Some dog trainers claim that prong collars or jabbing a dog’s neck is effective because it is just like a mama dog biting on her puppy’s neck. Mama dogs love their offspring, therefore the mama dog method of training is more natural, effective, and humane. Is this really true? Do prong collars and neck jabbing magically transform us into a mama dog? Here, we examine these mama dog training methods and whether they are truly better than other dog training techniques.