I am not attacking you for your statement. There are times when a prong collar won't work though. If you have a dog with extremely sensitive skin that doesnt walk on lead (thanks to his parents who just let him run around wherever he wants) the prong collar would tear up his neck. He pulls way to much and is way to big to use a harness (flat collars cause rashes). We use the gentle leader because we have no other choice with him. Ever tool has a good and a bad way to use it, it all depends on the person using it. I personally would never recommend a prong collar cuz I've seen way to many dogs with scars one their neck from people yanking on them or leaving them tied up with the prong collar on