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Shocking Training Dog Collar Guide
Training a dog can be a rewarding experience, especially if the dog that you are training is your own. Having training aids can be a great help, if you know what you are doing. Items such as training collars have proven to be effective, if used in the right hands. If you are unsure and have no expertise in dog training, then training collars have the capacity to seriously injure your dog. This article is going to attempt to explain about the different types of training collars on offer and which ones you should be considering using. It is also advisable to get expert help as well.
The prong collar's bark is worse than its bite. The collar itself is made up of metallic prongs that are linked together. When the leash is pulled, the collar gives the dog a pinch. The idea is that this is meant to remind the dog of its mother's teeth, which would have been used in a similar way to restrain the dog as a puppy. The collar is safe as long as you buy one that is the right size for the dog. If your dog continually pulls at the leash though, the prong collar might not be the appropriate training collar for your animal.
The fit of the prong collar should be snug against the dog's neck. There is usually some leeway with these types of collars in that you can add or remove prongs to adjust the fit. A ready guide for the fit is if you can fit your finger between the collar and the dog's neck. If the collar is looser than that, it will not do it's job properly.
The Halti and Gentle Leader dog training collars look like horse harnesses. The method of control is certainly different to the prong collar in that the design is meant to control general movement and stop distraction. The plan is that if you can control the head, the body will follow it. The device works by closing the dog's mouth when the leash is pulled. This type of training collar is particularly suitable for animals that bite or lunge towards people or other dogs. In other words, the Halti or Gentle Leader is good for aggressive or unruly dogs.
Head control in this way does present the trainer with some difficulties. Most dogs will not take kindly to have any sort of restriction placed over their face and nose, so the dog might take a while to get used to collar. Also, by pulling on the head, it is possible to injure the dog's neck or back, so you need to take care when using a head collar.
One of the most effective collars used in dog training are choke collars. They can be abused though, either through ignorance or sometimes malice. If you do not know how to use a choke collar properly, seek expert help.
Correct use of a choke collar starts with correct fitting. They work by tightening around the dog's throat when the leash is pulled. Equally, the tightness should be released when the trainer eases up on the leash, but if the collar does not fit correctly, this might not happen resulting in undue distress to the animal. If your dog is one that continually pulls on the leash, then the choke collar is probably not the right collar to use.
An electronic dog collar has the propensity for harm. Whether it is used to abuse dogs though rests entirely with the people that use them. Used correctly, electronic dog collars are a very humane way of training a dog. In inexperienced or malevolent hands though, they can hurt dogs.
The electronic dog collars work by allowing trainers to give dogs small electric shocks via a remote control to control the behaviour of the dog. How much of a shock the dog gets is entirely in the hands of the trainer, so in good hands, the electronic dog trainer can be very flexible and very effective. As a rule of thumb, the shock that is applied should be just enough to make the dog's ears twitch, but obviously the amount of electricity involved will depend on the size of the dog. In any case however, if the dog cries out when the electricity is applied, then the setting is too high. Once again, this type of collar is only really suitable for experienced trainers.
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