Dog Training Collars - Truth About Collars And Leash Walking

[IntoEwe]

I have used an ecollar for over 6 years. If you think you may want to use one please understand how to use it. This video could provide more detail.

There is an anti ecollar movement by people that think they are cruel and inhumane. Lous Castel and Dobbs training have excellent articles.

[BlackMist301]

Dont use those collars at all!

[RawFedSkye]

That really makes sense!

[slothbear2]

What does it mean to "be careful when using a training collar"? What exactly should I do to be careful?

[kerismith31]

be careful because they can cause your dog to become aggressive. so best not to use them. this guy just made himself look like a hypocrite in this video...

[topdoglex]

@slothbear2 What this guy means by "cross association" is causing a superstitious behavior. The dog starts to associate something in their environment with the pinch from the prong or choking from the choke chain. It could be anything. Say you're walking past a couple of trees and your dog pulls really hard and gets pinched. He could associate the pinch with the trees. The area the trees are in. The squirrel that was in the tree. This is what you should be careful of.

[pjwithbread8]

so so true, i have a doberman puppy and I'm starting to have that problem :/ I've been trying to correct it with treats, when i get her attention back to walking, she gets a treat. of course unless i let her go do whatever she wanted to do. although that seems not be so effective cause even if she knows what the click is and does (I've trained her about 4 commands with the clicker) she seems not to want to stop for the treat :/ plus i cant get her to stop getting scared as i walk her, any tips?

[trevthesparky]

how old is she now ? have you tried when youre at home every time she looks at you give her a treat that way you will get her undivided atention all the time if you do it enough, and if she is scared when you go out ..take her out a little at a time and as soon as you go out of your door click and treat click and treat she will get into it after a while. we had a similar problem with our gsd pup when we first got him and thats what worked for us

[pjwithbread8]

oh thank you i will eagerly try this after Halloween passes or next Monday. this makes pretty good sense :) plus u had experience so i can trust even more that its worthy. thanks :) I'll keep you posted.