Using a Shock Collar To Train Your Dog

Although many people have an adverse reaction
when they think of using a shock collar to train
a dog with, the technique can be highly effective
and quite safe for the animal when it is used
correctly. Although we are using the term shock,
we are not meeting to imply that the animal is
suffering any undue pain. Quite the contrary,
when used correctly, the special collars will
only get the attention of the animal without
causing any pain whatsoever.

The desired setting for the caller should be set
to only provide an annoyance factor or the dog.
Many people describe this to be simply the
annoyance provide by a buzzing be or insect. The
shock collar is not meant to punish the animal,
it simply meant to get the animals attention
when they are doing something wrong.
Additionally, the specialty collars can be used
for training dogs for various purposes such as
retrieving.

When used correctly, the collars provide a way
for the dog handler to communicate with the
animal in ways that are not usually possible.
For example, when training a dog to retrieve, if
the animal is trying to be taught to respond to
hand signals as to the direction of the fall
animal, the dog may receive notification via the
collar that their direction is not correct. This
is not a punishment just an indication to the
dog they are not performing correctly. When the
correct direction is achieved by the animal
there is no distraction supplied by the collar.

The way these devices work are twofold. One is
the handheld remote device and the other devices
that one that goes around the dog's neck. There
are two electrodes in that part that fit against
the dog's skin in these must be held firmly by
tightening the collar enough so that significant
contact with the skin is established. If it's too
loose, the dog may not feel the shock.

The other device is the remote which also has a
battery in it and has adjustments as to the
level of shock desired. You can hold the collar
in your hand and test the degree of shock for
each level. In fact, I don't suggest using the
device on your dog with that you first
experiencing what the dog will feel. Again you
only want to achieve a level of distraction and
not a level of pain. If your dog yelps with the
shock, you know it is too intense and that is
not the level you wish.

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