Hi Members. I'm sure that this has been asked before, but here I go:
Is there a consensus on how old a dog should be before an e-collar is used for training? I ask because I've hit some road bumps with my 6 month GSD (obviously, she's 6 months and I know the bumps will come and hopefully pass soon). My current 2.5 year old GSD was trained with the e-collar at 9 months and responded quite well to it (and still does). I'm just starting to think about where an e-collar might be helpful and wanted your input. Also, any suggestions for a good brand for a young dog?
FYI, I did not e-collar train my 2.5 year old...he was trained by a professional trainer and then I was trained by that same trainer on how to use the e-collar.
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Hi Members. I'm sure that this has been asked before, but here I go:
Is there a consensus on how old a dog should be before an e-collar is used for training? I ask because I've hit some road bumps with my 6 month GSD (obviously, she's 6 months and I know the bumps will come and hopefully pass soon). My current 2.5 year old GSD was trained with the e-collar at 9 months and responded quite well to it (and still does). I'm just starting to think about where an e-collar might be helpful and wanted your input. Also, any suggestions for a good brand for a young dog?
FYI, I did not e-collar train my 2.5 year old...he was trained by a professional trainer and then I was trained by that same trainer on how to use the e-collar.
Thanks. Vanessa
Hi, Vanessa,
I think you will get much better answers from the puppy experts if you explain more about the issues you're having with her.
You know how bumps in the road are so often pointers to a need for more/better proofing for distraction (or even confusion about what is expected) ....
How old should my dog be before I start training with a remote collar?
Ed's Answer:
We start getting our puppies used to wearing the remote collar at 4 moonths. (That means just getting used to wearing one.) We NEVER use anything but low low levels of stimulation on our puppies.
Remote collars are effective tools to help stop puppies from eating stones and other items that puppies feel the need to pick up and eat.
In my opinion, remote collars should only be used in obedience training as a finishing tool. In other words, the puppy or dog should learn the commands with motivational methods (see my dvd titled THE POWER OF TRAINING DOGS WITH MARKERS).
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