Comments for Cardiff Canine Citizens http://cardiffcaninecitizens.com Caroline Cowan, BSc, MBIPDT, a qualified expert in dog psychology and behaviour Thu, 08 Dec 2011 07:24:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 Comment on Choke chains – what your dog can’t tell you by Angela http://cardiffcaninecitizens.com/528/choke-chains/#comment-11 Angela Sun, 05 Jun 2011 16:52:39 +0000 http://cardiffcaninecitizens.com/?p=528#comment-11 Caroline, you're so right. I see a lot of dogs, especially Staffies, with choke chains on, that are at the end of the lead pulling their owner wherever they want and making terrible breathing noises. When I ask the owner why they are using a choke chain, I am told: "To stop them pulling". As a dog walker I often have to walk dogs whose owners normally use chains, but I will never use them. All it takes is patience and consistency in most cases - it takes 5 to 10 minutes a day for a week - to get them not to pull without choke chains or halties. If you are reading this and struggling with a choke chain, do your dog's neck and your own arm sockets a favour and join a training class! Caroline, you’re so right. I see a lot of dogs, especially Staffies, with choke chains on, that are at the end of the lead pulling their owner wherever they want and making terrible breathing noises. When I ask the owner why they are using a choke chain, I am told: “To stop them pulling”.

As a dog walker I often have to walk dogs whose owners normally use chains, but I will never use them. All it takes is patience and consistency in most cases – it takes 5 to 10 minutes a day for a week – to get them not to pull without choke chains or halties. If you are reading this and struggling with a choke chain, do your dog’s neck and your own arm sockets a favour and join a training class!

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