Dog Collars And Leashes Are Needed For Good Obedience

Before your dog can become the top companion both of you desire you need to undertake some basic obedience training. In most cases this requires the use of dog collars and leashes. Leash training is especially important to control younger dogs. Most dog trainers recommend a leash for training dogs of all ages.

Dog leashes and collars help you train your dog to stay close and together they act as a safety device to keep your dog from running into traffic. They will also stop him from chasing other animals or lunging at people. Dog collars and leashes help minimize your liability and are mandated by law in some areas.

You should keep two things in mind when selecting your dog leash. First is the size of your dog. Your puppy may be small now but it will grow larger as an adult dog so you need to size your lead accordingly. This may require that you buy several different leads to accommodate both the puppy and the adult dog.

Also keep in mind the kind of area where you plan to exercise and train your dog. If there is not much traffic, such as in the suburbs, a longer lead may be okay. A shorter leash is really needed when you are in a more congested area. A long leash may let your dog get so far away that you are no longer controlling and he is not safe. A lead on a reel does a fair job of accommodating both types of areas.

Leashes by themselves are not much good unless they connect with a proper type of collar for your dog. There is a large variety of dog collars to choose from. The main types are prong collars, electronic shock or scent collars, choke collars, front leading collars such as the Gentle Leader, harnesses and plain leather or fabric collars.

Shock collars, which used to be used quite often, are being phased out by the newer, more humane methods of discouraging unwanted behavior in your pet. Some of the newer vapor, scent, and forward leading leashes are more humane and can do the job quite well.

Buying a collar or leash for your dog should not be done without thought. The breed of your dog, its size and your training goals must all be considered when choosing the most appropriate dog collars and leashes. A different style, as well as size, may be required in training to change bad behavior of a large breed than one used for small breed obedience training.

The muscular necks of most large breeds protect them fairly well from injury from prong collars and choke collars. Greyhounds on the other handBut greyhounds are easily injured by such collars. And they should never be used on small and toy breeds.

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