Shock collars

[Cat's Meowm]

No comment on collars - but gotta say absolutely love picture of baby girl and puppy! Too sweet!

[lemongirl134]

Im probably gonna get some nasty replies for this....but since Ive asked about my JRT, Snickers, weve bought him one, and it works very well! he wore it for two days, and now i only put it on if he gets outta hand. Now, when I pick it up, hell stop what hes doing and roll over on his back...to show me he knows im in charge. It doesnt have to be worn constantly after hes learned his lesson. another good one, and ive GOT to find one, is to buy a whistle that mimicks the warning sound before the static shock. I believe that it isnt something Id use on most dogs, or constantly, but some circumstances require extreme measures.

Edit: We also use the NILIF program with both of our dogs....the collar is not a training method as much as a suppliment.

[ESS-lover]

I currently have a 16 mo old ESS up at a field trainer's kennel - and he has him on a shock collar at the lowest setting -- and only to 'break' concentration and have him follow a command i.e. COME! The boy now skeddadles right back when he hears come no matter what he's doing! He can not and will not be able to hunt as part of the 'team' unless he follows commands - it wouldn't be safe for him.

DH and I had considered using one before he went to field camp -- and nixed the idea because used improperly you will ruin a dog.

If you need to step up to a shock collar then have someone who knows how to properly use it train him. Try other methods first! Cowboy knows what the commands mean - it was just too darn interested in whatever he was chasing or sniffing to comply.