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Uses Of A Remote Dog Training Collar

September 14, 2011 by admin Leave a Comment

Not all people can train their dogs efficently unless they use a leash. However, leash training is not possible at all times and in all places as well as not being as effective as a dog owner will like it to be. The Remote Dog Training Collar is a much more practical way of dog traininig, compensating for all the cons of using the leash.

This collar is a special type of device that allows manipulation through a remote; therefore, you don’t have to stay close to your dog when you perform the training and you don’t need a contained perimeter either. Remote collars have two main elements – the remote control and the collar itself.

While the training collar is worn around the dog’s neck, the transmitter is held by the dog’s owner in one hand. Certain buttons on the transmitter can be pressed to send the signal to the collar to deliver a specific type, level and intensity of aversive stimulus like a beep or an electric shock or both in succession. There is no need for the owner to apply stimuli very often, as dogs are smart and understand very fast what you want from them.

This description of the remote dog training collar allows for conclusion as to its numerous benefits including but not limited to the following:

• The training collar can save the life of your dog, as well as other animals or people. There are many accidents that involve dogs that ran away, which threaten the lives of these dogs, as well as the drivers’ and their passengers’. There are also situations where dogs chase other animals and don’t pay attention to what surrounds them.

With the training collar, the pet owner can press the button to deliver the necessary level of electric shock to the dog’s collar. The owner can adjust the levels of shock so they don’t hurt the dog but control it instead.

• Effective training can be undertaken even in wide open spaces without the need for a leash. After all, not every owner will want his dog to be constantly confined to a physical barrier like a leash when it can run free to interact with its surroundings, socialize with other dogs and familiarize himself with other people as well as get its fair share of exercise. Your dog’s development requires socialization to other animals.

For instance, there are situations when you want to train your dog in an open space, such as a public park, and you want to make sure it does not run freely, endangering itself. The training collar can act as an invisible leash in that you can control his actions by the simple press of the button, said actions of which can include reprimanding him for bad behavior like going the opposite way even from a distance.

A Remote Dog Training Collar can work at distances between 100 and 500 yards; this distance vary with the type of collar you have. That should be enough for you to handle your dog’s training,

The Remote Dog Training Collar is Effective More than 100 Yards

August 25, 2011 by admin Leave a Comment

When training your dog to properly behave you need to restrain its movements in some way, usually with the help of a long leash.
However, leash training is not possible at all times and in all places as well as not being as effective as a dog owner will like it to be. The good news is that animal experts have come up with a useful way to overcome the deficiencies of leash training – the Remote Dog Training Collar.

Just as its name implies, this special type of collar can be operated via remote means such that there is no need for any kind of physical containment measures like a long leash or a perimeter fence. There are two pieces of equipment composing this training device, the electronic dog collar and the remote control or the transmitter.

The dog wears the training collar around its neck and the owner holds the remote control in his hand.
The remote control is not only the transmitter of aversive stimuli, like warning beeps, ultrasounds or electric pulses towards the dog in the case its actions or behavior needs to be corrected, but also offers the owner the possibility to set the type, level or intensity of these aversive stimuli. Used as the negative reinforcement part of the training, the warning sounds and the ultrasonic or mild electric pulses will create to your dog an unpleasant and startling sensation, making it to cease the activity or behavior you consider to be improper at the moment.

Using a remote dog training collar allows the owner to easily control the dog and this is benefic for both of them.

• The collar can be a lifesaver for the dog itself as well as other animals and people. Dogs running free can cause different types of mishaps, like the car accidents that may end with injuries or even death. They can also be involved in chasing other animals or animal fighting.

With the training collar, the pet owner can press the button to deliver the necessary level of electric shock to the dog’s collar. Startled by the aversive stimulus, the dog will cease its action and focus its attention to your command.

• You don’t need a fenced yard or a leash to train the dog. Dogs need to be trained while they are free to interact with their surroundings, to socialize with other dogs or animals and familiarize with other people than the owner. Dogs are basically pack animals and they will try to establish a hierarchy any time they will meet other animals of their kind or they will get involved in fighting with them, so you need to socialize them from their youngest times.

For example, you and your dog are in a public park for training purposes in that you want to train your dog to behave well even without a leash to control his actions. This remote dog training device acts like an invisible leash.

Remember that you also need to check the operational range of the Remote Dog Training Collar. The remote dog training collar operates usually between the distances of up to 100 yards and up to 500 yards Let’s hope that you don’t need more.

The Risks Of Using An Electric Fence In Your Yard

May 31, 2010 by admin Leave a Comment

For stopping your dog from fence-jumping, sometimes it is effective to erect an inner fence to interfere with the animal’s approach to the barrier. In some cases, an inner fence of only 30 inches has proved to be effective. If the dog climbs the main barrier, an inward-slanting overhang can be installed along the top of the wall. You can save the expense of raising the wall by digging sunken gardens around the inside perimeter. The dry moats will interrupt the dog’s approach and raised the effective height of the wall.

Corrective measures should never include shock collars, hobbles, physical punishment, electrified fences and toxic chemicals applied to the wall. Though they work in some instances, the risk of injury and adverse behavioral side effects is greater than the benefit. Complications from use of such measures to the dog have included viciousness, displaced aggression toward family, death from hanging by a collar, and self-mutilation from hobbles.

With “invisible” electronic shock fencing, an electric shock is emitted from a collar to the dog’s throat if the dog crosses a wire around the perimeter of the yard. To delineate for the dog the area beyond which the dog should not pass, the perimeter is initially marked with obvious cues. The procedure requires a great deal of time and effort, and the devices are expensive, considering the electronics involved is slightly more sophisticated than a remote control garage door opener.

While manufacturers and adherents of the “invisible” fencing devices claim many successes to using this method, the system cause very serious drawbacks relative to safety of the dog and possible trespassers. These dangers warrant careful consideration, since there may be heavy legal consequences should serious injury to passersby occur. There is also the danger that a frustrated, electronically confined aggressive dog may redirect or displace his anger and frustration and turn on his family.

Aggressive stray dogs or malicious people are free to attack or harass the electrically confined dog. The conditioned pain and frustration associated with the perimeter may also be associated with passersby, including children. If the “fenced” dog feels aggressive toward outsiders and they cross the property line, the result could be unfortunate for all parties concerned. Electric shock has also been shown to induce acute stress in dogs. And stress has many undesirable side-effects, both psychological and physical, especially on their immune system.

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