I think you are making the right decision to have your dog on a long line when you first start using the collar. Mine wasn't, and it was obvious from his reaction that he didn't understand that the stim was a correction. He tried to run away from it. It was on low, but he didn't understand the connection between my command and "no" when he disobeyed and the stim.
It took him about three 5 - 10 minute training sessions over about three days to figure it out.
David,
I'm no expert on e-collars or their use, but I don't think you'll find anyone in this forum that would or does advocate escape training.
For me the easiest way to use the e-collar is as an invisible leash. Before I even introduced my dog to it she absolutely knew and understood every command. It was a very easy transition for her.
Translate that to.........2 years on a long line.
If my dog isn't learning, I'm doing something wrong.
Randy
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I have to stop reading and researching!! I am getting confused and frustrated about which training method to use with my (now 7 month old) GSD. ... the more people you listen to the more confused you get! No one agrees and everyone considers themself an expert.
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I think you are making the right decision to have your dog on a long line when you first start using the collar.
My friend used her e-collar for the first time on her dog that was off leash (for training recall, that the dog understood but refused to obay at times)- first the dog turned around and stared the owner in the eyes (she swore if he hadn´t worn a muzzle, he whould have attacked) and then turned and ran. Every time the owner gave a stim, the dog turned more into a raging bull lowering his head down, roaring and running faster and faster until out of the remote reach (900 meters for this collar). E-collar can cause different dogs act very different...
I think you are making the right decision to have your dog on a long line when you first start using the collar.
My friend used her e-collar for the first time on her dog that was off leash (for training recall, that the dog understood but refused to obay at times)- first the dog turned around and stared the owner in the eyes (she swore if he hadn´t worn a muzzle, he whould have attacked) and then turned and ran. Every time the owner gave a stim, the dog turned more into a raging bull lowering his head down, roaring and running faster and faster until out of the remote reach (900 meters for this collar). E-collar can cause different dogs act very different...
This is a textbook example of the collar being introduced in the wrong way and this is the kind of information that perpetuates the myths out there about ecollars.
anyone who wants to use the ecollar and is reading this, please do not think this is what we recommend!!!
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the dog turned more into a raging bull lowering his head down, roaring and running faster and faster until out of the remote reach (900 meters for this collar). E-collar can cause different dogs act very different...
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