Bulldogs World

and still do.

likes the martingale collars.  They work good because they can't wiggle out of them.

Long ago I used a chain link collar for obedience training my 1st Bulldog and have never used one again because of his reaction to it. He hated the sound of the links clicking together and every time I took the collar off the peg and he heard it, he would take off and hide.
After I figured out what triggered him, I changed to a nylon choker style collar and saw a big improvement in his attitude/cooperation when in class and for at-home training sessions.

one of the first things they will teach in class is to not pull.  I would never put Kippah in a collar,  personally I dont like the pressure it puts on her airway if she needed to put strain on the leash for some reason, for example when she goes barreling down the front steps and I am not up to speed with her.

depend on your knowledge and ability.  If you don't know how to properly train with a choke collar then you likely should start with something else.  Get assistance with a qualified trainer.  Harnesses IMO teach the dog to pull.  Suri was trained with a harness and OMG she was horrible to walk. I would never use a harness unless a dog is properly trained.  If you don't know how to use a pinch collar then don't.  If your dog doesn't pull then there is no need to use a pinch collar or choke. If you need a pinch collar then try a  Starmark Collar aned use with a qualified instructor.  It all depends on the trainer.  If you find someone that teaches positive reinforsement training and you trust them then go with their suggestions.  I hate harnesses and would never use a harness, but I know how to correctly train my dogs to walk on a leash.  Mr preference for casual walks with bulldogs is a flat martingale collar. 

Never ever thought I would put a prong collar on Oliver because they look so painful but are so glad that we made the change.  Started with a normal nylon buckle collar but whenever he pulled he would completely choke himself so we switched to the no-pull harness.  Less a problem sith the pulling but still some issues and more so it just didnt seem like he ever wanted to walk.  We hired a trainer to show us how to use the prong collar, not too much to it, basically give a very short and gentle jerk, to correct the dog.  He had us put the collar on ourselves first so we could see that it really wasnt painful, but definitely not pleasant either.  Anytime we go for a walk to prong collar goes on and Oliver had the best leash manners we could ever imaging.  It never really seemed like he enjoyed his walks very much before, he would drag behind with his head down sometimes.  Now he always has a big smile on his face with his head up high leading the way but never pulling.  We walk downtown and back on the weekends which is like a 4 mile walk and he is trotting perfectly the whole time.  Not exactly sure what about the collar/training makes the different because at this point we hardly ever need to correct him but it really has been night and day.  We now notice that almost all the other dogs around us us prongs too.  Good luck

We used a prong collar for training, with an actual trainer to make sure we knew how to fit it and how to use it correctly.  I still use it when I have Beatrix with me in the city, so that I know I have control to correct her if I need to on the streets and public transportation. Plus, since she was trained in it, it actually puts her in more of a listening mindset, which is good.

When we've just got her out for a day in the park or something, then I use the harness, so she can run and tug all she wants without any pressure on her neck. But that's when I want her to have that freedom of motion.