This is not a tool that should be experimented with. If you are considering using this tool you should always seek the guidance of a professional.
For many of us, we rarely use this tool as a way to harshly correct a dog, you can, but it should not be a method you rely on. There are very few situations when a high level stim would be needed.
It is used more as a physical cue, a way to signal something; a reminder or an attention getter. It is similar to the way your pager goes off when your table is ready, the way your watch pings when you have a message, or the way your phone vibrates when someone is calling you. For most of us, we associate those with something positive.
Ever notice how your alarm clock going off though does provoke negative emotions? That’s because most of us don’t want to get up, so we don’t associate it with anything positive.
That is why it is important a positive association is made with this tool for the dog. This is where conditioning your dog to the E collar is important. This is not a tool that you can just slap on your dog’s neck and start using. There is a month-long process associated with helping your dog to understand the language of this tool.
When done correctly, even during the learning process, you will never need to use this on high levels.
And eventually you will get to a point where you will find you rarely have to use it at all.
I use it mainly for off leash freedom. I enjoy not keeping my dogs tethered to a long line. In order to practice off leash skills, your dog has to actually be off leash. This tool gives many owners the confidence to do so, allowing them to practice at distances that a long line just cannot provide.
When your dog is conditioned to this tool properly, you will be able to have your dog off leash, anytime, without having to use anything other than your verbal cues, but we still keep the collars on for those “just in case” moments.
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