If you love your pets as much as I do, then you probably agree that shock collars are one of the most cruel products there are to train dogs! There are so many other (and much more effective) ways to improve your dog's behavior. If you absolutely MUST go the way of the collar, make it a spray collar which sprays a citrus mist (dog's don't like citrus smell) when the dog barks or engages in another unwanted behavior. Please never use the shock collars though.
Effective dog training takes time and patience and never involves pain to the animal. Training a dog is very much like training a child. You would never put a shock collar on a child and you should never put one on a dog. I feel very strongly about not using shock collars. I wrote this Squidoo lens about the subject.
I have owned dogs most of my life, and I am 40 something (okay, closer to 50.) In that time I have learned a lot by trial and error. Then I discovered Sit-Stay-Fetch.
It covered everything you could possibly imagine about training dogs and also caring for them and grooming! Right now, they have a 6 day mini-course, so it won't cost you anything to find out some of the fabulous information they have on dogs. Give it a try!
In this blog I'll discuss effective methods of improving your dog's behavior and also give you some interesting sites to look at, or products you may be interested in. If I come across freebies, I'll share those too!
For more on shock collars check here: Why shock collars are a bad idea
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I just learned something! I did not know dogs don't like citrus smell! We have always had dogs and love em as members of our family! Now to find my citrus house spray and "mark" certain areas as "not the place for doggies"! Thank you!
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