dittoMike Schoonbrood said:My dog sees/hears me picking up the prong n comes running to me with a happy pant sitting in front of me or in heel position automatically for me to put it on, this wasn't a trained reaction or anything, he just associates the prong with going outside n food n playtime.
Ditto, ditto, and one doesn't even get to wear it yet.......... the noise is just a happy sound: Yahoo! Leashes and stuff!Mike Schoonbrood said:My dog sees/hears me picking up the prong n comes running to me with a happy pant sitting in front of me or in heel position automatically for me to put it on, this wasn't a trained reaction or anything, he just associates the prong with going outside n food n playtime.
Yes......... it's just another tool.......... but my dogs react the same way to the leash coming off the wall-hook, or the car keys jingling, or even my shoes being put on --- it all might indicate "Yay! We're gonna go do stuff!"Mike Russell said:I guess I'm the oddball. To me, the prong is just another training tool. It's no different than anything else, so our dogs see it as such, just another thing...nothing to get excited about, nothing to be worried about, if Dad says it's going on, then it's going on.