Hello Everyone
I am glad to see that Myszka has posted K9 Forces web pages. I recently attended a clinic with Steve and I went knowing nothing about "e-collars". I came away with a great understanding of them and how they work.
I tried these collars on myself and waited for this big zap and laughed when I finally felt something, a small pulsating tingle. As Steve says, " it is like tapping them on the shoulder to say, 'are you listening to me'."
In the wrong hands these collars can be a nasty piece of equipment but so can any piece of training equipment. How many dogs have been presented to vets with neck problem because of check chains, halties or even soft collars for that matter. I have seen 2 dogs that have hung themselves to death by trying to scale a fence and having their soft collar get caught. Personally I would prefer the gentle tingle of an e-collar than a jerk of a check chain on my neck.
I believe we should be informed on what training methods we use with our animals and this is a great place to source some of that information but please don't come here and preach cause what works for some may not work for others and in the end we all love our animals.
MEGAN. Yes that poor dog may have been the victim of a malfunctioning collar and yes, his injuries were terrible, but how many animals are presented in vet surgeries all over Australia with injuries that are far worse after being hit or killed by cars after they have escaped.
AFTON. You asked for people on this forum to give their opinions, their opinions have been given freely and informatively it is up to you what you do with this information that you asked for.
We could argue the pros and cons of e-collars and containments systems till we are blue in the face and still people will disagree with each other, that is just how the world is.
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