Pinch collars are actually safer for the dog - but they have to be fit by someone who knows something.
So should a choke, for that matter.
I wouldn’t trade my Herm-Sprenger for the world.
After the e-vets messed up the boy’s Atlas and C3/C4, I had no choice but to look for something that never, ever pulled on his neck.
The prongs are like power steering for your dog and most people are not aware that they work on pressure points, just the same way a mother dog squeezes a pup’s neck to constrain him.
I have several but my favorite is the newest version where there’s a dead link in the back and the prongs are working in opposite directions from that dead link.
I have 2 of the older models in which the prongs all just point one way.
The new one is fantastic.
Mr 100 Pounds of I’ll Do What I Want miraculously transforms into Mr CDX when he’s wearing it.
He has a couple of chokes but they’re mostly snap chokes so I can buy the right size for his neck without it being too small to go over his head.
Leerburg sells a nylon cord version under a name like “aggressive dog collar” or some such thing but they’ve been called snap chokes ever since I can remember.
Herm Sprenger also sells Toggle Chokes.
They work even better than the snap chokes and come in lots of nice finishes.
I never cease to be amazed by people who are trying to work their ‘strong willed’ dog with 5+ inches of “extra” chain and the collar’s all the way down around the dog’s shoulders.
That’s little more than oblivious cruelty that accomplishes nothing.