| collars
I have questions bout collars. I'm learning more about the concept of training tools, and lines are starting to blur. when we do obedience, I'm learning to use prong and reward. for excitement and encouragemenet during the protection part of training, to use a flat collar. yet the e-collar still has a place in our day to day training. I've asked the trainers about ecollars, they aren't against them, just don't want Boris to wear it during training. The comment that made the most sense, is "don't you want him to know the command and correction is coming directly from you?"
Even though we followed the e collar trainers instruction for introducing the collar in a manner that is to avoid being "collar wise", He knows when that collar is on, and his behavior changes-he becomes more "careful". I don't know if this is a good thing or not.
on the long down at training, I've put him out there with and without the ecollar, he does about the same both ways. Yet at home, if I know the neighbors dog is loose, I put his ecollar on because if that dog comes on our property, I can depend on a recall with a "reminder" if need be.
I've asked the guys at training, and they just say whatever works just no e collar during the development of his fun and excitement in the protections part of training.
I do know that it is too hard to manage too many tools at the same time.  |