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Some who think Electric Dog Collars are inhumane forms of obedience training seem to think the goal is to instil lessons through much pain. Dogs can bark excessively or keep tearing up other people’s gardens – the aim of the pain is to disrupt such behavior. The longer the dog is exposed to the interruption, the more chances it will associate the behavior with the expectation of getting the same stimulus.

The dog that receives the shock is not hurt in any serious manner, nor his motor functions reduced in any capacity. The shock the dog is dealt with is no more painful than static felt on a carpet or windshield. This kind of obedience training is instituted by many pet owners to reduce the problems their pets cause.

There are two types of shock collars. One is triggered by your dog’s bark and his signature vibration. This mechanism ensures that only your dog’s bark triggers the shock, and not any loud sound source nearby. The other kind is triggered remotely, via radio signals from a transmitter. The remote type can be used to “punish” many types of behaviour, unlike the bark-activated one, which is limited to deterring barking.

Bad behavior can range from dangerous ones (chasing vehicles) to annoying, destructive ones (chewing up shoes and plants).
The immediacy of the owner’s disapproval – in the form of a shock – and the instance of the bad behavior pays off in the long run. Remote shock collars can and has been used for many kind of obedience regimen. These include anti-barking, agility training, hunting routines, and pet containment.

The principle of instituting an irritant to disrupt your dog’s behavior applies to shock collars as well as to other types of irritants. These other types include sprays, high pitched sounds, and vibrations.

The instantaneous response your dog gets from the remote shock collar is effective enough to establish an experiential link between the deterrent and the type of behavior you don’t want your dog to keep carrying out. Spend some time with your dog – after a while you’ll notice the difference when using Electric Dog Collars.