Prong Collars: Safety and Efficacy
Here are some resources we have discovered relating to the safety and efficacy of prong collars. They are meant for you to read and determine for yourselves if they are a tool you feel comfortable using with your dog or not. We will continue to update this page with any new studies or research that we come across.
*Some of these resources are written as educated opinions, so please read it as such.
Suzanne Clothier: Training with the Prong Collar
Suzanne Clothier is renowned for creating "Relationship Centered Training". While she does not personally use prong collars, her article goes into great detail about the proper use of prong collars and when/how they can be beneficial. We greatly admire and respect her as a trainer and implement some of her philosophy into our own training.
*We are not affiliated with any of these sources.
