Did you know that pinch, prong, and shock collars can cause aggression in your dogs?
This is because our lovely dogs have a very small prefrontal cortex. That means they have very little computational power.
So, when you are walking your dog with a pinch collar, they see a dog, get excited, pull a bit, then suddenly feel pain…
They cannot know and absolutely will not ever understand that it is the collar, and then pulling, that is actually causing them pain.
They associate that pain with the dog they see, and think to themselves “that dog hurt me!”.
Eventually they will likely start to growl and bark at other dogs to keep the dogs away, after all, it is because they saw a dog and that dog hurt them. (They believe). Growling and barking works to keep them away.
You can train your dog without pain inducing tactics. Retraining with a regular collar, moving to a Pet Safe Easy Walk harness, or as a last resort, a head collar like a Halti or Gentle Leader, will help you and your dog have better walks.
These last two recommendations help because they redirect your dog’s entire body, or head, in another direction without causing pain when used correctly.
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