Prong collars are an extremely effective way to communicate with your dog. Based on their appearance, though, they tend to scare folks because they actually do look barbaric. The cool thing about prong collars is this: 99% of the time the prong should NOT be engaged. It should be relaxed around the dogs neck without any tension. That’s the way it was designed to work. I see a lot of dog owners struggle with this concept because they are so used to constantly holding their dogs back—whether it’s