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Originally Posted by wwbirds
Fact 1. thousands of collars in use in Canada with a handfull of people that know how to use them.
Fact 2 if you are using the collar for punishment training then very similar to beating the dog.
Fact 3 E collar was designed as an escape avoidance training technique so unless the dog already knows the command and how to turn off the trickle electricity by responding immediately look back to fact 2.
Fact 4 You can not train anything with an electric collar only reinforce what the dog already knows to make them respond faster.
Fact 5 Teach train and only when you are 99 % sure of success test the dog.
Fact 6 E collars are viewed as harsh training when in fact used properly they are positive reinforcement training and not negative at all.
Fact 7 More dogs are probably ruined with e collars than are trained as the frustrated owner often get button happy and the dog does not know how to please them so quits ( better to do nothing and avoid correction) or gets out of range.
Fact 8 The collar is only as good as the person behind it as a tool. Amateur or inexperienced trainers using a collar can really cause a lot of harm in a short period of time with a collar. Big tools can make big mistakes.
A check cord and some patience goes a long way towards training a dog.
Fact 9 If you give a command and have no way to change the dogs behavior you have just taught the dog he doesn't have to listen. The collar doesn't lead them to the correct decision but the check cord will.
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Perfect response ! Enough said.