How to Fit a Prong Collar Take any link apart to remove a prong collar from the dog's neck Never slip a prong collar over the head to take it off. I train dogs with prong collars. There are very few dogs that I would not train with a prong collar. I recommend them to new dog owners, new trainers and people who own dogs with behavioral problems. While some think a prong looks nasty the fact is they are far more humane than a normal choke collar. The biggest problem with prong collars is that new dog owners don't know how to put them on, how to size skinny puppy skinny puppy them or how to have their dog wear them. This article will address these issues. Normal choke collars need to be ordered by length (i.e. 22 inches long etc.) Prong collars on the other hand are ordered by weight - Extra Heavy; Heavy; Light; etc. They all come in a standard length which is adjusted to fit the neck of the dog by removing or adding links to the collar. Prong collars are meant to be put on and taken off before and after daily training sessions. Unlike a choke collar that is often left on the dog all the time (in some cases this can be a dangerous golden retriever obedience training skinny puppy practice). A common problem new trainers have is they don't remove enough links to get the correct snug fit. When that happens the collar hangs down on the dogs neck which results in the collar not working the way that it was designed. A prong collar should fit the way you see it in the photo below. A Properly Fit Prong Collar on a Doberman The correct position for a prong collar is to sit right behind the ears and up under the jaw line like you see in the photo above. The photo below shows how many people mistakenly let a dog wear a prong. This photo above demonstrates a dog trainers in pa skinny puppy prong collar that was not properly sized for the dog. The collar is too loose and riding too far down on the dog's neck. It should be up where I have drawn the yellow line. This collar is correctly sized and fits properly. The rings on the leash are attached to the right place on the side of the neck. Sizing the Prong Adding and Removing Links Some people mistakenly try and put a prong collar on their dog by slipping it over the dogs head and then moving it down on the neck. That's wrong. Prong collars are designed to be put on and taken off by unhooking links and actually electronic dog training collars skinny puppy unsnapping
