Steve Snell’s Gundog Blog

Hello . I am looking for longer prongs for a training collar.  Do you sell them without the collar?

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Thanks for contacting Gun Dog Supply.  We do sell the long replacement probes for all the major brands of remote training collars.

Here are links to the brands we carry

• Innotek replacement contact points
• Ultra Smart probes
• SportDOG Long Probes
• Tri-Tronics Contact Points
• Dogtra replacement probes
• DT Systems Contact Points
• Petsafe Comfort Fit probes

Proper collar fit on your dog’s neck is really important to get a consistent stimulation from your remote dog training collar.

I think one of the biggest issues we see with new folks using a training collar is how they put the collar on their dog. Most folks don’t put a dog training collar on tight enough on their dog’s neck to insure good skin contact.  (Rob: How do you do this?)

Without good skin contact, your corrections are going to be intermittent at best assuming that your dog will feel them at all. Most folks are concerned that having the collar on the dog too tight will some how hurt the dog or it will be uncomfortable.  This is not the case.

You can actually cause more damage with a loose collar. The probes moving around on the dogs neck can cause more irritation than a tight collar will over time.  Time being the biggest issue here.

Remote training collars, containment fences and bark collars are NOT designed to be worn more than 10 to 12 hours a day. Keep in mind that this is only an average.  Some dogs can have a collar with probes on for longer periods of time and some dogs will have neck issues in less time.  It varies with the dog.  It’s very important to keep a close eye on your dog’s neck when you first start using any kind of training collar on them and see how they react.

For the most sensitive dogs, we offer the extended contact point pads and comfort adapters. The idea behind these products is that it spreads out the area of the contact interface. This allows for less pressure on the dog’s neck, thus less irritation.

Steve Snell

Gun Dog Supply – http://www.gundogsupply.com