So when do you put the ecollar on your dog? Any time you go outside? Inside till bedtime? Just when he starts to chooses to not listen or miss behave? All the time?
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So when do you put the ecollar on your dog? Any time you go outside? Inside till bedtime? Just when he starts to chooses to not listen or miss behave? All the time?
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I put it on him when we train/run off leash, or hunt.
Everytime he will be off leash, hunting, training or just out for a run. Very rarely need to use it though. Mostly use it for the beeper function.
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Originally Posted by Mount Sweetness
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If I can't get my hands on the dog - in the house, yard- I don't use the e collar. Two older dogs so haven't needed to use an e collar correction for years- use it now for the locator feature.
If you are new to e collars I would exercise caution as many people over correct with inexperience and that is not a good thing. I would hook up with a pro and get some guidance for the first little while.
Thanks all. I've started putting it on when ever he goes for a leak (off leash), as at ten months, he is starting to make his own decisions and ignoring general commands.
It's on the second lowest setting, and may only need a nick once a day or so. Once it's on, he generally listens much better anyway, he's not stupid!
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D. I hope you didn't just simply put it on and started nicking him.. There's a process of introducing e-c to a dog, which allows the dog to understand how this thing works. Your dog may be able to figure it out anyways, but it can cause stress and frustration in the dog. There are good vids on youtube from Tritronics.Quote:
Originally Posted by zoli 16ga.
No, he is fully ecollar conditioned. I think this is a general - hey...I'm over here chewing on a branch....and you can't catch me because I can run faster. Two tweets on the whistle works 99% of the time. Also, inconsistency with the family members doesn't help.
With the collar on, his obedience is more than perfect, considering his age, energy level and search drive.
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Totally agree with TerryM - every time you are out for a walk, hunt or training. After no more than a week, the beeping feature is all you will ever need.Quote:
Originally Posted by terrym
As stated....any time she's off leash - even in the backyard.
you must have a huge backyard...Quote:
Originally Posted by mark_t1012001
as others have already said, when you have your e-collar conditioned dog running off leash it is reasonable to me. however, you should really see a rapid decline of its use!
by the way, it took me quite some time carrying one (with empty batteries) until I realised that I - not the dog - had begun to need that thing for psychological reasons, and I wouldn't think of myself as control freak.
I would like nothing better then to not use it at all. He does listen much better now with only voice commands, after only a few days using the collar.
I put the collar on my son's forearm at the lowest setting (1/2), and he could barely feel it. On the next level (1), he could feel it but not believe it would actually influence the dog.
(1) is the highest I ever go, and it usually gets a quick response, if 1/2 has no effect.
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I have it on the dog all the time he is off leash.
Once the dog knows what is expected of him not much is required to keep him on track. My e-collar has a vibration feature which is all I use to correct if needed once conditioned. As I think you mentioned consistency is very important. I believe its true if you give them and inch they'll take a mile.Quote:
Originally Posted by zoli 16ga.