Shock Collar – Tips on Using Dog Training Shock Collar

By Danny Iskandar

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Have you ever felt that every time you go out for morning walks with your dog is more like the “dog” is taking you out? Every time cats, cars and other people pass by your house, is your dog starting to bark loudly and chasing them as faster as he can? Do your dog really stubborn and hard to understand the training commands you give?

If they do, then it is the right time for you to try the dog training shock collar to make the dog training much easier.

The function of this dog training shock collar is to control and train the bad behavior from your dog so the dog can be more behaved.

At this time dog training shock collar got many varieties of brands (such as innotek, dogtra, petsafe), functionalities, sizes and intensities. When selecting a dog training shock collar you need to know for what purpose you buy the shock collar. Because dog shock collar for obedience training is having different functionalities with the bark shock collar.

At the first time dog training shock collar were introduced, it got bad response from people. They were assuming that shock collar is an inhumane tool to use in dog training, some says it was torturing the dog. Actually on these days this dog training shock collar is very safe and effective to use on dog training under the proper use and it is much better with the trainer guidelines.

So everything depends on the people who is using the tools, we can’t say shock collar is bad for dog training just because some people use it the wrong way.

Here are some hints and tips for using dog shock collar when training a dog.

• Choose the right size and type of dog shock collar according to your purpose and the dog size. Mismatch dog shock collar will failed the training.
• Before using the dog training shock collar, remember to read the instruction manual that come with the product. Every brand got different guidelines with their shock collars. Follow the care and maintenance information for long lasting shock collar.

• When attaching the shock collar with your dog remember to adjust the size. You should be able to insert two fingers inside to make sure that shock collar not too tight to choke the dog or too loose that dog can release the collar itself.
• For the first use of shock collar, set to the lowest shock and wait for the response or even some collar start with the sound beeper. It is important at first time not to make the dog get shocked badly that will make the dog react negatively and some dogs fell traumatic with it.
• Never use the shock collar as punishment to your dog. Use only for correcting bad behavior during the bark or obedience training.
• Combine the shock correction with hand signal and voice command for better result on training a dog. This will make your dog to obey you by the voice and hand signal, so we don’t have use the shock collar when obedience and bark training are completed.

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