Guys that use either collars I have a question

[dutchhunter]

My beagle is a very gentle and loving house dog that lives to run rabbits and deer. She us very well behaved with most commands. The problem I have is at home or at camp she is over protection of the area I am staying in. If any other dog cones near she turns inside out and us gone after then like a bullet. She just chasing them away from her area. Never bite just loud mouth. Would a ecollar work in this case.

[finsfurfeathers]

Depends. How is she on the lease. Does she calm down? Does she respond to commands? If so may help. Without going overly technical view the e collar as an extension of the lease. Now if she is wild on the lease and doesn't listen to you and tries to run off other dogs well you got a bit more basic training to do before you go off lease

[thunderbelly]

E collar won't be the magic bullet for the problem. use a long line first, get the issue under control on leash first.
With the dog on leash, correct her for looking at dogs. Have friends walk their dogs past at 10 yards, or 1000 yards, whatever it takes to get her to look, but not chase the dogs. Once you get her to stop looking without you saying anything, your friends can walk closer. Repeat until she is steady at whatever distance you want. She may never jump for joy and play with the other dogs, but she will learn you have the situation under control and she can relax.

[welsh]

Use of an e-collar for aggression problems is not recommended.

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[Sharon]

So you don't want her chasing. I think an e collar would work , but timing would be everything. Soon as you see the dog alert- correct!
As Welsh said, you don't want to use an e collar when two dogs go at it as one dog might think the other dog is giving him the correction, and the fight would be really on.

I have a JRT that likes ( used to like) intimidating/ attacking the old setter. I used the e collar to end that. Soon as I saw the JRT getting that "look" - I corrected at a fairly high level.! Took a few times , but that ended that. One could say that might have increased the JRT's anger , but it never did.

[HiLow45]

Put her on a leash when you see other dogs coming around your property. If/when she goes off on the dogs, give her some sort of verbal warning (quiet, no, leave it); if she doesn't heed your verbal warning give her a correction with a quick but sharp tug on her leash and put her into a controlled position (a sit or down). When she does heed your warning and follows your command, mark and praise her actions (treats, verbal confirmation, a pet on the head). You don't need to overdo it with the verbal and physical correction, especially for a dog of her size, but she should know when you approve and disapprove of her behavior. Working on basic commands like sit, stay and name recognition will pay great dividends in keeping the dog's attention when high distraction situations (like other dogs) come about.

I wouldn't recommend an e-collar for barking problems, unless it was a last resort and you had gotten some training on how to employ such a device. An e-collar is not a cure-all for dog problems. Rather it should be viewed as an imaginary leash in that the owner is able to administer corrections from afar if the dog is disobedient or not paying attention to commands. Those corrections need to be appropriately metered and timed otherwise it will only serve to stress out the dog.

[krakadawn]

An e collar is one of several strategies which can be used to address this issue or others.
Before you consider a collar do some reading specifically about collar conditioning. That is the process of introducing the collar to the dog. This is certainly not meant to strap on and start using.
Teach first
Teach first
Then follow directions on conditioning to known commands. Lots of free sources, check Mike Lardy's web page as an example on how/when to use and especially about 'timing'.
The ecollar is an excellent tool and provides owners with a tool that ranges farther out than just in front of them. Be sure the conditioning to commands is used so that a stimulation is not 'all of a sudden..like a lightening bolt'

This tool can be an excellent choice in dealing with your issues and reinforcing the basics which I hope you have taught.

E collars are also successfully used to deal with noisy dogs especially when you have a number of them on the truck.

[Mount Sweetness]

Yes, an ecollar will stop her in her tracks and she will stop chasing off dogs after the 4 or 5th fry.
You should get yourself an ecollar, it will be very useful for you to have training any dog especially a beagle. You will wonder why you hadn't bought one years ago.

Buy one with a long range, don't purchase a 1 mile range, go for 2 miles plus.
Take the advertised range and divide it by 4 to get a reliable consistent range.
You want a reliable unit that will work when you want to it work.

[terrym]

The ecollar is a tool used to reinforce a learned command. If your beagle has been taught to stop on command successfully but chooses to disobey the command and attacks dogs people whatever then as he disobeys you correct. The collar doesn't teach it disciplines for refusal to obey a learned command.
they get collar wise very quickly and don't need correction. My older dog hasn't been corrected in years. He knows if he's wearing it he is best to obey.

[Deer Wrastler]

E collar won't be the magic bullet for the problem. use a long line first, get the issue under control on leash first.
With the dog on leash, correct her for looking at dogs. Have friends walk their dogs past at 10 yards, or 1000 yards, whatever it takes to get her to look, but not chase the dogs. Once you get her to stop looking without you saying anything, your friends can walk closer. Repeat until she is steady at whatever distance you want. She may never jump for joy and play with the other dogs, but she will learn you have the situation under control and she can relax.

Great advice