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There are many different neck restraints for man’s best friend: flat-buckle collars, choke chains, harnesses, martingale collars, just to name a few. And then there are prong collars, sometimes known ...

What do these collars do? Choke: These collars are usually made of metal links and are designed to allow owners to control their dogs’ movements by having the collar tightening around the dogs’ necks.

SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS)— Some dog owners use prong collars in order to get their pets to obey, but some animal experts are not encouraging their use and provide alternatives to the "medieval" training ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. BOULDER, Colo. — A Boulder woman hopes to ...

SINGAPORE: Dog owners are urged to avoid using electronic shock collars and prong collars to train their pets as such devices can cause serious harm, according to a new advisory released by the Animal ...

Why are prong collars cruel, and what alternatives exist for managing a strong-pulling dog? Prong collars cause discomfort and pain when a dog pulls. It's an aversive method to stop a dog from pulling ...