Sprenger Black Stainless Steel 2.25mm Pinch/Prong Collar Fits up to 13" Neck

After removing the previous HS fur saver chain collar that was on our rehomed GSD which he outgrew (his previous owners gifted that and left it on him), I figured why not try and use a leather/chain martingale collar on him. I WAS WRONG. Our pup who is trained in personal protection and bite work was trained with the good stuff, meaning stainless steel Herm Sprenger collars. You name them and he's had it on him at one point. When we applied his new collar, he took the martingale collar like it was nothing to him since there really wasn't any sort of "weight" to it. Any correction we did with it, I swear he'd laugh in his head and pull us like he was a sled dog or he'd try and choke himself as much as he could which didn't work since there was only so much correction the martingale did that it pretty much acted like a flat collar. Then I went with a martingale and a body harness. Once again he turned into a sled dog pulling us, the only difference was that his body harness made him look like a super cool working dog. After extensive research on a prong collar versus using a chain, I ended up purchasing the prong since it was a lot less hurtful on the trachea compared to a regular choke chain collar. I haven't took him out for a walk yet, but with some heel commands in the backyard our dog has actually listened and has resisted the urge to pull with this collar. Having the slight weight of the stainless steel around his neck makes him know that it's time to focus/listen. Of all the useless collars, harnesses we spent money on these past few months I really wish I had thought of the prong collar before hand.To be honest I was pretty biased to it at first thinking that it was inhumane, but the more I researched the more I realized that as a responsible dog owner this was an investment worth having. Like I said, do your research about prong collars and know how/where to correctly apply it on your dog. When out in public now and I see an owner have a prong incorrectly placed, I try and tell them to fix it and get the correct fit to get the actual effect of how a prong collar works.My dogs neck measured at 19 inches, when I put this on him it was actually too big on him. I only had to remove 2 links to get the correct fit. I actually regret purchasing a few extra links since I didn't even need them. Of course being 3.2mm, it could be a bit tough to remove/apply for those who have small hands like myself. My husband has no problem putting it on, but I struggle a bit trying to pinch the links together.Our collar was purchased from 101outlet if I remember correctly, and it was an authentic Herm Sprenger collar that we received. Our also came with the swivel D-link, I had no preference to whether it was the double O rings or not. It works either way. No complaints what so ever.

It's like having power steering on your dog. No more pulling when training to walk. I only use the collar when training or taking my german shepherds into stores. I have 2 of them and it's not a problem to walk both of them at the same time in public placed.

I just had to write this review because this product has had such a profound affect on my life and I needed to share with others who might be in desperate situations like mine. 15 months ago we adopted a 112 pound mastiff mix from a local shelter. Although we leash trained him right away we just couldn’t break him of charging when he saw a cat or another dog walking by. I tried everything from the no pull harness to the gentle leader and nothing worked. I was told to use positive reinforcement when he saw a trigger but I couldn’t even get his attention in the slightest when he was seeing red let alone get him calm enough to take a treat! It got to the point where I was afraid to walk him because he was just so strong when he jolted I was afraid he would get away and hurt someone or something. Not walking him only created additional bad behaviors at home and I was honestly ready to find him a new home. As a last resort I called a behaviorist in who recommended I try this collar in addition to the other training he wanted me to do. I’ve only been using it a week now and the difference is amazing. When he starts to get distracted I’m able to quickly give him a command and get his attention with a very slight correction, doesn’t take much at all. Our walks are so peaceful and it has made it so easy to reinforce commands with him while walking. Today we passed dogs barking behind gates, dogs barking on leashes, people on bikes, cats (all things that would have previously sent him into a tizzy) but I was able to quickly give him the heel, sit and watch me command and there were no issues, amazing! This as a tool along with the behavior modification plan seriously kept my dog in the home with me and I am so grateful.

I was hesitant because I felt it was a bit pricey for a collar but it had good reviews and our 7 month old puppy was making walks super unpleasant and was choking himself on our old collar so I went ahead and tried it and it is worth EVERY PENNY! It immediately caused him to stop pulling and now our walks are MUCH more pleasant. Awesome training tool! It is a little bit of a learning curve to figure out how to put it on and off but we caught on pretty quickly. We did purchase a leash coupler as well so we can attach the prong collar to his normal collar when going on a walk in case the prong collar were to disconnect (which it hasn’t but just a precaution) and we just put on the prong collar when going on a walk or training as the instructions say. It is so worth it to have to put it on him every time! Best puppy purchase we have made!

Sprenger clicklink alleviates difficult- to- bend prongs to place and remove collar but this brand costs less than Sprenger, fits collar well, is quite sturdy and does not have an easy-to-lose plastic cover wich is prone to fall off