogs. It pinches rather than chokes, and, like the chain collar, when used properly, should hang loose most of the time, and only be tightened briefly. You should learn and practice some attention exercises that teach your dog to focus on you. A dog who s attention is riveted on its owner during a walk, cannot possibly be pulling on the leash and choking. A brief word about the alternative to collars that is still available at pet stores, the harness.
Harnesses are for pulling.
Their proper use is on sled dogs, and dogs doing draft work. Attempting to walk a dog using a harness instead of a collar, gives the dog an advantage at pulling and being out of control. So, like other pieces of training equipment, a harness is great if you have a team of sled dogs, or are teaching your Rottweiler, or Newfoundland to pull a cartload of firewood to the house. On the average pet dog, small or not, a harness is a bad idea. You may print or download this material for non-commercial personal or school educational use.