I don't hate them.. but to say they are magic is silly. They work cause the discomrort caused is greater than the desire to do the 'unwanted' behaviour. If it didn't hurt it wouldn't work.
And I know dogs who dance at the sight of an e collar. Its cause it means walks not because the dog loves the collar. Now it does say they dog is not horrified by it either. Dekka hides if I bring out a coat lol.
The trick is to see what the dog is telling you.. if the prong works then its cause it causes some amount of pain. If a small amount of pain as a back up to stop your dog dragging you into the street after a cat.. so be it. And if your dog is reactive be prepared to handle any fallout.. But we are all too smart here to believe this tool is working by magic.
(oh and even the e collar trainers I know say you should never correct with a prong cause its too harsh.. The prong is 'supposed' to let the dog self correct. I have seen some amazing.. as in top obed dogs in canada.. produced by letting the dog self correct on a prong combined with lots of food/toy rewards.)
And I know dogs who dance at the sight of an e collar. Its cause it means walks not because the dog loves the collar. Now it does say they dog is not horrified by it either. Dekka hides if I bring out a coat lol.
The trick is to see what the dog is telling you.. if the prong works then its cause it causes some amount of pain. If a small amount of pain as a back up to stop your dog dragging you into the street after a cat.. so be it. And if your dog is reactive be prepared to handle any fallout.. But we are all too smart here to believe this tool is working by magic.
(oh and even the e collar trainers I know say you should never correct with a prong cause its too harsh.. The prong is 'supposed' to let the dog self correct. I have seen some amazing.. as in top obed dogs in canada.. produced by letting the dog self correct on a prong combined with lots of food/toy rewards.)