[UnclLou]

Originally Posted by debbiej

I used it to overcome his inattention to me in certain situations involving other dogs running around, or out of control, and my lack of control caused him to become over excited.

Many people wait until they have a problem and only then, do they go to the Ecollar. I prefer to introduce before there's a problem and use it to teach OB.

Originally Posted by debbiej

I guess because I know none of the collars I depend on are allowed in a trial, be it obedience, agility or schutzhund, I am trying to look ahead to how to take steps without them.

Here's an article I wrote on weaning the dog off the Ecollar. Http://loucastle.com/wean.htm