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From: marauder@fluke.UUCP (Bill Landsborough)
Newsgroups: net.pets
Subject: Re: Electronic Dog Training collars
Message-ID: <2559@vax4.fluke.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 20-Aug-85 17:22:36 EDT
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Posted: Tue Aug 20 17:22:36 1985
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In article <6559@ucla-cs.ARPA> brett@ucla-cs.UUCP writes:
>I am still very interested in any information I can get
>about these collars that can be used for training.  
>They have a remote control box and deliver a mild
>shock when your dog doesnt come off-leash (after you
>press the button).  I received no responses on my first 
>posting.
>
>-- 
>Brett Fleisch

I have also thought about buying one to train my hunting dogs.  However I
hesitate only because of the cost.  But if I do buy one it will have both
tone and shock which is a little more expensive but worth it. The instructions
teach the trainer to always beep the tone first then the shock.  This teaches
the dog that the beep precludes a shock.  Then soon he will be conditioned
to react to the beep and the shock will no longer be necessary except for 
an occasional zap when he thinks you've sold the thing.
   It is a neat tool for all outdoor dogs, especially hunting dogs.  Nothing
is more frustrating than to be out on opening day with "hunting dogs" which 
are at a full gallop chasing your game away at 200 yards off.  People have shot
their dogs for less and it is not the dogs fault, its the trainer who does
not use proper dicipline on his animals.
   By the way, electric fences are also great!  If you have a problem keeping
any animal,(dogs, cats, horses, or cattle), electric fence is the HOT :-)
setup.  Pretty soon, all you need is to string the wire and they will 
stay away from it for a month or two.  We line our pasture, garden and fussy
neighbors flower beds.
 



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