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Re: [RC] [RC] [Guest] elec collars - Deanna German

I think it'd be more fair to the dog to teach him a reliable recall before
putting him in a situation where he could chase deer. Geez, did you at least
tell him NO! before you zapped him? The use of the e-collar should be for
failing to obey a command or, in this case, inhibit his prey drive.

I don't believe shortcuts ever truly work and are a poor substitute for
training. Training shortcuts with dogs lead to unreliability and
unpredictability.

Deanna



Ray O'Donohue rno2m@xxxxxxxxxxxx
The dog need NOT know what the desired behavior is in all cases before pressing
the button.Deer chasing is an excellent example of this type of e-collar
work.It IS a "shortcut" and it works,altho it may take more than one lesson.You
must bide your time,and never press the button unless you know what the dog is
doing.This type of avoidance training (deer,snakes,etc) generally calls for the
higher voltage settings.....Yip!Yip! Yip!Chasin' deer sure is
fun!Yip,Yip,....YIIIPE!I'm goin'back to dad,I didn't know deer could do that! 



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