Is marker training a prerequisite for e-collar training or are they completely different?

I always feel it’s best to teach with marker training and then go to the ecollar after the dog completely understands what is expected of them. It’s certainly not necessary, lots of people train dogs with electric collars and don’t use marker training but my recommendation is to use marker training as a prerequisite to everything. Basically marker training teaches a dog how to learn, which accelerates the process and typically (if done correctly) makes the dog a more interactive and engaged partner in the whole training process.

I’d recommend The Power of Training Dogs with Markers and The Power of Training Dogs with Food.

Personally, I want a specific kind of relationship with my dogs as well as an obedient dog and I have found that marker training is the best way to achieve that.

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I hope this helps.
Cindy