Herm Sprenger Prong Dog Training Collar Ultra-Plus Chrome Plated Steel Pet Pinch Anti Pull Collar for Dogs Made in Germany 22in x 3.0mm (Neck Size up to 18in) Medium

Works great (as long as you use it appropriately)
I have a 2 yr old German Shepard mix, with the guidance of our trainer, I bought this collar. I will say, it is great! It’s super durable, you’re able to slightly adjust the circumference of it, and it’s low profile. It is a slight pain to get on and off, but you’re able to get a quick release from Herm Springer and I would definitely recommend getting that if you plan to use this regularly for any training. As far as the actual training goes, DO YOUR RESEARCH OR GET A TRAINER! If not used properly this collar can and will cause damage to your dog’s neck. Know where to place it on the neck, and know not to pull to tightly on it when correcting behavior. When used properly it is a great training tool, but it shouldn’t be your only tool. We have been using this for about a year now for various reasons, and he now associates it with going on walks (gets SUPER excited when he hears it lol), after correctly sizing it, I can confidently say I believe this will last for a long while. I would definitely recommend it, as long as you know how to use it.

Life-changer…right when I was about to break the bank
I am not sure that I have ever written a review for a product. If I have…I am not sure when the last time I did was. I was feeling pretty confident about my dog training skills. Between gentle-leaders and no-pull harnesses, consistency, and positive reinforcement, I have trained 5 previous dogs to walk calmly on a leash. Four of those dogs were all at once. “look at me and my skills!” I thought….walking all four of these lab-mixes all at once. For years. Calmly. And then… Bodhi (an 8 month old 65 lb golden retreiever/husky mix) came into my life and humbled me almost right onto my toosh onto a road with traffic. Because a dog was across the street with a bell on his collar and the excitement was just too much! First I used a no-pull harness. Then a gentle leader. Then a trainer I worked with in an obedience class recommended a martingale. It was useless. The gentle leader I used was the most effective, and that was still minimal and I felt like I was hurting him during corrections. We walk twice a day and I dreaded it. I thought I was a calm, cool dog owner. I fet like I was turning into a crazy person alternating between corrections and positive reinforcement on our walks. Although, my 14-year-old lab mix was loving all training treats she was getting alongside every attempt I made to reward Bodhi for positive behavior. I was convinced for months I was doing something wrong and feeling guilty and more defeated with every youtube video I watched about just needing to figure out better communication with my dog. I was on the verge of breaking the bank and sending him away to a 2-week board-and-train program. I heard prong collars were inhumane, but when I got desperate, I started to research them. In just ONE DAY, the results were immediate. And boy wagged his tail throughout the whole walk and just looked up at me when we saw another dog and gladly took treats instead of pulling. I watched multiple youtube videos about using this correctly before trialing it and introduced him to it in the backyard first. It feels sooooo much more humane than constant corrections and stopping and changing directions throughout our walks. It was calm and easy and I felt like ME again. The corrections were drastically less and we all were happy and calm throughout our walk. SO HAPPY I TRIED THIS. Nothing inhumane about it. And good learning for me about recognizing different methods for different dogs. We look forward to many calm, long walks in our future!

Authentic Sprenger collar – not a fake – I checked. Fit is perfect for 7 month old cattle dog. Got it today and expected a learning curve – took about 3 seconds for both me and my dog (Jolene) to get the hang of it. Instant success – it was like I was walking somebody else’s dog – no pulling, no choking/gasping that occurred with her non-prong martingale collar. Actually safer than the non-prong martingale or choke collars. WHAT A RELIEF! DOG WALKING IS FUN AGAIN!

I was cheaping out and bought a no name prong on amazon. Not only it is way too big (already the smallest the seller has) for my 15lb mini American Eskimo, but it also very hard to pinch in and out to put on my dog. So I googled around and got this OG HS micro prong. Let me tell you, this thing is unreal! I put on my dog, immediately i see result! Gave 2 gentle corrections when she tried to pull when see another dog and human, she did ouch quite a bit, but no more pulling afterwards when we were in elevator with other humans. (She loves to jump on other people before!) Some people would argue prong is inhumane. But it is actually more humane. The dog need to learn not to pull and it is already better to have short extreme pain than long medium pain. Before when i used regular collar or choke collar, my dog pull like crazy when she saw dogs or human. I ended up needing to use so much force to drag her around everyday whereas prong gave her sudden pain then she don’t pull and no more pain!