Bom Bom Bommmm (cue the thunder and lightning) - “YOU PUT THAT AROUND A DOG’S NECK?!?”

    The infamous Pronged Collar. I’m interested in getting your feedback on this because throughout the years there has been an extensive list of training tools for dogs, but I’m assuming that most of us can agree that no other dog training device has been so aesthetically unpleasant. Actually, forget unpleasant, it’s down right scary; 50 relatively pointed metal spikes wrapped around a dog’s neck? Oh yeah, and it actually gets tighter when you pull on the leash! It does seem rather cruel, no?

    I want to hear about real life experiences using this mechanism. Did it work for you and your dog? What exactly is it supposed to accomplish? Did you reach your training goals? Did anyone ever ridicule you for mistreating your k9 companion?

From what I’ve seen it has become much more popular over the last year or so. I’m curious, however, is it going to have a life cycle like it’s cousin the “choke collar”? If so, we should be watching for an exit stage left in the near future.

Pam Tewes recently opened a swimming pool only for dogs in Waltham called Aqua Dog Fitness that caters to dogs in and around Boston.  Some dogs come for therapy, others for their love of water and some just to shed those extra pounds! Her business is so successful that she is already thinking about opening a new swimming pool in the South End!
A one hour lesson at Aqua Dog costs $75, but call ahead because she is pretty booked!