You do what you have to do. I do not approve of collars of any sort...whether it be a shock collar or one to walk them down the sidewalk on.
My dogs have not been effected in any way psychologically by being shocked once or twice when the fence first went up. They are very lovable, playful beings.
Someone mentioned the underground wire. If I'm not mistaken, when training with these, the dog wears a collar and once the collar has stepped over that boundary or close to it, it makes a loud sound that only the dogs can hear. Sorry, but I'm not going to risk strangulation trying to train my dog.
To each his own. What works for one person may not work for another. I've walked into my hot wire and my kids have. It didn't make anyone cry and no one regressed and started wetting on themselves again. |