The Right Way To Use Electronic Dog Training Collars

By Kevin Simmons

As with every training tool used to modify a behavior in your pet, electronic dog training collars need to be used correctly in order to be effective.
Some dog owners buy an electronic dog training collar because their pooch doesnt follow orders consistently, or at all. As soon as they get home, they strap it on, expecting some sort of miracle. And when doggie decides to do something special, like growl at another dog, his owner zaps the animal.

However, with no conditioning, the dog wont know what to do, and will immediately be scared. What hell learn from this process is not to stop growling, but instead, how to avoid the pain. Quickly hell figure out one of probably three different methods of avoidance:

RUN as far and as fast as he can, until the zapping stops;
FREEZE and do nothing until the zapping stops; or
FIND his owner.
None of these three responses to the electronic dog training collar, however, teach the dog anything new. If anything, they reinforce more bad behavior: if he RUNS, or FREEZES, he learns an avoidance technique of the pain, but doesnt change the behavior, or he FINDS his owner, and starts to associate safety with the owners presence, and loses his independence.
This article will detail the proper ways to modify your dogs behavior using an electronic dog training collar, so that you dont encounter these frustrating mishaps.

Learn the Proper Command

Before you start using an electronic dog training collar, your dog must first understand what is being asked of him. There are no shortcuts during this step, and it can take longer or shorter depending on your dogs temperament, breed, and time allotted. Be patient.

At this stage, the only thing that needs to be done is to show the dog what you want them to do, along with constantly repeating the action. So, if you want your dog to kneel, you would show the dog what kneeling is, and say, Kneel, kneel, kneel.

This stage is NOT a punishment stage, so no disciplinary action should be taken. Just work with your dog a lot until he understands what you are trying to tell him, and associates the word with the action.

Once this has been achieved, now is the time to test your electronic dog training collar. Find out at what level your dog responds to, and do NOT use a level higher than that. Watch your dog carefully during this testing phase; he should not be in pain, yelp or get scared, he should only be mildly uncomfortable.

Now you are ready to try all of what youve learned, together. Before you ask your dog to kneel, push turn on the electronic dog collar. Then, immediately say, Kneel, until your dog responds. After a couple of tries over an extended period of time, your dog will start responding to the command faster than he does the stimulation. Soon, youll only be using the electronic dog collar to remind your dog to listen to your Kneel command, instead of using it each time.

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