123 0 obj Most of the time I can tell when a dog just starts acting a little fidgety, without having to see any major signs through body language. We took a road trip out to meet him and because he was heart-worm positive we had to foster first and then adopt. Toys such as fire hose tugs, shammy style tugs, chuck it, tennis balls. Mendota slip lead, for dog’s that are too sensitive for a prong collar, I suggest a Mendota slip lead. Pawmark makes a version that snaps together like a seat belt for easier use. In this scenario you can successfully stop this dangerous car chasing behavior. 126 0 obj Most people think the board and train is the equivalent to having a magic wand. If we are training or playing and Monty walks by I put him in a sit or down. Herm Sprenger prong collar, I suggest Herm Sprenger prong collars due to their high quality manufacturing. Never leave the e-collar on your dog for more than 8–10 consecutive hours. Getting an e collar from the clearance bin at Menard’s ( true example from a client) is not the same as buying a high quality name brand collar. There are a few reasons why you might not be getting the responses you want from your dog. The first technique I like to try is interrupting the biting by doing anything that is mildly startling to stop the biting, then redirecting the puppy to appropriate toys. While I don’t believe in a definitive hierarchy or that domesticated dogs are truly pack animals, I do believe that dominance definitely exists. Let’s say we have conditioned this dog to an electronic collar and the dogs corrective number is a 30. Put the dog on a 15 foot line. Discover (and save!) The 30 minutes of training, or the other 15 and a half hours they are awake left to be wild and unattended? Throughout the past 3 years I constantly get calls from yelp trying to get me to pay for yelp advertising. One owner lets the dog pull one doesn’t, one owner lets the dog jump one doesn’t, one owner lets the dog on furniture one doesn’t… sound familiar? Good dog training in my opinion consists of having clear rules and boundaries, meeting the dog’s energy requirements through structured play, walking and training, being proactive and prepared, giving your dog a job by making them earn everything, having good management and setting your dog up to succeed. Point blank we will not do anything we don’t want to just because a friend told us to do so. This would also require heavy management and full cooperation from guests. It is essentially a dog training version of hot and cold, “yes” is hot, “good” you’re getting warmer and “eh eh” is cold. I found this level by reading the dog and seeing where he made a positive behavioral change. A great example of a study that was used as propaganda-. I think that maybe dog owners view things in terms of as right and wrong, good and bad, not necessarily in terms of skill or experience. It is wireless, powered by batteries, and usually comes with a transmitter that sends a signal to the collar. This really isn’t fair to the dog. Would you rather ride a bike to work or drive a car? In my opinion the wrong way to use an e collar is to slap it on the dog without any a conditioning and just get trigger happy when the dog is doing something that bothers you. You recently acquired a new puppy and other than the middle of the night potty breaks, the first few weeks were pretty easy. This also gets our dog’s looking to us for direction and decision making which for right now is what we need. There is a big difference training with no distractions vs training in the real world. When you bring out the remote training collar, what association do you imagine the dog having? endobj When your dog is biting say “no” and follow through with a correction with the prong collar. E-Collar offers the best quality Accessories online! Promo Video for BP-504 Barkless Pro Read More. Dogs in the Control groups wore a de-activated or “dummy” collar, whilst the e-collars worn by dogs in E-collar group were … I use “yes” as a mark/release, “good” as a duration marker, “eh eh” as my try again/no reward marker and “no” as my correction marker. You will spend more time, effort and money if you don’t do it right the first time anyway.The beautiful thing about dogs in this scenario that helps us, is that they are highly intelligent creatures. For example; if a person trains their dog 30 minutes a day and then completely stop having any structure to their dogs life and allows the dog to do whatever they want, what do you think will stick? endobj Buy E-Collar 101 DVD now to discover the unique E-Collar advantage & why so many trust us as the go-to source for dog training equipment! The second conditioning exercise I do is pairing the e collar to giving me attention. For training more complex behaviors use high value food rewards. It also creates a situation where your dog will only listen while the e collar is on or around you. Again is that the tools fault or the users fault? We don’t want to be too startling at such a young age due to the fear imprint period, (from 8-11 weeks) something like whistling, hand clapping, kissy noises and even a high pitch yelp if you can consistently find the range will work. E-collars can be effective training tools when used properly. Friends are there to have fun with, to enjoy, but at the end of the day they do not have any control over what we do. Electronic collar, I suggest e-collar technologies et mini 300. I searched all across the united states for a good fit and finally found Dalton a fawn 1 year old male Doberman at the Southwest Ohio Doberman rescue. without repeating all of them, you get my point. Right before the dog reaches the end of the leash I hold the continuous button and make a right hand turn, once the dog turns with me, I release the button and continue walking. While i’m not doubting that some dogs like them, I do however question if they are being used correctly. Many dogs are given up every year for simple problems such as jumping, play biting or pulling. Funny how life works out sometimes… On a side note, Monty is the coolest cat I’ve ever had the pleasure of knowing and we love him dearly. The troubling aspect of this to me as a trainer is the fact that many people expect their dogs to be well behaved without putting in the time or effort. Some great brands of food are Acana, Orijen, Solid Gold, Wellness and Fromm. To go hand in hand with with management make sure your dog gets plenty of mental and physical exercise. Their sales pitch has us all duped. The dog now understands she can control the sensation by performing some behavior. This is where you need to step in with an appropriate level of correction. Once they are doing this well wait for eye contact then mark and reward. The average range for a working number I see on the electronic collars I prefer ( e collar technologies mini educator) is between 5 and 15. Not every dog can be fixed and that’s ok, that’s life. Just like a car that needs maintenance so does behavior, behavior needs some type of variable reinforcement in order to continue. << /Filter /FlateDecode /S 514 /Length 358 >> The whole idea of this is to create the impression to your dog that everything good comes from listening to you. For most dogs replacement behaviors work like this- “ I’ll sit most of the time and still jump here and there” to me that is just not good enough. I simply believe there are circumstances that call for more than just positive reinforcement training to fix behavioral problems, to make obedience more reliable and ultimately increase our dogs overall safety. Anyways one could argue training on a daily basis is your own personal “study” and interestingly enough when done in an intelligent manner I see the exact opposite of what they are telling me. There are safe rational ways to create avoidance without ruining your dog. << /Annots [ 149 0 R ] /Contents 128 0 R /MediaBox [ 0 0 612 792 ] /Parent 138 0 R /Resources << /ExtGState << /G0 139 0 R >> /Font << /F0 140 0 R /F1 143 0 R /F2 146 0 R >> /ProcSets [ /PDF /Text /ImageB /ImageC /ImageI ] >> /Type /Page >> Classic case of square peg and a round hole. Jeff Gellman demonstrates how to fit the remote collar to your dog and how to get the dog's 'working level'. In my opinion it is much easier to prevent unwanted behavior from occurring than it is too stop them once they are already there. 129 0 obj This order keeps the learning process having the lowest stress level possible as well. Dog crate, I suggest using a wire dog crate. Walking is a struggle for pure positive trainers. I suggest having your puppy drag a leash when they are in the house, this gives you more control and the ability to prevent your dog from chewing. I simply know when and why to reward and when and why to correct and always aim to correct in the lightest fashion possible.