I use half-check for walking and training, but please be careful of leaveing them on your dog when unattended. 2 years ago we lost are little cross breed she was in the garden with her collar on, it was Nov and fireworks went of she tried to get in the house and hung herself on the door handle, i no this was a freek accident but i will not leave a collar on a dog anymore.
It was the frabric type.

Interestingly I went to a trainer with a dog who was a puller (cocker) and he never once suggested using a half choke. Mine have fabric collars only and we just use the 'stop-sit-start' method of training for 'pullers'.

You are correct Frankie, all sorts of training methods can be used and most will work. Can't recall what the original posters breed was or the age but would suggest if it was a large or strong dog the stop - sit - start method can be difficult to work because of the fact that the handler can't do the stop bit, and struggle - sit - struggle method does not work.

LOL - I love the struggle-sit-struggle method :D Sounds like our older dog when we got him from Battersea. I don't think that he had ever been on a lead before :) Took us 4 months before we found a decent training class who recommended the half-choke. Up 'til then, the only time that he would stop on a walk was when he wanted to pee :)

Daisy

I am the original poster and the dog doesn't pull anyway!!! (Well,hardly ever -and if she does we stop or walk backwards...) It was just the particular trainer's "You'll never train her in that collar" comment which sparked off the discussion.
Cathy.

I agree JackieH but I wouldn't go to a training class that decides everyone should have one (if you can work without training aids then all the better), especially as the orginal poster doesn't have this problem in the 1st place.

HI Cathy,

I think the trainer needs a re-think, as i have trained dogs in normal collars perfectly happily :)

Lindsay

The half check being the most or perhaps I should say, thought to be the safest, type of collar and a usefully aid to control, perhaps the trainer should just learn to express himself better. OK some people can train on a piece of string but the fact remains that most or should I say, some of us think, the half check is an excellent training aid as well as being a very safe one.