I haven't tried a prong collar, but my trainer said that she has used them in the past on her Standard poodles (under a trainers advice) and found it useful. She now uses gentle leaders, so I'm thinking tha tpossibly, used correctly with proper training either could work. I think I may also depend on the dog. I fostered a basset/lab mix and the gentle leader was a bit of a challegege with those big, meaty slobbery lips, but the easy leader harness worked great!
Shair
In a message dated 22/08/2006 06:02:11 Central Daylight Time, vol@jax.org writes:
Hi, My two year old female has begun getting frisky on the leash when we walk with other dogs. This is new behavior and she has knocked me to my knees twice. My friend walks a very exuberant shepard lab mix with a prong collar. He behaves well on the prong collar and she has good control. Another woman with a large lab (who once pulled her over a river bank chasing something) began using a "gentle leader"--the leash that raps around the muzzle. She said she had control and not more problems with her lab. Does anyone have opinions on one versus the other?
Candice and Pearl