Dog Training Collars: An Alternative to Shock Collars
Spray dog training collars offer a safe, humane alternative to shock collars and other methods of aversion training for your dog. Breaking a dog of bad habits, such as barking incessantly or stealing food, can be a difficult and challenging chore. Many dog owners resort to aversion training using devices like electric collars to teach their pets not to jump on people or engage in other objectionable behaviors. Spray dog training collars achieve the same beneficial effects without the painful consequences.
What are Spray Training Collars?
Spray training collars use a remote radio control to release a harmless, non-toxic spray or gas whenever you catch your dog engaging in the behavior you want to eliminate. The spray doesn't burn or sting - it simply surprises the dog with an unexpected stimuli. The momentary startle interrupts the misbehavior, which gives you the chance to immediately reward him for being a good dog. In a surprisingly short amount of time, your dog will learn that being "good" elicits praise and reward rather than learning that being bad elicits pain.
Available Dog Training Collars
Several companies have spray training collars on the market, each of them relying on a slightly different method or type of spray. The one you choose depends upon your preference. While the collars can be a bit pricey, many retailers rent the system and you only purchase the gas or spray cartridges for use with the collar.
Petsafe Remote Spray Training Collar is a remote training device consisting of a collar that emits a lemon-scented spray or a tone when activated by the radio remote control. The control works from a distance of up to 300 meters. It offers four levels of spray so that you can choose the one that gets your dog's attention. You can use spray and tone, alone or together, to reinforce your teaching.
The Masterplus Pro training system consists of a receiver collar and a small remote transmitter. When activated, the collar emits a harmless, odorless spray that interrupts your dog and allows you to regain his attention and divert him to a more desired activity.
The Jetcare Education Pro training collar is similar to the Masterplus Pro but offers a tone as well as the spray so that you can tailor the training. The radio transmitter is effective up to 300 meters, and can emit either a cold spray or a tone that is audible to your dog.
Spray Commander offers the same features as the more expensive options, including a waterproof collar that remains effective even if your pet decides to take a dip in the lake while wearing it. Like the others, the radio remote control is effective at up to 300 meters, and the batteries for the remote are rechargeable.
All of the dog collars are adjustable to fit necks up to 28 inches, so there's a collar that will fit your pup. The spray collar technology provides quick, positive results without resorting to shouting, electric shock or other aversion techniques. Why train your dog with fear or pain when there's another option available? About the Author
Chris Robertson is an author of Majon International, one of the world's MOST POPULAR website advertising companies on the web.
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If you care for your dog, you should consider electronic training collars as an alternative to achieve dog obedience. It is an easy method to obtain the necessary psychological bond between you and your pet because in time, the stimulation your dog receives establishes what the correct behavior is, and what is unacceptable. He learns what is on your mind without the constant shouting and fatigue evident in other methods. This technique is painless and produces results within a very short time, in many cases, within days.
In electronic dog training, a signal activates the dog's receiver collar to correct his behavior. These dog control collars are suitable for keeping dogs by your side without the use of a leash. Some work up to a range of one mile and come with a digital remote and waterproof receiver collar and transmitter. In the more sophisticated dog training devices, the transmitter will have a large digital display. Other electronic dog collars have the ability to control more than one dog. They have a multi-dog selection switch which can be used to adjust the level of stimulation for different breeds and temperaments for distances of hundreds of yards.
An interesting dog training tool is the remote spray trainer. Using lemon spray, it controls your pet with a spray of mist instead of static correction. When you press the remote button, a lemon scented spray is released in the direction of the dog's snout. The majority of these dog training tools are versatile and can withstand most weather conditions. They are the perfect aids for puppy dog training because they correct misbehavior at the touch of a button.
Fred Mucai
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Dog Training Collar Review - The Big Leash
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So, you have a dog with behavior issues. You've tried everything, but nothing has worked to keep your pooch from chewing the furniture or hosting doggy parties when you're not home. You may have heard about electronic training collars, and you are wondering if this might be the answer. You may figure that an electronic collar may do a better job of getting your dogs attention and making a lasting impression. Before you invest in this training technique, there are some things you should know.
There are different types of electronic training collars. One type is a bark collar. As the name suggests, it is used to stop a dog from constant, inappropriate barking. This collar is triggered by the dogs bark. It works by either a vibration or a sound that is felt or heard by the dog the instant the barking starts. It can be set to different levels and responds only to your dogs bark. There are also bark collars that work by spraying an unpleasant spray towards the dogs face as soon as he starts barking.
The other type of electronic dog training collar is the behavior correction collar. These training collars are designed to stop unwanted behaviors, including, digging, jumping, and running away. They work by a remote control held by the owner or trainer. When the dog starts the unwanted behavior, the trainer pushes the button to activate an electric shock. There are multiple levels available depending upon how well the pooch responds. The idea with these collars is, because they are operated by remote control, the dog will not realize you are issuing the correction, therefore, you do not look like the bad guy. A disadvantage to this type of collar is that you have to be with the dog in order for the correction to be made.
Although the technology and safety of electronic dog collars has improved over the years, they are still a controversial method for training. Many experts believe even difficult to train dogs can learn without the use of a physical correction. Apparently, if you are careful not to set the shock level too high, the collars are not painful, just uncomfortable. I'm sure you can find as many people for this type of training as opposed. I would not want to use an electronic training collar on my dogs, but it is a personal choice, and not for me to judge.
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I have a 9 month old lab/border collie and have ordered a remote collar. She is in Life Skills 3 training by professional trainers. We live on a farm and she loves to run off leash. However, when she gets a scent...she forgets I'm there and takes off! I've tried everything. So, the remote training collar I've ordered has 'vibrate' and buzz sound as well as various levels of shock. Yesterday, she bolted and I had to chase her across a large field and down the middle of our road where some cars/trucks go very fast. What do you all think of the newer remote collars and what are my chances of success? She loves to run, it gives her such joy but I don't want to lose her to the road or coyotes....
I love em and will never train a dog without using one. However, be sure you don't use the escape training method - the training booklet that comes with almost all collars details this method.
In short, if it tells you to hold down the continuous button before giving the command, it's escape training. The correct way to use remote collars is for corrections, and you should mostly be using the nick button. Don't use the continuous button until you've already given the dog a chance to correct his behavior.
Another poster mentioned using treats to teach recall, and this is a great idea. But you should also use corrections when the dog doesn't recall upon command. The dog will learn pretty quick that compliance = reward while disobedience = stimulation. But he should still get a reward after coming to you! It's always rewarding to come on command. Never call the dog to you if he won't like the consequence!
Another thing I suggest is having the dog wear the collar for 1.5-2 weeks before you start pushing buttons. You should put it on and take it off 5-10 times per day so the collar isn't associated with anything negative. And don't leave it on for more than 8 hours at a time.
Another poster mentioned a dog developing epilepsy after its owner used an electric collar - this is 100% wrong. Unless the dog had a head injury or has been abusing alcohol, epilepsy is a genetic disease. There is no way that stimulation on the dog's neck will cause it to develop electrical 'storms' in its brain. It's 100% impossible.
And the dog that turned handler aggressive after being stimulated already had the predisposition. Handler aggression is an issue of temperament, which is genetic, and previous learning experiences. This type of dog will eventually turn on you if you so much as tell them no too harshly or give a minor leash correction. And if you worry about this, just get a muzzle when you do training. That takes away 95% of their power and dogs know it - just be sure your fingers don't get in the muzzle!
edit: Ah the "shock collars are cruel!" animal rights bunch is already showing up =] Had they ever felt a remote collar, they would know they are nothing more than a static electricity shock. Touching my door handle on a dry day is more painful than any setting I've ever used on a dog. Have you ever cringed at touching door handles because of the annoying shocks? Well thats exactly how remote collars work. It's annoying, but is not an excruciating pain.
What is a remote dog training collar?
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The choice in dog training collars on the market today is huge, so many choices offering the ultimate cure that times have never been harder for someone trying to choose the right product to suit their dog.
Dogs are unique but suffer from a variety of behavioural issues, fortunately these can be grouped into a few common misdemeanours such as jumping up , excessive barking, recall problems etc. As a company that offers free specialist advice and help with choosing the right dog collar, we talk to hundreds of people who have an issue that they would like to resolve.
Some of these customers have spent many hundreds of pounds on conventional training lessons or with animal behaviourists to no avail, many of these people are desperate to find a solution as they fear they could lose their dog if these problems are not addressed. Unfortunately the market is littered with many cheap foreign imports that do not conform to UK legislation and carry no warranty or guarantees. To prove this point just go onto Ebay and check out the number of remote dog training collars that are sold for a few pounds, the majority of which do not conform.
Every day we get calls from people that have purchased a cheap alternative and now regret this move, buying a quality dog training collar will mean dipping deeper into your pockets but if you get it right you can have peace of mind, a product that has a 2-3 year warranty and a product that conforms to UK legislation. It is also important to point out that some of these cheap imported dog training collars are unfair to use on your dog as the levels of correction are set unreasonably high. I recently spoke to a customer who had purchased a collar with 100 levels of correction and no beep tone or warning button on the device. This is ridiculous as the dog wouldn't have any opportunity to learn.
At Easy Animal we researched all the collars available before deciding which collars to sell, we extensively tested these remote dog collars both on ourselves and also on dogs, as a company we only wanted to be associated with the brands of dog training collars that were fair, reliable, effective and legal. We now have what we consider to be the best brands available, having turned down quite a few companies that wanted us to sell their range.
Firstly all the brands that we sell are RoHS approved which they must be to meet current UK legislation, to meet this criteria costs manufacturers a lot more to develop the products in line with this criteria hence most cheaper collars will almost certainly not be RoHS approved.
To ensure that customer's expectations are met from a performance point of view, all the brands we sell have a 2 year warranty at minimum and some have a 3 year warranty. This is important as these are electronic products often working in difficult terrains and weather conditions, and of course even the best products can and do malfunction. Having a reliable remote training collar is essential if your dog is chasing a scent and hurtling towards a busy main road!
When you are training a dog, consistency and continuity is of paramount importance, there is little point buying a training collar for it to fail and then interrupt all the good work you have put in. The warranty gives you total peace of mind that very quickly you can have a new trainer delivered promptly to maintain your training programme with your dog.
At Easy Animal we want you to choose the right collar; we want you to be happy with your purchase so we offer you totally free advice and help in buying the right dog training collar. We believe that all dogs are unique and every situation is different, also it is worth pointing out that what works on one dog will be totally the wrong product for the next dog. We sell collars to dog trainers, and we talk daily to dog trainers about training methods so we feel that we have the experience and knowledge to be able to point you in the right direction.
So which are the best collars? These fall generally into two main categories spray and static pulse collars and we have had good success with both types, spray collars of which there are only a few choices generally don't operate any further than relatively close range 100-300m. Spray training collars can be a little more problematic as the process of having a spray nozzle means that technically it becomes an issue to keep this clean, also the seals around the spray can dry out so they are prone to more problems than static ones. Having said that they have huge support from the dog world and can often be seen on dog training programmes on television like ‘ Dog Borstal'.
Static dog training collars can be seen as more controversial but are widely recognised within dog training circles as more effective than spray trainers. Whilst this is a generalisation, it is far to say that these static pulse collars create much discussion about whether they are harmful, unfair or cruel. When I hear people making these claims I always point out that when these are used in the correct manner they can be used extremely effectively, but of course the responsibility is very much in the hands of the person holding the remote control. As an example a car driven erratically and dangerously by one person can equally be driven carefully and safely by the majority. We sell many of these static pulse remote collars for owners of deaf dogs for recall issues and on a low setting the dog only experiences something similar to someone tapping him on the neck.
At Easy Animal we always advise customers to use the static collars in a measured way starting off by setting the level very low and gradually increasing the levels until by observing the dog you can tell that they are getting a mild sensation. This level of static is very low and in fact in most cases just has to be at a level to interrupt the dogs trail of thought. Obviously for more wilful and stubborn dogs the settings may well be set on a higher level. Static collars with small increments and a gentle increase over a number of levels is certainly better than large increments. Many of the collars we sell have a nick button or short stimulus together with a button for longer levels of stimulus, ALL the collars we sell however have a beep tone which is fundamental to the training process as it is used as a warning signal to the dog and gives the dog an opportunity to respond, it is this important element on a training collar that allows the dog to learn and become trained. Please never buy a collar unless it has this function.
The brands that Easy Animal sell and have total faith in are Canicom, PetSafe, Innotek and Sportdog. All these brands sell good quality training collars, in future articles we will go into more detail and start to give you a totally independent view on all these collars explaining in detail the pros and cons of each collar. For further details please do not hesitate to contact us at the following address:
Tim Berrisford runs the one of the leading online stores for dog training products within the UK. The company called Easyanimal.co.uk sells a comprehensive range of some of the top brands of dog training products available.
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For many dog owners having a well-behaved animal is very important. Not only is a well-trained pet enjoyable to be around it is also safer because it is less likely to stray from its environment. There are several ways to train a dog with most methods using some type of dog training collars.
Choke Chain Collar The basic collar used for training animals is the choke chain style. This is made using steel chain links to form the length of the product with two circular sections on each end. To place this item around a dog's neck the small links are pulled through the larger circle to form a ring. When the item is worn it hangs in a loose fashion.
To use it for training it needs to be connected to a leash, which when pulled will tighten the chain around the dog's neck making it uncomfortable. The chain link collar is frequently used for training dogs to obey commands that involve movement such as walking or sitting.
No Bark Collars There are a number of electronic collars that are used for different training purposes. The no bark design has a small device attached to a fabric strap that fits around the animal's neck with a traditional buckle fastener. The device is designed to detect the sound of a particular pet's bark so it only becomes activated when it registers that bark.
The device will emit a small electrical charge that is felt by the animal wearing it. When a dog begins to associate the discomfort of the shock with the noise it makes barking it learns to stop barking to avoid getting shocked.
Shock Training There is another type of product that also uses the shock method to train an animal. These are remote training collars that the owner controls via a remote device. One device is attached to the fabric strap around the pet's neck. This unit emits the electrical charge that is felt by the dog. The remote controls when this charge will be emitted. This product is often used to set boundaries for a pet so it learns to stay in its yard.
Spray Collars A variation on the remote controlled shock device is the spray unit. These training collars for dogs use spray devices attached to the animal's neck strap to create discomfort. The sprays are not harmful to a pet and are controlled by the owner's remote unit
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Many people have their own opinions about electric training collars. "Shock training collars are not safe"- this statement is nothing more than a myth. Shock collars found at kozydogs.com, if used correctly, can be very useful in making your dog well behaved. This article provides information about the types of shock collars available for dogs.
Anti bark collars
Anti bark collars produce an electronic shock whenever the dog barks. These are comparatively more effective than various other types of manual dog training collars available for dogs. Shock acts as a punishment for your dog and discourages him from barking so much. The electric current generated by these dog collars is too mild to harm your dog in any way. Make sure that you buy these collars from kozydogs.com a reputed shop. Other dog collars may catch sounds other than the barking sounds of your dog and may cause harm to him.
Invisible fence
This is another type of shock collar. Invisible dog fence systems can be found in many brands and styles at kozydogs.com. These collars are best to train your dogs to remain within the boundary of your yard. An underground wire is fitted around the perimeter of your house. Then a control box connected with this wire is plugged into any of your electronic sockets. A shock is produced whenever your dog tries to cross that invisible fence of electric wire. This is great to ‘boundary train' your dog.
Remote operated shock collars
These dog collars are used to train your dog to behave properly. You can use a remote to activate your dog's collar to produce a shock, whenever your dog misbehaves. There is huge selection of this type of collar in many brand names at kozydogs.com also. This shock collar helps you train your dog against various undesired actions such as territorial aggression, biting, chasing after cars or people, excessive barking, or howling to name a few.
An electronic dog training collar is an effective tool to train your dog and bring about positive modifications in his behavior. With these dog collars from kozydogs.com, you can relax and say goodbye to your dog's behavioral problems.
About the Author
I have been a dog lover my whole life. I have always wanted the best for my dog. If you love your dog as much as I do then I understand why that special family member is so important to you. By selling quality dog products on my site at http://www.kozydogs.com and supplying valuable information to you about these products makes me feel great to be able help all dog lovers have the best for their dog too.
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My friend received one of these and doesn't have the instructions, he wanted me to try to find them but no luck searching the internet, only found where I can buy them...anyone have them or know where I can get them? There was no package. It's been used. As for the opinions on the collar, I'm sorry but that's not what I was looking for. I'm not advocating for the use of the collar, I'm just doing what I was asked and looking for the instructions.
Here you go: http://www.innotek.net/Innotek/files/b5/b51e7ecf-2cad-41ed-a8e4-894f5aaf0216.pdf
No offense, but that took all of like, 10 seconds to find ;-)
Also, tell your friend to test the levels on his hand- these aren't the most reputable products and sometimes have problems with inconsistency.
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