Wednesday, September 17, 2008

Dog Shock Collars

Shock Collars for Dogs: Humane or Cruel?

There is a huge range of training collars for dogs and a vociferous debate among owners and trainers as to whether these collars are humane and effective or whether they are cruel and counterproductive.

Different types of collar are used for different purposes. The two main uses are for distance control, when the dog is out of the trainer's immediate reach and is not on a leash and the second aim is to control excessive barking.

The distance training collar enables the trainer to administer a shock to the dog, by using a handheld transmitter which causes an electric pulse in the collar. This distracts the dog from whatever undesirable behavior it is currently doing and lets the trainer get his attention.

Critics of these collars maintain that they are inhumane and hurt the animal, partly because it is difficult to know how severe the pain is. This can disorientate the dog, so that it doesn't associate the shock with the desired effect. Such confusion is obviously counterproductive.

4 comments:

Unknown said...

Hi,

The site is about dog shock collars, you can avoid abnormal behavior of your dog with Innotek Dog Training Collar. There is some risk, but by proper training you can handle this. Thanks a lot.

Gennie said...

Thanks for sharing this informative posts like that,
pet tracker

steward said...

Keep sharing more informative post like that,.
GPS Tracker

steward said...

It's one of the best and informative post about the GPS tracker,
GPS навигация