Just Like a Mama Dog Biting on Her Puppy's Neck  Some people
claim that using a prong or pinch collar is effective because it
simulates the bite of a mama dog on her puppy’s neck.  Others
claim that jabbing or poking a dog with our fingers is effective
because it simulates the bite of a mama dog on her puppy.  What
is it about the mama dog story that makes it so compelling?  The
mama dog story is often used because it associates a training
method with the image of a protective and caring mother. She
plays the disciplinarian role, but she would never hurt her own
puppies because she loves them and would protect them with her
own life.  By linking this story to a training method, we impart
all of these positive mama dog feelings to the method, and can
use it to justify training techniques that may otherwise raise
valid questions and concerns.  Is Jabbing Our Dog Like a Mama
Dog’s Bite?  Dogs are clever. They are very aware that we are
humans and that we are not dogs. They know that when we jab them
with our fin