prong collars????? no way! Who on earth would recommend that for a pyr? I wouldn't recommend that for any dog! If I needed a prong collar that would mean that it wasn't the right dog for me and/or we both needed remedial dog training classes.
Mostly they walk with us, a little out front. - Sometimes they pull - but it is really a matter of training. We could put more effort into making them walk strictly in heel position but... heck it's their walk too. They don't yank us off our feet or anything but beware... if you see a cat or a squirrel... No mistake they want to chase it. Mason likes to mark territory - he was neutered as an adult so... still thinks he needs to mark everything. Sometimes he lags behind a little - gets busy with his sniffing and whatnot.
A pyr should never, ever, ever be trusted to walk off-lead. So a leash and collar absolutely required.
but if you've been reading up on them you know that already.
Pandora's all the time collar doesn't tangle in her hair at all, it just kind of slides through without anything to catch or something. It doesn't damage the hair like a chain collar would or a wide collar. Mason has a bit of a thicker neck ruff, almost a mane of hair about the neck - his tends to get matted there a bit more but... I'm not sure if that's just his natural tendency because of the thicker skin and hair or if it might actually be caused by the collar. I don't really think it is the collar.
When Pandora gets uppity and spends too much time pulling we just need to show her the gentle leader and she knows if she keeps up with the bad behaviour I will put it on her. We more or less just use the gentle leader to remind her who is the boss. Usually just the threat is enough.
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Date: 2007-11-01 03:34 pm (UTC)Mostly they walk with us, a little out front. - Sometimes they pull - but it is really a matter of training. We could put more effort into making them walk strictly in heel position but... heck it's their walk too. They don't yank us off our feet or anything but beware... if you see a cat or a squirrel... No mistake they want to chase it. Mason likes to mark territory - he was neutered as an adult so... still thinks he needs to mark everything. Sometimes he lags behind a little - gets busy with his sniffing and whatnot.
A pyr should never, ever, ever be trusted to walk off-lead. So a leash and collar absolutely required.
but if you've been reading up on them you know that already.
Pandora's all the time collar doesn't tangle in her hair at all, it just kind of slides through without anything to catch or something. It doesn't damage the hair like a chain collar would or a wide collar. Mason has a bit of a thicker neck ruff, almost a mane of hair about the neck - his tends to get matted there a bit more but... I'm not sure if that's just his natural tendency because of the thicker skin and hair or if it might actually be caused by the collar. I don't really think it is the collar.
When Pandora gets uppity and spends too much time pulling we just need to show her the gentle leader and she knows if she keeps up with the bad behaviour I will put it on her. We more or less just use the gentle leader to remind her who is the boss. Usually just the threat is enough.
Freight train.... too funny. :)