Do any of you use prong (pinch) collars on your dog?

[Schnauzer]

I've always used a choke chain for Pepper. Ironically, my mother approves of the choker, but not the prong collar because she thinks it's cruel. I tried his choke chain on my upper arm and it HURT! It pinched one area and bruised it. I decided to get Pepper a prong collar the other day because he reacted better to it in PetSmart. When I tried it on my arm, it just felt like a squeeze with little teeth - nothing painful even when pulled all the way... and no bruising or pinching (so I wonder why some people call it a pinch collar?). Plus, it has a safety apparatus so that you can only pull it so far to avoid choking, unlike the choke chain. You can even remove links to properly size it to your dog's neck. I guess it just looks cruel... I'd MUCH rather wear a prong collar around my neck than a choke chain. You could always just use your dog's collar too, but I find that Pepper is easily distracted by "prey" animals and wants to drag me with him in chase.

Pepper wearing a choke chain:

Pepper wearing a prong (pinch) collar:

[Regina]

It is funny you said this because my mom said the same thing, to me. I used to use a choke chain and charlie would just ignore it so i got the prong one and he acts like a perfect gentleman. granted he is a service dog but occasionally he has temper tantrums like all dogs. I like the pinch much better.

[Hecata Satanis]

I have some big dogs and if they don't have their pronged collar on they know it and they will walk you instead of the other way around! With their collars on even my 6 year old granddaughter can walk the dogs!