electronic collars

[lblax]

wondering what you think of electronic collars, have a 11 month holy tearer male,has been and still is in obediance training, and performs perfectly when you take him to the trainer and performs perfectly, at home during traianing sessions but any other times just hanging out he will do nothing absolutly nothing like a two year old with the terrible twos.

[Carol Burke]

He's a PUPPY!!! If he is doing well during training sessions consider yourself lucky. Would you give your 2 yr old child an electric shock for being a 2yr old?

Electronic collars have their place in reinforcing trained behavior.

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Carol
Darrlburg Rottweilers

[DoggGuy]

I am an advocate of electric collars when they are truely needed. It sounds to me like your trying to take the easy way out of this one. Get used to having a short lead and choke collar on your dog at all times. Any time he doesnt obey a command correct and then position him properly then praise. Training is not an option and if given a choice most dogs will opt to ignore you and walk away.

What you have to do is get your dog to stop thinking it only has to listen when it is at the end of a leash, or when there is a trainer present.

Try a long lead and increase the distance, this will fool your dog into thinking that no matter how far away he is gets from you, that you ALWAYS have the upper hand and the power to correct. There are leads in excess of 50' so that shoulndt be an issue.

And electronic collar should ba a last resort and then it is only to correct a problem no dog she be trained from them exclusively, they are VERY hard on a dogs nerves.

try other options before you settle on this one

[Judi W]

He will do absolutely nothing you ask around the house? How can that be? Did you raise this dog or just recently acquire him?

I have formal (instant response to formal commands) and informal instructions for my dogs. Informal instructions are usually things like "come on in now" or "I want you here in the kitchen" whereas formal commands are competitive commands (heel, come, down, etc.). With informal household type instructions, the dogs know they can stop and pick up their toy to bring it with them, or take a quick pee and then hurry on in and so forth. Although I might use a formal command within the home occasionally and get and expect the correct response, it is not real often. My body english and position is different also for the formal commands. Yes, dogs are very tuned to situational context. The collar tab or collar and long line is a good way to take your dog and enforce your instructions, but do not leave a training collar on the dog with or without a tab unless you are working on a project with the dog. It can get caught and strangle the dog. A yearling is a bit young to expect instant response under all circumstances. Be reasonable in your expectations, be calm and firm rather than angry.

[TEMPIE]

My father had a very stubborn and stong willed rottie. When they would walk him every time a car went by he would go after it and try to chase it. No matter what he did he could not break him from chaseing cars. He tried eveything, and as a last resort he used a shock collar. He was two years old when he used it on him. He only hit the button on it Twice, from then on every time a car went by he would sit down, and if he was miss behaving and being hard headed they would tell him I am going to go get your necklace if you don't behave. He would become an instant angel. Shock collars can be great training tools if used properly and I believe they should be used as a last resort.

[judy v]

Please keep in mind that the electronic collar is another form of conditioning. They can be extremely effective for distance training; and, under certain circumstances,the can be used for initaial training. It does, however, take considerable time developing the skill to use one correctly. Using one incorrectly can do extensive damage. I've seen dogs rendered useless because of electronic training in the hands of the inexperienced. It sounds to me as if you may be expecting too much too soon of both yourself and your puppy. Consistancy is the key here. If you're just "hanging out," what is the problem?