| All dogs will need some training as without training, | | | | Shocks Can Help Guide Your Dog |
| a dog will be a dog and do what dogs typically do. | | | | Some dog owners and professional trainers are |
| A dog training collar can help reinforce commands | | | | using electric dog training collars as part of a |
| and signals and help the dog not only alter its | | | | training regimen to help the dog learn new tricks, |
| natural behavior but also learn what the owner | | | | and not just to stay off the furniture and not to |
| wants it to do. | | | | jump up on people. Usually if you slap your leg |
| Usually a dog training collar will emit a small shock | | | | and tell the dog to come, you will probably get a |
| when the person offering the training presses a | | | | dumb look. If you tell him to come and he gets a |
| button on the remote control. When the dog feels | | | | slight unpleasant shock, he may listen a little |
| the shock, applied usually to the throat, and hears | | | | better. |
| the negative command, chances are they will stop | | | | If you are using a radio fence containment |
| the behavior that resulted in slight pain. Once the | | | | system you must make sure it is installed |
| dog understands that a firm no means a shock is | | | | correctly and there is no threat of serious injury |
| coming, the dog training collar may not be needed. | | | | to your pet. Keep in mind that once your dog |
| If your dog barks a lot a dog training collar can | | | | when wearing its dog training collar knows where |
| shock the dog everytime the dog barks. Normally | | | | its boundaries are even if you shut off the power |
| the dog will learn pretty quickly that if it barks it | | | | to the underground fence, the dog will be |
| will be shocked and will decide that barking is not | | | | reluctant to cross that line, even at your urging. |
| worth the pain. For those who shy away from | | | | You should also keep in mind that a dog training |
| shocking their animal, a no-bark dog training collar | | | | collar is not something the dog needs to wear its |
| has been developed that emits a short spray of a | | | | entire life. Once their behavior can be changed by |
| lemon scented mist towards the dog's nose. Its | | | | the issuance of verbal commands, the collar has |
| unpleasant odor will remind the dog not to bark, | | | | done its job. |
| without the electric shock. | | | | |