Peggy Hill Posted October 6, 1999 Report Share Posted October 6, 1999 I have been told by a local dog trainer that he uses the electronoic shock collars, to help break bad habit "chasing cars not listening" what is your opinion of this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Dynamite Tess Posted October 6, 1999 Report Share Posted October 6, 1999 Peggy, Personally, I feel any dog trainer who has to resort to electric shock treatment in order to get a response isn't worth a pinch of salt. I wouldn't let a person like this anywhere near my dogs. If you want your dog to listen to you, then I say be interesting in the first place. And,if a dog is on the leash it shouldn't be chasing cars in the first place. There are no bad dogs, just bad handlers and in a few cases, appalling trainers. Any trainer who needs to resort to kicking, hitting, shocking obviously isn't very confident or is maybe just a control freak. By the way these awful collars can cause nasty injuries to a dog's throat. In my opinion anyone who uses them is lazy and abusive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest PrairieFire Posted October 6, 1999 Report Share Posted October 6, 1999 Hear, Hear - No excuses for shock collars. I cancelled my subscription to a Stockdog Magazine because of the articles and advertisements on shock collars. No need if the trainer does his work - at least in my experience with Border Collies. I'll play politician and say that I have not investigated the use in training gun dogs or others, but I KNOW it is not needed with my Border Collies. Bill Gary Kensmuir, Working Stockdog Center River Falls, WI 715.426.9877 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peggy Hill Posted October 6, 1999 Author Report Share Posted October 6, 1999 Thank you I really wasn't interested in them for just the same reasons thanks for clearing it up I raise McNab/Border collies and I haven't had this probem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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