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Leerburg
Dominant Dog Collar
Product #746A
Available in sizes from 8" to
27"
in one inch increments
PLEASE REVIEW SIZING CHART AND INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE BUYING!
This collar is designed specifically to deal with handler aggressive or dog aggressive dogs. If you have a problem with aggressive or dominant dogs I would recommend that you get my DVD titled Dealing with Dominant and Aggressive Dogs and go to my article section and read what I have written about Dominant and Aggressive dogs.
More dogs are put to sleep every day for aggression problems in this country than I care to imagine. I am the first to agree that some dogs are beyond saving, or could only be retrained and saved by a very skilled professional (of which there are very few).
With a little bit of work many of these dogs, that are being killed for aggression problems, could have been retrained and saved.
Killing a dog should ALWAYS be a last resort. Using these collars can and will make the difference between having to put a dog down or ending up with a dog the owner can live with.
How to Fit the Leerburg Dominant Dog Collar:
We sell these collars in 1 inch increments, from 8 inches up to 27 inches in size.
When using the dominant dog collar for a correction, it needs to fit snug up under the dog’s jaw - just like a prong collar fits. There should only be 1 inch of slack like you see in the photo below. The reason for this is that it then takes very little leash movement to snug the collar up around the dog’s neck. This allows for a very quick reaction from a correction issued for improper behavior.
In measuring your dog's neck, it is VERY IMPORTANT that you get an accurate neck measurement. You need to be measuring up high on your dog's neck, exactly below the jaw line. The measurement needs to be a tight, snug measurement. There should be NO slack and NO finger space allowed in the measurement. The dominant dog collars are designed and made with the slack already accounted for. If your dogs neck size is in between two sizes, then order the SMALLER of the two sizes shown.
After you have measured your dog, please use the chart below to select the appropriate size to purchase for your needs. Please notice the different columns.
One column is for those of you who are purchasing the collar to use for correcting a dominant or aggressive dog.
One column is for those of you who are purchasing the collar to use for a backup to a prong collar or other collar.
If using the dominant dog collar for corrections use these columns to select size. |
If using the dominant dog collar for backup use these columns to select size. |
If your dog's neck measures this size: |
Then order this size: |
If your dog's neck measures this size: |
Then order this size: |
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This photo shows
the correct fit of a Leerburg dominant dog collar. It
also shows how to put it around your dogs neck, hooking
the clasp to the "free" o-ring. Notice that
the collar is snug up under the jaw and not hanging loose.
The photo below is an example of a dominant dog collar that is not fit properly. It has more than 1 inch of slack which results in the handler having to move his arm further to administer a correction for an aggressive behavior.
This dominant dog
collar is too big for this dogs neck.
It is very important that trainers understand that the proper fit will not only insure better training it is also a safety issue with the dog. The less movement in the handlers arm the faster the trainer is going to be able to take the air away from a dog. The fact is this collar is not intended to give a painful correction. It's intended to take the air away from the dog.
I am not a fan of choke collars as training collars. There are only a few legitimate training collars: a flat collar (leather or nylon), a prong collar, an electric collar, and (with aggressive dogs) these dominant dog collars.
How to Use the Leerburg Dominant Dog Collar:
If
you have an aggression problem you need to determine
what level of correction to administer. With most dogs
it only requires you to lift straight up on the leash
and take up the slack in the collar. With these softer
dogs they quickly learn that you have complete control
over them.
Photo shows how
to correct an aggressive dog - lift straight up!! DON'T
JERK!!
With more aggressive dogs
the handler should lift the dogs front feet off the ground
for a few seconds until the dog settles down from his
aggressive rage. (see photo below) This also shows the
dog that you will not tolerate what he is doing. Most
aggressive dogs only need to have their front feet lifted
off the ground.
With most aggressive
dogs you only need to lift the front feet off the ground
a couple of inches like you see above.
What handlers should not do with these collars is jerk on the collar like you would with a prong collar. That’s not how the dominant dogs collars are intended to be used. Jerking on a choke collar will cause muscle damage to the dogs neck.
Lifting the dog up the way I have explained does not cause any damage to the dog it simply takes their air away. This is not painful but it really gets the dogs attention.
The most important thing that the handler must do during this process is to remain calm and not scream or fight with his dog. The concept is to let the dog know that you are the boss, that you don't need to fight him or scream at him or anything else to take his air away.
Extremely Handler Aggressive Dogs:
Dog that are extremely handler aggressive (the dogs who try to attack their own handler) are always the way they are as a result of the handler not raising the dog according to pack rules. This is not the place to go into what I am talking about - you can read my article titled Dealing with Dominant dogs and GROUND WORK- Becoming a Pack Leader.
Most people cannot deal with truly handler aggressive dogs that truly want to bite their owner to establish a higher rank with the owner. I can tell you what I do but I will insert a word of caution by saying that you should not try this at home unless you are working with a professional dog trainer who really understands this work.
I will set a dog up by putting a hidden sleeve on. Then I will have a second handler there for back-up and for safety. I will have a line over a tree limb with the line hanging down near the level of my knee.
I heel the dog to this location and attach the line to the dominant dog collar. At that point I will do something that causes the dog to attack me. When he does I offer the arm with the hidden sleeve. When the dog is biting the arm the second handler will raise the dogs 4 feet off the ground. I remain totally calm and look the dog in the eye and tell him he will not bite me.
The dog stays there until he passes out. Then he is lowered to the ground and lies there until he regains consciousness. Then we start again. Usually these kind of dogs will only have to be hung 2 or 3 times and they quickly learn that you are a big person - the way they look at it is that you have the power to kill them at any time. This is a big big point in establishing dominance with dogs like this.
When this is done the dog is put away to think about it until the next day. Then he is brought back to the same spot and is tested again to see if he will attack me. Very very seldom will a dog do this more than two days in a row.
If the dog does not attack, it is put away (no other training goes on during this time). Then 2 or 3 days later it is tested again. With dogs like this it is not uncommon to have to test the dog two or three times a year to remind him that you are still the boss.
Usually once a dog has been taken through this process, all you have to do is to take up the slack in the lead while he has this collar on, and his aggressive behavior stops. He remembers very quickly that being a dink gets him hung.
Once a dog has gone through this training program it does not mean that it is now safe to be off leash, nor is it safe to be around other people or dogs.
It has learned that it should not try and attack you. It has learned that you will not stand for it attacking other dogs, people or animals. That’s all it has learned. That’s a big first step.
These kind of dogs should not be off leash. If they are allowed to be loose they should be dragging a line and should never be out of view of the owner. They should live in a dog crate or a dog kennel 24/7. The only time they are out of their controlled living space is while they are under control of the handler 110%. If the dog cannot be called back from the biggest distraction the owner can think of then it should not be off leash.
Its your job to control its living environment through the use of dog crates, dog kennels and secure yards. It's your job to take these dogs through a step-by-step regimented training program.
This work is about saving dogs lives. Its about fixing problems that inexperienced people created in their dogs. Its about rescuing a dog that others would have killed.
I will let these people use behavioral modification experts with their clickers and their Halties to change these aggressive dangerous dogs. They can take their dogs to Pet Smart and expose their dog to the bull s**t training that this organization advocates. But then when they hit a wall and have 4 nice puncture wounds in their forearm and several more in their legs, I hope they remember this article when they are taking the dog to the Vet to be put to sleep.
Testimonials on Leerburg Dominant Dog Collars |
Review 1 for the Leerburg Dominant Dog Collar January 2, 2008 Mr. Frawley, let me first say thank you for reading this. I understand you are very busy and appreciate any assistance you can give me. Secondly, let me just be perfectly upright and honest and say that until recently I found your techniques for dealing with dominant/aggressive dogs over the top and uncalled for. HOWEVER, now that I am the proud owner of a beautiful American Pit Bull Terrier who adores humans but hates dogs, I have purchased one of your DD collars and have utilized some of your techniques. The more I read of your articles and see on your forum, the more I feel you do what is necessary to help people keep dangerous dogs while keeping everybody safe. |
Review 2 for the Leerburg Dominant Dog Collar Ed, I have a male rott. that I adopted about 6 months ago, and he is currently about 2 years old. He is a dominant male that had toy possession, food aggression, and was not taught any rules/boundaries. I made mistakes while trying to "work with him" on his toy aggression and got bit twice in the process. I also got bit twice by him when I was touching some sores that he had, and the last time I got bit was the worst of them all. He gave me several good deep cuts and got my middle finger in his mouth and could have bitten it off if he wanted to. He just broke the skin on it, which I am VERY thankful for. I kept him after getting bitten each time because I knew it was MY fault, and I shouldn't punish him for that. I was very close to putting this dog to sleep due to the number of times he has bitten me and the severity of the last bite. I wanted to exhaust all my options before I did that, so I bought your dominant dog collar, the dom & aggressive dog DVD, basic obedience DVD, and how to use an e-collar DVD. Ed, the dominant dog collar is a dream, and has saved his life! At first I choked him for almost a minute, and he was gasping for air when I let go. Very seldom do I have to do it that long anymore. He now knows "that I am not one to mess around with" as you put it so well on your website. He is not completely where I want him yet, but the dominant dog collar is definitely helping me get there. The DVD's I bought are well done and very helpful. They gave me the game plan on how to approach the solution to my problem.. Thank you very much! |
Review 3 for the Leerburg Dominant Dog Collar Hi Mr. Frawley, I'm sure you remember helping my wife and I with Max. He is the giant schnauzer that attacked my wife several months ago. I thought you might be interested in an update. We did get Max neutered even at 2 1/2 years old. I figured it couldn't hurt. We followed your instructions and your training DVD's and equipment. We worked with Max a lot, not giving him and inch. I am happy to report there has been no further incidents of aggression or even a slight indication. My wife takes Max on runs with her and he seems to be protective of her. When she comes home he is glad and excited to see her. In the past if I would physically shove or push Max he would growl. Now I do it often which he now interprets as play time and gets excited and wants to wrestle. I can hardly believe this is the same dog that at one time I thought I may have to put down. My wife has lost much of her fear with him and she gives him a lot of attention which he loves. When in the house his place is laying on the floor between my wife and I and he wants to be petted by us both. I cant believe this transition. I know I will never trust Max 100% but he has been great and seemingly is a great dog. I hope and I do think it will continue. Thank you again for your help. Al and Ruth Angel |
Review 4 for the Leerburg Dominant Dog Collar Hi Mr. Frawley, I first want to say that I watched your
video on aggressive and dominant dogs and am very enlightened. I also
have purchased several training items from
your site and am very happy with them. Sandra |
Review 5 for the Leerburg Dominant Dog Collar I would like to tell you that I received in the mail the other day, the dominant and aggressive nylon training collar along with the DVD on aggressive and dominant dogs. I own a 140 lb. dominant, animal/handler aggressive German Shepherd and I have to tell you that after watching the video and using the collar, my dog has changed his tune considerably. He has always been dominant since I adopted him from a so-called GSD rescue at one and a half years old. When we first got him, he was play-aggressive with my husband and not me and I believe the dog saw my husband as a litter mate and not a leader. I am the Alpha in our home and I don't allow the dog to get away with anything or get anything for free. He earns everything he gets from me but getting my husband on the same page is almost impossible. Unfortunately for my dog, he was originally trained by an in-home trainer from Canine Counselors who did a poor job six-hundred dollars later. She was lazy with him and tried to force our dog to meet and greet other dogs which I didn't approve of. Although Koda obeys commands from me, he is sometimes reluctant to do them and slow to obey them. That makes me very frustrated and he senses that. I learned the hard way not to use hard corrections on him and I have made several mistakes in correcting him and he certainly let me know!!! I tried dominating him several ways by staring at him which now I know is really stupid and a good way to get bitten. I also tried to force him to lay down and almost got bitten then too. He growled at me one day and after reading your site, I lifted him up by his cheeks, stared him in the eyes and told him firmly, "NO". After that, he didn't want to come near me. He has since gotten over that and although he is still slow to respond to cues, he does walk on the leash much better and before when we walked by dogs behind fences he would attempt to drag me over so he could fight through the fence, he doesn't do that any longer. Since using the collar, he has learned that getting the air choked out of him is very unpleasant and now we walk by the very same dog behind the fence and Koda will look but he keeps on walking. I have to say that I am not afraid of this dog and not afraid to use that choke collar and I refuse to own an animal/handler aggressive dog. I told my husband that if it came down to it, I would choke the dog until he passed out if it means stopping the dog from attacking another dog, me or another person. If I have to choke the dog to death to save someone else, I will. It would kill me to do that but I can\'t have that happen. I really enjoy your site and I am studying to become a dog trainer but I have to tell you, there is so much to learn and remember and I don't want to make a costly mistake in my corrections. People stop me when I'm walking my two dogs and ask me if I am a dog trainer and I tell them I'm in training. They want me to give them advise and I always tell them to find a really good reputable trainer. Steer clear of Petsmart and Petco for training. They want me to train but I am not ready. Thank you for putting so much information on your site. I believe your site has more dog training information than just about any site I have come across yet. You're great and you have some beautiful dogs!!! |
Review 6 for the Leerburg Dominant Dog Collar Dear Mr. Frawley, Thanks to your "Dealing with dominant and aggressive dogs" DVD, I have learned much on how to change the way I treat my one year old dog, aggressive, 20 lb dog Sketer (breed unknown). He is starting to respond rather well, and the scars on my hands are starting to heal. However, the one thing I am not able to do is to attach or remove a leash or even better a collar. (the same when I try to groom him) I would love to use a prong/aggressive dog collar but do not wish to revisit the nightmare of an experience it was to get a collar on him. I would be grateful if you could point me some material you have in your exhaustive website, on how to deal with dogs that gets extremely aggressive when when try to leash him? Another issue I have with him is that he self-mutilates, bites his own hind paw. The vet said that he has a frayed nerve and put him on a 5mg dose of valium twice a day. If you have any pointers/suggestions, I would appreciate any help. He was abused as a puppy and when I found him he was bleeding pretty badly on his affected paw. He used to do the same thing with his tail too, it was so bad that I could see all his vertebrae, and vet decided that it was best to amputate his tail. Strangely, his self mutilation tendency is greatly aggravated when I give him a bone (the raw bones that they sell in grocery stores in the beef section) Many thanks, |
Question on Nylon Slip Collar vs. the Dominant Dog Collar:
Hi Ed,
Just a quick question for you. What is the purpose of the clasp on the dominant dog collars? The dominant dog collar looks as though it is acting very much like the nylon slip with the exception of the clasp, so I was wondering about the difference between these two collars?
Thanks so much,
Sue
Ed's Response:
The purpose of a dominant dog collar is to take the air away from an aggressive dog. When they are not sized properly the dog can turn his head and chew through the collar in about 2 seconds.
A slip collar needs to be large enough to slide over the dogs head and ears- this is a problem with many breeds of dogs because it leaves too much slack in the collar (for the dog to turn his or her head).
The dominant dog collar is designed to wrap around the dogs neck, clip on with only an inch or so of slack. A very important feature for dog aggressive dogs.
Kind Regards,
Ed Frawley
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