okay... so i just read your other threads about the training problems you're having with your yorkie... are you trying to potty train her and curb her biting by using the static collar? she's only 22 weeks old and you've only had her since jan 2 while attempting to train her using a variety of different methods (paper, outside, and litterbox). i think she can use a little more time, patience, and firm handling from you before resorting to such measures.
for a little perspective, these are examples from my personal experience: bunjee is 26 weeks old now. i've had him since mid-november when he turned 8 weeks old. i *JUST* considered him potty trained at home at the end of feb when he went a full 3 weeks without an accident (barring the 2 accidents he had while he was sick). this is after 3.5 months of consistently training him to use the potty pad (i tried to do a combo of outside and potty pad, but that proved to be too confusing for him so i stuck with potty pad) using postive reinforcement methods.
ever since 22 weeks, he started to teeth, losing his baby teeth and getting him adult teeth so biting is a BIG ISSUE, but because we've already laid the foundation of the "no bite!" command for the past several months. Whenever he doesn't respond to my commands, he gets a short "time out" in his crate or no further playing from me. so now, even tho he wants to play bite my hand, he'll stop immediately when i give him a firm "NO BITE!" or just "NO!". Sometimes he'll even go straight from biting to yawning, as if to say... "i'm not biting mommy, i'm just yawning! *yawn* ".
was he stubborn... most definitely! was i frustrated and annoyed....absolutely! did i get lucky...maybe... but i'd like to think i was rewarded for my patience. i think the same can be of your trixie if you gave her more time, boundaries, and consistency. but that's just my humble opinion, only you can truly decide what and how you should handle the obedience and housebreaking training of your puppy.
btw, i was just on Innotek's US website. which collar are you getting? the only collar i saw for small breed seem like it's a "tone correction collar" not one that emits shock... or i can be wrong. the product description on innotek's website is quite lacking. |