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I will try this probably without success, to make it more clear. Choke collars are not meant to cause pain. They are meant to get the dog's attention. Shock collars are also not designed to cause pain but to teach a dog. Both tools can be used incorrectly and cause pain, which is not a good way...

That's completely irrelevant. And no, I was NOT beaten. I also do not beat or "spank" my dogs, but they are all extremely well behaved, well trained animals. They heel off-leash, they don't chase my cat, chickens or horses, they don't counter-surf, they don't bark incessantly, etc. Beating is...

A beating? Seriously, you advocate that as a training method? Please tell me you don't own dogs.

My dogs, who were never raised around chickens until 2 1/2 years ago, are great with the birds. I wouldn't call the chickens stressed at all.... they will come up and peck bugs of the ground from between the dogs' feet while they sit there looking down at them. Now, I do have a 4 month old GSD...

Not only is tying a dead chicken around their neck cruel, but dogs just don't "get it" and many of them (my Decker Rat Terrier for one) think the smellier something is the BETTER. More of a reward than anything. In addition, this means you're not letting that dog in the house nor spending time...