A modern E-Collar is a remote device which allows you to communicate with your dog at distance. Used properly this is the most stress free and effective way of having safety whilst your dog is off lead. It has two parts, a transmitter and a receiver, the receiver fits onto the dog’s collar and is able to produce vibration, tone or electrical stimulations. The transmitter is controlled by you (The remote)

Most definitely NOT! - an electric shock is defined as electrical current passing through your body to earth. An Ecollar works by passing a small current between two electrodes about 1 inch apart, this simply causes the nerves to flutter creating a muscle reaction similar to a twinging nerve. Now the collars use the same technology as a TENS machine, we use these on humans in pregnancy for pain relief and we certainly wouldn’t “Zap” a mother giving birth would we?

Its use is effective because the communication you are giving to your dog is internal (IE inside the body, therefore it cannot be ignored.). Also it is as effective two feet away from you as it is one mile away, this allows us to give a dog way more freedom yet still be in control, this in turn creates less frustration in the dog.

We cover everything in the session in full detail, it’s imperative that you work with an e-collar expert and not just buy a collar and self teach! But in essence we will pair different functions on the collar with a desired behaviour, for example we might use the “Tone” for an immediate recall, we might use the “Vibrate” for a wait command, we may use the “Stimulation” for times of distraction such as being around livestock or other dogs.

In Short YES, PROVIDED THAT YOU FOLLOW THE GUIDANCE. E-Collar sessions are simply the most effective way to advance your handling skills and cut out months of traditional conditioning, it’s not a magic trick, I mean your dog needs to at least know the commands before using the collar, but we cover all this during the first session.