It’s a move that took many dog trainers, owners and dog organizations by surprise. The bylaw bans anyone from using choke collars and choke chains (also known as slip collars), pronged collars and “any similar device” on dogs. Toronto dog lovers are divided after a controversial new bylaw banning some dog collars kicked in this month. Advocates for the collars say any tool can be misused, and suggest a compromise could be to require dog owners to take a class before being permitted to use them. “We’ve got a lot of very upset dog owners saying, ‘We’re not dog abusers, we’re not doing anything terrible.’ Our dogs are really well cared for and loved and respected.

Source: thestar March 12, 2017 12:00 UTC