Many Choices For A Puppy Training Collar
A puppy training collar, in my opinion, is a necessity for anyone getting a dog, just as a regular dog collar is a necessity. The regular dog collar is a simple cloth collar to the elaborate leather dog collar, it’s all about choice with this one. There are several types of the puppy training collar available, from the choke chain, pronged collars, bark collars and electronic collars. We will discuss the possibilities in these categories, but be advised, that if you don’t train your puppy his bad habits will cause you unhappiness. Eventually some people have their animals put down when the bad habits become more then they want to deal with. If you bother to take the time to train your dog, all of this can be avoided.
What the Different Puppy Training Collars Are About
While the choke chain sounds like a return on the Inquisition, its not like it sounds, but the name is long standing and isn’t probably going to go away. You can call it a puppy training collar and avoid the nasty image of the choke chain. What it actually is, is a simple collar with an ability to tighten as the dog pulls. The best one is the Swedish Training Collar. The collar tightens the more he pulls away. Most dogs take very little time to get the association, so this puppy training collar is most often quick, painless and the puppy training collar can be quite inexpensive. This help with teach a dog to walk with you, not walk you. It can also teach him to sit, heel, etc.
The pronged collar serves the exact same purpose as the choke chain, but there are prongs inside the collar, which pinch the dog if he pulls to hard. While most people with small animals don’t feel the need to use this, people with larger animals often find it a necessity. Puppies get excited, they jump, lunge, try to run and do all sorts of things that can injure yourself or others. This type of puppy training collar is very effective and often only takes a couple of tries before the dog learns what he is supposed to do.
Electronic collars are just the same as the prong collar, and choke chain in purpose, but it uses a small electronic zap to convince your dog he is making the wrong choice. They also have these collars with virtual fences.
Bark collars are a puppy training collar, but are designed to address the specific problem. The choices are myriad to a small electronic shock when they bark, to a spray of water or other smell dogs don’t like.
While ongoing training and reminder training never stops, most dog really do learn quickly and the puppy training collar is your most helpful tool.
Risks of Using an Electronic Dog Training Collar
An electronic dog training collar is dog training equipment that is primarily used to facilitate a small electric shock to the dog. It is placed around the dog’s neck in lieu of the original collar and the owner or trainer of the dog has a transmitter that can send remote signals to the electronic dog training collar. The transmitter in the hands of the owner or trainer has a button which the individual can push, in order to send the small electric shock to the dog via electrodes implanted on the electronic dog training collar.
Kinds of Electronic Dog Training Collars
There are three basic types of electronic dog training collars. These include the manual collar that needs a person to press a button to activate the electrodes, the collar that is activated when the dog barks and the collar that activates itself when it comes close to the perimeter where the dog is not allowed to cross.
Inhumane Treatment
One risk of using an electronic dog training collar to regulate and monitor your dog’s behavior, is that there have been times when the collar randomly discharges an electronic shock on the poor dog, without it doing anything wrong. This can undo the good that the collars have done and may confuse the dog, especially if it is resting and not doing any training. This can be solved by taking the electronic dog training collar off when training is not in session. For those collars that need to be worn all the time to curb barking and monitor the dog’s perimeter, this can be confusing for the dog.
Another risk of using an electronic dog training collar, is that the owner of trainer may not be able to fully control the emission and send out a shock that is too long or too intense that it can harm the dog. Some dogs can tolerate small electric shocks and may need a bigger and longer electric shock, which is actually very inhumane.
The dogs might also eventually figure out that the collars are the cause of its discomfort and become unruly when the collar is off, or may even refuse to have the collar on. Regression may also occur when the dog has figured out that the shocks come from the collar and behave only when the collar is on.
Another risk of using an electronic dog training collar is lesions which stem from using the snug collars. The lesions are not from the electric shocks but from the snugness of the collar, which is necessary for the electrodes to come in contact with the dog’s skin.
The risks associated with using a collar, far outweigh the benefits. With proper training and patience, owners can achieve the same results.
