Not exact matches
But our favorite feature is the five - year warranty,
which really helps this
dog training collar stand apart from the crowd.
This shock
collar covers up to 330 yards of range with RF434Mhz technology
which helps to
train your
dog easily in the outdoor or backyard.
When teaching your
dog basic commands, it's important for you to decide
which of these
dog training collars you believe to be best for...
We recognize that special
training collars may be very useful tools for beginning
dog trainers, however, we feel that
dogs are ready to take the CGC test at the point at
which they are transitioned to regular
collars.
Doggy Dan «s video course is the world's ONLY video - based
dog training website, endorsed by the SPCA, and constantly updated by a professional
dog trainer
which firmly stands against the use of shock
collars and sprays.
Pooch Partners uses clicker
training which is all about helping your
dog learn desired behaviours through positive reinforcement, — you won't find any prong, choke or electric
collars here!
A study by Blackwell et al. (7) has analyzed the use of
dog training collars and came to the conclusion that, as the above graph shows,
dog owners are most often confused or ignorant about the aspects of
dog training, including differences between negative and positive punishment, and negative and positive reinforcement,
which was observed as the main reason to choose the use of
dog shock
collars for
training.
It is clear, however, that there are negative consequences to the use of
dog shock
collars,
which could be a good enough reason to stop using them and instead switch to alternative
dog training methods.
a.) a considerable amount of exercise, including the use of treadmills and backpacks, as a way of relaxing
dogs to prepare them for counter-conditioning exercises; b.) packs of
dogs to rehabilitate unstable, fearful or aggressive
dogs; c.) Leashes and chain
collars to block jumping, whining, possessiveness, biting, aggressiveness, excessive barking, mounting, fighting, active dominance challenges; d.) Redirection to get
dogs doing alternative behaviors in play areas, obstacle courses, a pool, a feeding area, a sleeping area, and an eating / drinking area; e.) calming techniques using hand feeding; f.) a limited amount of obedience
training, such as teaching the
dogs to heel on a loose lead at the handler's side; g.) a «claw» technique, his own version of the «alpha rollover», and a pursuit technique to deal with
dogs that don't show submission to other
dogs or people; h.) «flooding» for phobias; i.) «calm / assertive» handler techniques; j.) touch and sound techniques to interrupt, correct and / or redirect behaviors; k.) a variety of traditional manners rules,
which are implemented with the «no free lunch» type of approach; l.) a variety of games and other «mental challenges»; m.) human intervention; and n.) electric
collars (not mentioned, as I recall, in the book)
B.O.O is a 1 hour
training session to learn how to handle «orange
collared dogs»,
which are shy and fearful
dogs (hence BOO!).
The Blues JAM is 1 hour
training for Level 1 graduates to learn how to handle /
train our «Blue»
collar dogs,
which are energetic and likely to demonstrate a high level of enthusiasm.
a.) a considerable amount of exercise, including the use of treadmills and backpacks, as a way of relaxing
dogs to prepare them for counter-conditioning exercises b.) packs of
dogs to rehabilitate unstable, fearful or aggressive
dogs; c.) Leashes and chain
collars to block jumping, whining, possessiveness, biting, aggressiveness, excessive barking, mounting, fighting, active dominance challenges; d.) Redirection to get
dogs doing alternative behaviors in play areas, obstacle courses, a pool, a feeding area, a sleeping area, and an eating / drinking area; e.) calming techniques using hand feeding; f.) a limited amount of obedience
training, such as teaching the
dogs to heel on a loose lead at the handler's side; g.) a «claw» technique, his own version of the «alpha rollover», and a pursuit technique to deal with
dogs that don't show submission to other
dogs or people; h.) «flooding» for phobias; i.) «calm / assertive» handler techniques; j.) touch and sound techniques to interrupt, correct and / or redirect behaviors; k.) a variety of traditional manners rules,
which are implemented with the «no free lunch» type of approach; l.) a variety of games and other «mental challenges»; m.) human intervention; and n.) electric
collars (usually not mentioned in their marketing materials or websites)
The Arizona Humane Society is a participant in Project Trade
which allows you to trade in your choke, prong, shock
collar, scat mat, or bark
collar and receive a discount off any AHS
dog training service.
If you decide to start
training your
dog to not pull on the leash (see the video on how to do it here), you'll have to get either one of the two tools:
dog head
collar or
dog front clip harness,
which is essentially a so - called «no pull
dog harness.»
Worse than that, according to the American Veterinary Society of Animal Behavior, are punishment - based «
training collars» (i.e., choke chains, electronic and pinch
collars, etc.),
which are used by people who are often looking for a quick or «easy» way to modify the behavior of their
dog.
The Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) funded two pieces of research on electric shock
collars which were published last summer and show that electric shock
collars can cause long term negative behavioural and physiological changes in
dogs, even when used by professional trainers following an industry set standard of
training.
Hi I am thinking about getting the Innotek 4100 but I like the idea of being about to page the
dogs when I want them to come in
which the 5100 would be able to do but we have 4 hunting
dogs that are use to the dogtra
training collars... We have an 2 English setters, a springer spaniel and a mixed lab springer, setter.
The right trainer will avoid
training methods
which subject the
dog to painful or negative punishments such as shock
collars, tugging on the leash, or alpha rolling
which can cause the
dog distress.
Voices that take a clear stand against pain - based
collar devices and the crude manner in
which positive punishment and aversive control methods are often used in
dog training deserve to be heard in public forums.
The Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) published two research studies last year
which demonstrated negative behavioural and physiological changes in
dogs which were
trained with electric shock
collars.
We recognize that special
training collars such as head
collars and no - jump harnesses may be very useful tools for beginning
dog trainers, however, we feel that
dogs are ready to take the CGC test at the point at
which they are transitioned to equipment that allows the evaluator to see that the
dog has been
trained.
This kind of
training technique can include the use of prong
collars, electric shock
collars, restricting
dogs air supply using nooses / leads or pinning them to the ground,
which can cause pain and distress.
The Gentle Leader did provide the cam, but did not include a safety strap to connect the head
collar to the
dog's buckle
collar, a feature included in the Walk n
Train which I consider crucial: In case any part of the
collar fails, you still had your
dog.
In March of 2015, Coastal acquired Bergan,
which now gives Coastal a full product line including:
collars, leashes, harnesses, tie outs, retractable leashes,
training solutions,
dog and cat toys and other specialty items.
The difference between walking your
dog - or for some, the
dog walking you - and
training your
dog can often be explained by
which collar you use, how you use it and when.