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Title: shock collars the rights and wrongs
Post by: drew on June 18, 2012, 08:59:33 am
what are your thoughts on shocking a dog we u catch them in the act do you say anything / or let them have it
for example friday had colars on two of my young dogs and we where roading them and came up on a
cow that was out and the dog tryed to get it
i myself let her and when she got close I let here have it and i didnt say a word to her
i feel its best to let them just thank it was the cow that got them and the is no need for me to hollar at her in the act
 


Title: Re: shock collars the rights and wrongs
Post by: TinyTexasCowgirl on June 18, 2012, 09:05:42 am
I think it depends on the offense. If it is over something like trashing, chewing, digging kind of things, I say let them have it and never speak to them. When it comes to barking, or ignoring your commands, I use it as a back up for my voice.

For instance, was having problems with my gyp not wanting to come when called, I put her on a giant lunge line, and gave her the command, when she ignored, I lit her up, saying come every 5 seconds until she was beside me. We repeated this several times until she figure out I meant business when I said to come, and not doing so was gonna hurt.

I want my dogs to alert and bark when something isn't right, but after a while enough is enough, I tried bark collars, and didn't like the results, so I just got me a bb gun and now all of them will alert stranger danger, but when I say okay, they all shut up and go back to bed.

This is all just in my opinion of course, and everyone does things different.


Title: Re: shock collars the rights and wrongs
Post by: drew on June 18, 2012, 09:12:18 am
sorry didnt read the first one

what are your thoughts on shocking a dog when u catch them in the act
do you say anything /or let them have it
for example friday had collars on to young dogs we where roading them
and came up on a cow that was out and the dogs try it
i myself let her  when she got close i let her have it an didnt say a word
i feel its best to let them thank it was the cow that got them and there is no need for me to hollar at her in the act


Title: Re: shock collars the rights and wrongs
Post by: SCHitemHard on June 18, 2012, 09:12:42 am
very good advice megan!


Title: Re: shock collars the rights and wrongs
Post by: drew on June 18, 2012, 12:12:35 pm
That's what i do
i have seen people do it to much tho an not the right times
those people need to have one on


Title: Re: shock collars the rights and wrongs
Post by: justincorbell on June 18, 2012, 02:53:12 pm
I think it depends on the offense. If it is over something like trashing, chewing, digging kind of things, I say let them have it and never speak to them. When it comes to barking, or ignoring your commands, I use it as a back up for my voice.

For instance, was having problems with my gyp not wanting to come when called, I put her on a giant lunge line, and gave her the command, when she ignored, I lit her up, saying come every 5 seconds until she was beside me. We repeated this several times until she figure out I meant business when I said to come, and not doing so was gonna hurt.

I want my dogs to alert and bark when something isn't right, but after a while enough is enough, I tried bark collars, and didn't like the results, so I just got me a bb gun and now all of them will alert stranger danger, but when I say okay, they all shut up and go back to bed.

This is all just in my opinion of course, and everyone does things different.
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Title: Re: shock collars the rights and wrongs
Post by: TinyTexasCowgirl on June 18, 2012, 04:43:24 pm
That's what i do
i have seen people do it to much tho an not the right times
those people need to have one on

I made the mistake of using the beeper part of the collar as a warning, instead of just zapping her. Before I started zapping her then she ignored any commands until she heard the beep, then she would listen. It took a lot of re-training before she stopped waiting for the beep.  Piece of advice, never bother using the beep or vibrations,