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His opinion I think is it being a more humane alternative than a million prong collar corrections, which has been a lot of trying to have Tanka at class. There is only so much cheese and hotdog can do in that situation. He loses interest eventually. And I am a positive trainig person as much as possible. I hate doing all the collar corrections all the time that seemed to do little to nothing to change the behaviors.
A class setting may not be a good option for your dog at this point. If he is too distracted, then you are accomplishing nothing with him except damping his enthusiasm by issuing unfair
prong corrections.
I can now catch him if he attempts to run without having the leash in my hand at all times.
Ditto what Barbara said about this.
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I have heard varying opinions on flex-leads, and I am not a fan, I have to say. I do have the long line and am more willing to stay fussing with the ends than to use the flexi, although I know some people relly love them. I never want my finger in a flexi.JMO
In the multiple years that I've been using this type of leash for active, high drive puppies, I have never, ever had "my finger in a flexi." Not even sure how that could happen. What are some of the negative things you've heard? Have you ever used one?
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I hate doing all the collar corrections all the time that seemed to do little to nothing to change the behaviors.
The power of the correction must exceed the power of the cause (of the behavior you are correcting). If it doesn't, then you'll get the results you describe. That, or the communication isn't clear enough to the dog for him to know how to avoid the correction in the future.
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ANd although I have been unable to find it today, and wanted to reread or rewatch it, I remember reading/watching a part on ecollars about avoidance trainig, such as staying out of trash or away from the leerburg horses, where the behavior is not trianed, but the dog is stimmed for doing it. An avoidance behavior. I want Tanka to AVOID stones, always, no matter whre we are. I don't want to have to be by his side telling him do not pick that up. Although all the training advice seems spot on, I am getting confused as to what the collar can be used for if I am not to use it to teach him to avoid stones, always.
Yep, you can do that. However, I personally wouldn't do that as a dog's introduction to the ecollar. I prefer to teach them in the way I described above, which gives me a means by which to communicate with them via the ecollar for a variety of things, vs. just a virtual whack on the head with it. But that's just me.
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Re: Should I use the collar now?
[Re: Julie Sloan ]
#301492 - 11/02/2010 08:47 AM 
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