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Originally Posted by lblax  youve got good advice from mick but the bottom line is if you want to survive in the club your in you do as others do unless you dont trust there judgemant or you feel there decisions are detrimental to the training of your dog. so it boils down do you trust these people your training with??? they may very well have reasons that are unseen by everyone here as to why boris shouldnt have an e-collar on in the field. if you feel the need to second guess your clubs techniques then move on to a differant club or venue. |
There's something to be said for "fitting" in with your training group. But more important is getting your dog to perform. I'm reminded of a SAR worker who could not get her dog to recall away from elk. She'd tried every method known to her trainer and the rest of her team. None of them worked. I started helping her via email but on training days she left the Ecollar off her dog to avoid conflict with the rest of her team who assured her that it would "ruin" her dog. Soon she had a recall away from the elk. Her team complimented her on how well her dog was working. After about six weeks of working the dog with the Ecollar she showed up at training with it on. The rest of the team again told her that she was going to "ruin her dog." But she told them that she'd been working him with the Ecollar for the past six weeks. When the rest of the team saw how the Ecollar, used properly, gave her complete control, several of them started using it. Soon every member of the team was using it except one. That one member was the only one that did not have a decent recall.