Safe for dog collar shock?

Dog collar shock

by Selwyn - 2020-04-01 16:35:20

Surely you can find a willing priest: I mean they do wear dog collars, don't they?

If you can't, you are more likely to die of strangulation, unless your dog is a particularly big one. Feeling it yourself may be the last breath you take - so dangerous unless it is made to measure.

Do you also try your dog's food? How do you manage to sleep in the kennel? Don't your feet get cold?

At the end of the day, it is a dog's life. Find someone else to tell you what it is like to be the dog! The simple answer is to find some other mutt to test it on. 

Sorry if all of this advice  is shocking.

Safe for dog collar shock?

by Paradox5154 - 2020-04-01 19:14:38

Just to clarify, by the way, I would test on my leg or in my hand.... not on my neck. Probably should have mentioned that earlier.

Dog collar shock

by AgentX86 - 2020-04-01 21:22:23

If you must try it, try it on your SO or kids.  They're expendable, right?

Shocking

by WazzA - 2020-04-02 10:55:41

WHY NOT take your dog to a dog training expert & tackle the behaviou problem that way, rather than torturing your animal !

I'm sure everyone agrees & understands that those who have had a shock from their ICD's do NOT enjoy them one little bit! 

training collars

by Tracey_E - 2020-04-02 12:17:38

Some dogs do better training with an electric collar. I used one on one of my dogs. He was a rescue with a lot of baggage, super smart, super stubborn and after a few weeks one on one with a trainer, we got one because he wasn't responding to anything else. I thought they were cruel until the trainer educated me. I tried it on my hand first. No problem whatsoever with my pacer. They have a vibrate mode which is all you need for a lot of dogs, and if you switch it to shock mode it's variable. You use it at the lowest setting that gets the dog's attention and you should feel every mode on your hand before trying it on the dog. The intent is never to hurt the dog, just get their attention. They are not for every dog and need to be used properly but they can be very effective. 

The shock from a training collar is nothing like an ICD shock. That said, avoid the electric fence. We aren't supposed to get close to those. 

Training collar.

by AgentX86 - 2020-04-02 20:36:54

"That said, avoid the electric fence. We aren't supposed to get close to those. "

Hell, we aren't even supposed to get on one of those scales that tell the percentage of body fat, either, and that's a lot less current through the body  than it's going to take to get an obstinate dog's attention.  Maybe across the hand wouldn't be a problem (don't know) but I would certainly make sure it wasn't between the hands! Actually, I'd just pass on the whole idea.