electronic training collars ?

[Zad]

I have 2 dogs one is 2year old rottweiler and on is a 4 year old german shepherd mix. Both have been to obedience classes and do pretty good . The shepherd likes to steal food off the counters and gets kinda aggressive towards me when i Yell at him he also goes crazy jumping on the front door if someone rings the bell to come in. He throws his body against the door and growls and barks. we yell at him and put him outside until he calms down then he comes back in. The rotts problems is at night when we let him out to go to bathroom all he does is bark but I don't what he is barking at its more of a nuisance and I feel bad cause I.m sure it bothers my neighbors.

[lblax]

Originally posted by Zad
I have 2 dogs one is 2year old rottweiler and on is a 4 year old german shepherd mix. Both have been to obedience classes and do pretty good . The shepherd likes to steal food off the counters and gets kinda aggressive towards me when i Yell at him he also goes crazy jumping on the front door if someone rings the bell to come in. He throws his body against the door and growls and barks. we yell at him and put him outside until he calms down then he comes back in. The rotts problems is at night when we let him out to go to bathroom all he does is bark but I don't what he is barking at its more of a nuisance and I feel bad cause I.m sure it bothers my neighbors.

i think the barking problem would be a good use in your case but as far as the agression problem that can only be dealt with through training and you shepard getting respect for you. i have seen e collars tried for dog aggression and other types sometimes it works and other times i've seen it esculate the prob. and only pump up the dog

[GenHannibal]

Both issues could most probably be handled with proper corrections with out the e-collar. In regards to the rottie, you will need to find out why he is barking in order to stop it. If you correct the dog with the collar without knowing WHY he is barking, inevitably you could cause other issues. The shepherd seems to have several issues, all can be resolved with patience and training. Don't get me wrong, I do use the e-collar for training. But, I think you need to identify each issue separately and know why or what caused the problem originally. The agression that your shepherd shows towards you when you yell at him, may be the fact that you are not consistent in your training and he considers himself an ALPHA. Also, the agression he shows at the door can be addressed differently. Again, if you use the e-collar without knowing what is setting the dog off, you can inadvertently cause more problems. Simply put, training and re-establishing your position could resolve most of your problems.