Dog Health Questions: What does a martingale dog training collar do?

I have only just heard about them and was interested to know if they help to train a dog to walk on a lead properly without pulling or barking. Thanks if you can help.

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They can be used instead of a chain (collar). The fabric is easier on fragile necks than the regular chain collar. when adjusted properly, it will not close around the neck like a chain collar But you still get the chain sound of the correction. I do not reccommend a flat, chain or martingale for a dog that has pulling issues. For that a prong collar used correctly is actually much safer for the trachea as it stops the pulling with the least pressure on the trachea.

I use the martingale for my two poms. Poms have delicate neck and also they have large heads compared to their necks and a regular chain collar is too long when it is long enough to get over their heads. The martingale can be adjusted after it is put on so the chain does not hang down too low. They do not have pulling issues but a quick jiggle of the chain will put them back into proper position. Plain flat collars are too damaging for small dog's necks when training or the dog is pulling. They have no "give" and no warning "jiggle".

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• Not much for training, however, are safer then a choke or prong collar, because their are no chains to get caught and keep pressure on the neck, they are made of the average nylon color material. We got ours for our new pup because, when sized properly it is much harder for a dog to slip out of it and when training a puppy how to walk on a lead, this is necessary.
  
  Good healing/walking training collars are the harness and head halters.


• The only thing it is good for is to keep the dog from pulling out of the collar if it were to become scared, backing up wiggling out of the collar. As far a collar to train not to pull would be a choke chain. But is best to seek a professional trainer to help you use the choke chain correctly.


• don't bother with one my trainer told me to get one and they don't work at all, I have found that a prong collar works much better on training yes, some people may think they are abusive collars but the old style use to be because they were sharp and poked the dog but the ones they have now have rounded tips that don't hurt the dog. get the prong collar


• It's not so much a training collar, as it just an alternative type of collar. They're good for dogs with long, fragile necks, like the greyhound, as they apply even pressure, all the way around the neck, and not just where it's being pulled.