I’ve been out at a private club, duck hunting a few times this year and got a REAL good demonstration on how NOT to use an electronic collar. I watched a “Professional” trainer burn a confused dog so badly the dog completely shut down. This person was asking his dog to do something new in the field and was using the collar to reinforce “NO”. My Top Dog DVD shows NEVER EVER use a collar to teach a new command. If the dog has no clue what you want, NO AMOUNT OF FORCE OR CORRECTION WILL HELP.
That dog was useless for the rest of the week-end, it was so scared of doing something wrong it would not even leave the blind. The last day of the hunt the dog was at camp in a kennel instead of doing what it loved. Proper OWNER training is way, way more important than “dog” training. If you want a great dog, educate yourself on how to use your training aids PROPERLY.
Joe Dynarski.