Anyone interested in the program can bring their dog’s current choke, prong/pinch or shock collar to the Sonnyside Retail Store located in the lobby of the Boulder Valley Human Society at 2323 ...

Choke: These collars are usually made of metal links and ... “is not the way to positively reinforce.” But the humans at the dog park had more questions about the value and practicality ...

In the 1960s the preferred method to teach a dog to “heel” on the leash was a choke chain. This is simply a chain collar with a ring on each end that forms a loop around your dog’s neck.