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That's great. Glad it worked for you with this dog. It doesn't work with all dogs. I've never had an Ecollar fail to get a good recall and I've worked with over 2,000 dogs. And such is the case with the Ecollar and many other tools as well. If you and the dog can get in, the dog can get...

I'm not sure why you think that using bark collars on the dogs in a kennel situation is wrong. I know of a few kennel operations that do this as a matter of course. In that situation dogs rarely get any rest. One dog will bark and then all the rest will start. Then they'll quiet down until...

That's quite an enlightened view of "fear" and how it affects animals (us included). When most people talk about fear involving dog training they're badmouthing those who use corrections, no matter what the source, and trying to get people to believe that our dogs cringe or run in fear of us or...

Here's the short version of how I do it. The first thing that's done is to find the level at which the dog first feels the stim. Next a retractable leash is used and the dog wanders out to the end of it. I press the button and pull him towards me. As soon as he's taken the first few steps...

No modern Ecollar is capable of causing burns. I'd ask how you know that these injuries were of that nature? If an Ecollar is left on for too long, if it's on too tightly, or too loosely it can cause sores that develop where the contact points sit against the dog's skin. This is because the...

Wow! Lots of posts. Lots of opinions. Pretty balanced as to those who have experience with Ecollars and those who haven't had any. One of the problems with these discussions is that few people have any knowledge or experience of modern Ecollars. They may be familiar with older models that...