Are Electronic Shock Collars Painful or Just Annoying to Dogs? A New Study Reveals Some Answers
Posted On: Tuesday, January 25th, 2011
By Sophia Yin, DVM, MS
Trainers often debate about the use of electronic shock collars. Some trainers find these collars unethical and unsafe. The pro-collar camp takes a different stance. Some say it just distracts the dog, calling it “tap technology” and others say it may be painful at the instant but then the dog learns to behave and there are no lasting negative effects. read more...
Ian Dunbar On Dog-Friendly Dog Training. Ian Dunbar is one of the pre-eminent experts on dog behavior, particularly in the area of social development and everything "puppy".
Behavior specialist, Karen Fazio, provides an excellent overview of how to handle and work with a fear-reactive dog, why she does what she does and how it works. She also takes some time to explain why other common approaches to working with this type of problem do not work, and in fact, make things worse.
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