Dog Training Collars – Popular Type Of Dog Training Collars

By Danny Iskandar

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Dog owners are wandering about the best way to control the excessive dog barking. Barking is the way how the dogs communicate with each other, normally it is not disturbing at all, but when the dog barking becomes obsessive like it never stop then the barking become annoying and need to be controlled right away.

Dog training schools can be one of many options to control excessive dog barking. This obedience schools have many dog trainers that are qualified to train obedience training and to stop excessive barking. The problem is this schools are quite expensive to take. For some people it doesn’t matter as long as the their dog can be trained to behaved well at home.

But for people who can’t afford the dog obedience classes can use another way to control this excessive dog barking, it is quite easy and the most important it is not expensive. Dog training collars are the answer. It is a lot cheaper than taking the obedience classes, it is easy to use because collars are the common tools that every dogs used. To control dog barking we don’t use common collars, we must use dog training collars that has a training device attached to it that can help us stop excessive dog barking.

There are two popular dog training collars that used to control dog barking. Electric dog training collars and citronella dog training collars. Both of them are proven worked to stop excessive dog barking. Depending on the dog breed, we should choose the dog training collars types so it can work well with the dogs.

Electric Dog Training Collars

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Electric dog training collars are the no bark collars attached by the electric media that can send a shock to the dog’s neck when dog barks. The electric dog training collars has a microphone device that respond to the vibration when dog barks and send a shock. That’s why some people named it dog shock training collars. The shock level can be set easily by the dog owner so it won’t make the dog get shock to high and afraid to bark at all. So this electric shock collar must be used carefully. Learn the manual completely before applying the electric dog training collars to the dog or have some tips from other dog owners that has used it for better result.

Some people disagree with this electric dog training collars because they said it was inhumane action. Some also said it can cause emotional problems to the dogs. But others also said this electric dog training collars are helping them much better than the traditional way and cause nothing to their dog but happy situation for both of them. So good or bad this electric dog training collars is depending on the dog owners and the dog breed that used it.

Citronella Dog Training Collars

This citronella dog training collars are different from the electric dog training collars. It doesn’t use the shock to correct the barking, the citronella dog training collars will spray citronella scent toward dogs’ nose. Dogs dislike this scent and will stop barking when smell it. Same with electric dog training collars, citronella collars also have microphone attached to the collar to respond the dogs barking.

This citronella liquid cause no harm to any dogs. That’s why many dog owners choose this citronella dog training collars to stop barking. It is usually used for small dogs that can’t  take the shock effect but also works well to big dogs. Citronella dog training collars is very cheap, you can get it by online shop under $40 and that’s a lot cheaper than taking obedience classes. The problem of using this citronella dog training collars are just you need to refill the citronella after couples of uses.

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Which Dog Training Collars Types Are Good For Me?

The choice of dog training collars is personal matter. No one can decide it for you, You are the only one who knows your dog buddy very well and what kind of dog training collars type suit to him/her. Just for precaution f you choose to use the electric dog training collars, make sure you read the manual of use completely before using it to your dog to avoid any problems ahead. Use the lowest level of shock at start and watch for the dog’s respond, if it doesn’t work well you can try to increase the shock level. For every kind of dog training collars, buy the right size for your dog, because this collar are used everyday and you don’t want your dog releases the collar by itself just because it is not adjust well.

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Dog Shock Collar – Hunting Dog Training Collar Guide

By Danny Iskandar

Dog Shock Collar

These days dog shock collar for hunting dog training is now available at pet store with various type and function, more whistles and bells. Most of hunting dog owners admits that choosing the suitable dog shock collar for his hunting dog training is not an easy task to be done like it was.

Recommended dog shock collar for hunting dog training :

• Dogtra type 2502 T&B and type 2500. The bepper and receiver placed in one unit in this dogtra 2500 series.
• Tri Tonics Gear Keeper. You can add more receivers in this series.
• SportDog Prohunter 2500. This dog shock collar is waterproof one and can be taken into the depth of  25 feet.
• Innotek Fieldpro. Fade free technology is implemented in this dog shock collar to strengthen the signal power of receiver.

Choosing a dog shock collar for hunting dog training is depending on what is you need the collar for? You need to match it with your dog hunting training method, different styles got different type of dog shock collar.

Dog’s character also needs to be considered when choosing dog shock collar. Never think that other dog shock collar owned by your neighbor can also match to your dog even from the same breed. Like human, each dog got his own unique characteristic.

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These are few recommended guide for choosing dog shock collar for hunting dog :

-         Simple but with great functionality. Search for dog shock collar that is easy operated and with auto correction if possible. So you don’t need to supervise your dog all time for correction, it would be waste your time for nothing. If you rather like to use dog shock collar that has remote control for correction from far place, it is better choose the simple one click correction dog shock collar so you won’t miss the teaching moment when you figure out the dog fault.

-         Choose for dog shock collar from well known brand that has good reputation on dog equipment. You can ask for testimonial from dog owners that have used the dog shock collar and from pet store or veterinarian. Choose the waterproof one so you can use it on rainy day and on the beach.

-         Some dog shock collar for hunting dog training has a function to set the correction shock to constant and momentary stimulation. Make sure you choose this type and the one that easy to switch between two options. It is because dogs have different respond for the shock stimulation.

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-         Dog shock collar for hunting dog training should not be used as punishment tool. These collars are for additional hunting dog training after the dog has completed the basic obedience training. You can search for dog shock collar models that got complete detail of instruction manual and it will be better if attached with training video.

-         Choose for dog shock collar that has different level of stimulation shock. Make sure it is easy to set the shock level. Some big sized dog will feel nothing in low level of correction shock, so you can increase the each level according to your dog respond.

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