Margaret posted on February 22, 2011 08:29 :: 654 Views
What Everyone Ought to Know About Electronic Collars for Proper Dog Training
The world is moving to a different direction by ensuring that everything is attached with technology. And for dog training, there is nothing less to technology. Electronic collars have been developed to enhance dog training by exerting electron shocks that could act as simulation. The device comes with lots of advantages but also disadvantages in some areas have been experienced.
Author's Note: With this particular article I'm trying to express the main positives and negatives of electronic collars. It's not my goal to convince the reader that E-Collars are good or harmful for dog training, I'm just seeking to report these concepts impartially.
Some benefits of E-Collars
- They are Fast. The device has proven to be fast and less tiresome in training than traditional coercive methods; it is because shocks will only require a press of the collar button to generate simulation.
- They are convenient. The remote controlled collars have ensured that training takes place even at longer distances. The price of these devices is affordable and less expensive when compared with hiring a professional trainer who requires a considerable time to train.
- They can be easy to understand. Additionally, the use of the device is not hard to understand and apply. Just read the provided user’s manual.
- They can be effective. Most trainers state that e-collars can be used as the best tool to punish the dog.
The Disadvantages of E-Collars
For each advantage there is a disadvantage too.
- They cause fear and anxiety. Several researches have proven the shocks have created fear and anxiety to the dogs that can persist for a longer time even after training is completed. This fact has been proved by postures of the dogs and their quire behavior after the training.
- It might be a nuisance rather than a training practice.
- They become unuseful when the dog is out of control. E-collars can be partially efficient with certain types of dogs. Such things happen when the dogs get out of control.
- They are vulnerable to defect. For example some models are not water proof to avoid undue transmission of electronic currency.
- You should check your dog's weight. Incase of a mismatch between the dog’s weight and the voltage required, an increased voltage will harm a less weighted dog and vice versa.
And you? Do you consider e-collar a good dog training tool?
Hi, I’m Margaret D. Clay and I write dog training career .net to help you get all information you need to raise awareness on dog training and support those working with dogs on a daily basis.
I live in Chattanooga, TN and I was born in ‘65 I’m a numerical tool and process control programmer. I started dogtrainingcareer.net in 2009 to help other people like me understand how to provide objective and credible information on dog training.
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Margaret D. Clay
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