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That dog is about 40lbs and he yelps loud
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I think they have the power up too high. The dog shouldn't yelp at all, it should just stop barking.... I worked in a pet store for a number of years and sold countless remote trainers and bark collars. I myself wondered how it felt and tried one of the remote trainers on my arm on more than on occassion and with several different manufacturers. On the lower settings it's no worse than a static shock you'd get from touching another person... I acutally think getting shocked going in/out of my car hurts worse... but on the higher settings, watch out! I'd NEVER go that high on a dog.
I've used one while hunting with my parent's beagle. She was well trained enough she could come with us, but couldn't be fully trusted to not run off after a deer or something (which is NOT what Beagles are used to hunt!!) The remote collar was the only thing that she would ALWAYS respond to. In the case of field dogs like this, I'd say they're okay to use, but for general training usage around the house, I'd skip it. I wouldn't put the thing on any dog less than 25 lbs and you have to be sure the power is set correctly. Our beagle never yelped, never shook, never had any reaction at all (other than stopping dead in her tracks and coming back us like we'd told her to!)... but then we knew how to use it properly.
What kind of training would you plan on doing with the shock collar?? They can't be left on the dog 24/7 and really shouldn't be used just for around the house.... I left Pixie's leash on in the house for the first few weeks we had her. That way if she got into something and tried to run off, I could quick step on the leash so I could get ahold of her. Once she learned "drop it" "leave it" and the all important "NO", I took the leash off. There's easier, better (and cheaper - those collars are expensive!) ways to train a Yorkie to do or not do something around the house. Please explore all the options before you get a shock collar right away!