Does anyone have any experience with remote training collars?

[punkie]

Originally Posted by MIZBROWN

I know you must be very right now... From what Ive read, you have been trying the best you know how. Some people make it seem so easy, but indeed it can be very hard. Its really easy for a person to say "read this book" or "read that book"... but, not everyones situation or dog temperment is the same. I really hope that you are able to find a solution that works best for you and your dog

Thank you I have been spending more time with him and realy paying attention to his behaviour and correcting it and there is some improvement. So, that's promising

[punkie]

Originally Posted by Jeri Cunningham

OK I only got to page two on the responses to this. It is not torture to use a shock collar.

My Teddy the love of my life wears one all the time. He is just over three and if I take it off he barks even in his sleep. I do know how to train a dog and have been around dogs for over 50 years including breeding. Some times there is no other choice.


Teddy doesn't bark with the collar on with it off he will bark non stop.

I would not use it on a Yorkie under 8 LBS as it would be to strong for them Teddy is around 16 lbs and it is fine.

My little Chelsey at just over 5 lbs barks alot but her bark is nothing like Teddys barking I can live with it. And it is not constant.

I really hate when people are way to opinionated and say things like it is torture, I find this offensive!!!!!

Thank you! I agree. Different things work for different people and dogs.

[Franceen]

Originally Posted by punkie

I have been using the water bottle like "sheshark" said for my dog's barking for the last week and rewarding him when he settles down. There's actually been significant improvement! Not so much when we're outside and he's around other animals, but definitely at home.

I just bought a bunch of squirt guns today so I can take them with me when we go out as well, since the bottle is big and awkward to carry. I do worry about the stream from the toy squirt gun being a little too strong though, in case it gets him in the eyes or something. Does anyone have any experience with squirt guns?

I think the vinegar solution is suggested only for for spraying on things that you don't want them to chew. But not actually squirting on the dog. It could definitely get in their eyes and hurt them or cause harm.

Thanks for the reply. I thought the vinegar seemed wrong. I must have misunderstood. Thanks for letting me know.

So pleased you are having some success! I am going to give it a try with my little terror. Yesterday, she broke free of her lead and D ring!!! I nearly had a heart attack as we were near a busy road. She was barking and chasing a squirrel that she spotted and pulled so hard that she broke free! It was a scary experience. I am going to replace the D ring on her new Puchi coat/harness with a stronger one and buy a lead for a large dog. Hopefully this will be stronger and hold more firmly than her present lead, which is for toy size dogs. My little terror has the strength of a rotty, when she want to attack another animal. I can't believe how strong she is sometimes.

Anyway, hope things continue to improve with your little furbaby. I just hope the spray bottle is going to work for me.

Luv

Franceen xx

[punkie]

Originally Posted by Franceen

Thanks for the reply. I thought the vinegar seemed wrong. I must have misunderstood. Thanks for letting me know.

So pleased you are having some success! I am going to give it a try with my little terror. Yesterday, she broke free of her lead and D ring!!! I nearly had a heart attack as we were near a busy road. She was barking and chasing a squirrel that she spotted and pulled so hard that she broke free! It was a scary experience. I am going to replace the D ring on her new Puchi coat/harness with a stronger one and buy a lead for a large dog. Hopefully this will be stronger and hold more firmly than her present lead, which is for toy size dogs. My little terror has the strength of a rotty, when she want to attack another animal. I can't believe how strong she is sometimes.

Anyway, hope things continue to improve with your little furbaby. I just hope the spray bottle is going to work for me.

Luv

Franceen xx

Wow, she sure sounds like a handful. I'm glad she didn't get hurt or run into traffic. Yikes! Scary.

I hope the vinegar works for chewing stuff. I'm not sure if yours pees in places she's not supposed to, but mine used to. I'd clean the same areas over and over again and he'd still smell it and go in the same place. For that, I also used a vinegar, alcohol and lemon juice mixture to get rid of the smell left behind, and it worked really well. He hasn't gone in those areas since.

Anyway I wish you the best of luck in your training.

Take care!

[Franceen]

Thanks for the reply. Yes she is definitely a handful! Luckily, I was able to house train her pretty easily. I just took her out every 2 or 3hrs and told her to go potty. She soon got the hang of it and hardly ever has an accident now. I remind her if I think she has forgotten to ask to go out, but mostly she remembers. I know about that smell though! It is hard to get rid of, isn't it. So pleased the vinegar mixture works for this - I must remember to make some up just in case it is needed.

Thanks for the good wishes.

Luv

Franceen xx