A pinch (prong) collar would have QUICKLY put a stop to him yanking your wife down...

It is a training tool and NOT to be used at all times. When used properly they are safe and help the dog learn quickly. Dogs will not fear the pinch collar unless the owner is misusing it...

Took my girls about two weeks of walking with their pinch collars for them to learn exactly how long their flexileads were and to learn NOT to be trying to pull my arms out of socket. Have never really needed to use those collars since.

We wanted much more than just a device stopping one particular behavior when we were there to apply it.

He has been trained and learned a lot about what behaviors are acceptable and what are not. He doesn't bark at any of the cats now, which is great. He now walks at our side, and stops when we stop. If we turn or move, he repositions himself to be at our left, and tries to stay out from underfoot if we turn into him. In our first session with him, we actually just dropped the leash and let it drag- we could NEVER have done that before training. If another dog or runner approaches when we're on the trail, we stop and tell him to sit and that's that. And no more pawing at or harassing people he wants to make friends with- one command and he backs off and will even sit and stay quietly.

Huzzah!

Auburn Leach in Stuarts Draft

http://www.dogtrainerva.com/

We left him for 2 weeks, and then Auburn brought him to us for the initial handover and training of us. He will do three more at-our-home training sessions, about one week apart, to make sure we're doing our half right and to reinforce Bradford's lessons.