Hi Chelseas Mum, They were both around 9 mths. In Singapore it's not unusual to have one to one training. We looked at a few classes and trainers, in the end the trainer we use came with his dog, demonstrated the collar, let us feel the stim etc. I really wasn't sure at all but we also went to see his group class and talked to a lot of owners there. He also let us try the collar for a week before we bought one, and we were really impressed. I was worried that the dogs personality would change, but that didn't happen. They wear their collars all of the time and have never seemed bothered, I'm really careful to look for skin irritation and have had no problems.
If we want them to they will walk to heel, sit etc. but most of the time we just use the stim or page to get them to come back or if they're distrated by other dogs etc
People are interested as the collars are quite obvious, so we spend a lot of time explaining what they are and how they should be used as many people presume they are just anti bark, or tracking devices.
The most frequent comment is ''can I get one for my husband''?
