01/21/2023
I have a good recall on my pups but with high destructions, and when your pup is seeing red itâs almost impossible to get their attention. My boy champ broke off a lead at the beach due to chasing a bird, and he ran out in front of a car! Thank god I had the e-collar on him! I hit the button on a high level, he immediately turned around and came back. I was able to hit the button, which recalled him faster then I could even say his name. When the e-collar is used correctly, and the pup is trained to love it, the collar it is a beautiful training tool. Every time I go out I put it on my babies not because I need it every time, but simply because of the âwhat if factorâ. Knowing you have that extra security blanket can sometimes mean the difference between life and death. My dogs practically put the collars on themselves. They have been trained to love it and know itâs not to harm them, champ calms down with it on and going into âwork modeâ he gets excited for it to be put on because he knows we are going to go do something; he doesnât care if itâs just a walk around the block or exploring new places. Thank you mini educator for making a wonderful tool to keep my babies safe in their everyday tasks and unknown adventures.
My dogs chased after a fawnâŚ
They were right on top of it as it was crying in fear for its life.
I had just stepped out onto my back porch as I heard all of the commotion going on.
The fawn had somehow managed to get into my yard through a hole in my fence.
My dogs where in the back of my yard, over 200 yards away from where I was standing.
My dogs were about to rip the little fawn to pieces in front of my very eyes.
I recalled my dogs, as they both have a trained recall, they pulled off of the deer for a few seconds but the temptation of live prey that was in a vulnerable state was too much for my two powerful predators and they reengaged.
There was nothing I could do to save the poor thing from a brutal ending to its short lived lifeâŚ
Except for the fact that I had my dogs on an E-collarâŚ
I dialed it up to the highest setting and pressed down on the button.
My dogs immedialty knew that their failure to comply with my obedience command resulted in the immediate consequence.
They came shooting back to me without any hesitation or second thoughts about going after the fawn.
I placed them into a down so that I could go and check on the fawn.
To my relief the fawn had not been injured, although it was frightened out of its mind.
I was able to safely guide the fawn back into the woods from where it had come.
I share this story with you today because I have recently seen an influx of individuals who seek to make the use of E-collars illegal in the United States.
They make a wide variety of claims about how E-collars are harmful and abusive tools that shut a dog down.
They also make claims about how training using positive reinforcement is all you need to get a dog to listen to you.
My dogs are very well trained, better than most I would imagine.
But no matter how much training and positive reinforcement I use I cannot override the genetics of the dog to chase after and kill prey animals.
But I was able to control their genetic urges for a short time by using an E-collar in conjunction with trained obedience commands.
And at a distance of 200 yardsâŚ
And not just stopping a dog from chasing after a prey animal by bribing it with treats before it even begins to start the predatory sequence.
I was able to stop my dogs at their climax, when they had the prey animal right in their grasp.
The E-collar is a very powerful tool.
It is a life saving tool.
It is a tool that allows me to give my dogs a life where they can run free and be a dog.
But it is also a tool that allows me to control them in the moments where they need it the most.
People say that this tool is harmful and should be banned.
I think the fawn would disagree with those people.
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