Collar Guilt

Last night, we were watching It's Me or the Dog. This woman had 4 weimaraners that she could not control. One was on a shock collar and the others were walked with prong collars. Victoria Stillwell, the trainer, said that the prong & shock were going in the trash because they are torture items.

Evie gets walked on prong!!

Of course, now I feel guilty. Victoria was saying that it can damage their trachea!! Great. We have tried the gentle leader, the prong, a regular choke chain, and flat collar. She pulls so I walk her with the prong. Now, I feel guilty for using it on her. And, I don't want to end up in the hospital with her trachea being damaged.

The real problem is that she pulls and needs to be trained not to pull. Sometimes she does really well. Other times, she doesn't - when she really wants to go see Wasabi or a skateboarder goes by.

I am thinking of getting her a better harness - like this one: