Answer:
Trusport:
Shock collars are a tool that should be used only as a last attempt and under the supervision of a professional trainer.
With that being said, there are other training methods that are much more humane that will produce a much better result than a shock collar.
Regain your pet's trust by gradually reassuring him you will not hurt him. Exercise is the best bonding activity for you and your pet.
Take him for walks, stop during the walk and give him a special treat. At home, call his name, when he comes to you give him a treat.
Reward him with treats every time he does a good thing.
Bigelow:
I have an electric fence around my property. Unforunately i have a heRing loss that prevents my hearing the sound which precedes the shock. I trained my dog with just the sound. But after the professional trainer turned on yhe shock.
My dog would not go outside. So back on the clothesline he went. It's on pulleys from the house to a pole in the backyard so he can run around.
After a couple weeks of that and some more training on a leash, he is fine. He's never gone off the property on his own.
And hasn't reacted badly when i have forgotten to take it off when driving out in the car or when a friend has taken him for a walk and didn't know he had it.
I do say a special word when we walk through with the collar off.
Kayla:
Why did you get a shock collar? Either:
a) the shock is on a too painful setting/your not using it right
b) it's not the right tool for your dog/situation
I would only ever recommend a shock collar if there was NO other way, and the dog was in danger, for example if you had a stubborn dog that liked to run out in the road and chase cars.
Even then, I'd say to keep it on the lowest setting possible, while still getting him to stop.
Your dog has become afraid of you, and I would suggest you try more positive training methods to regain his trust.
Remi:
Your dog is scared of you. Do not use a shock collar, unless a trained professional says do to so. Most people buy shock collars thinking there dogs a little bit naughty, so a shock collar will stop them, no. Shock collars are to be used as a last resort, and can actually make a good dog turn bad, because of fear.
Your dog is now showing his first sign of fear, so unless you want your dog to turn aggressive, and want your dog to not be able to trust you (he's trust is 100% with you, and you doing this to him is making him have no trust for you, and a dog who doesn't trust his owner should not be living with that specific owner) then carry on, but trust me, shock collars are a bad idea, would you use them on a child if they were mis behaving? No, you use verbal punishment and sternly say no.
If this isn't working then your dog doesn't respect you enough to listen to you, and in which case you should go and see a behavioural specialist.
Adams:
I had this problem too. Don't do anything he doesn't like for about a week. Take him for walks. Give him attention. Get your buddy back.
Then, put the shock collar on for walks, but leave it turned off. After a while he will start to like the shock collar because it means fun.
Then, you start training, and use the lowest shock level possible.
Blue Eyes:
Personally I would never touch them. I understand the temptation to use them in order to get quick results but in reality 99% of dogs just can't understand:
A. Why they are being shocked
B. where the shock is coming from
Therefore leading a dog to become an emotional wreck, which I believe you now have experienced. The solution is to drop the collar in the bin and get a pack of tasty treats.
Woah:
I would recommend turning the settings down on the shock collar. It isn t supposed to hurt your dog it s supposed to alert the dog when they re doing something wrong. I d recommend having at least 1 session with a dog trainer. They ll show you how to properly use it. Really only 1 session will help you.
It does sound like the setting is up too high and you re hurting your dog.
I use shock collars as well. Mine has 8 settings. 1 is the lowest and 8 is the highest. I use setting 3 and it does the trick. Remember to praise greatly when they do something good.
