What age can I use the E collar on my dog? Dog Training FAQ Tom Davis 

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My pup just turned 4 knows all his commands but sometimes he has his days when he’s distracted and doesn’t listen I’m thinking about getting the e-collar

@@reneejohnson7742 if he knows his commands you will be perfect. Just RU-vid how to properly introduce.

@@reneejohnson7742 I love e collars. Regardless what ppl say

@@centralflife891 will definitely do. Thank you!

Thank you, Always appreciate the No Bad Dog Army!

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Different ways of looking at it, but Sounds like the dog trained you 🤷🏽

No

in my experience It has made the behavior worse. I've found that it's better to just take it away like Tom was saying and set boundaries and let them know that they have to respect that boundary in order to get that high value toy, bully stick etc.

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These newer collars are a lot more consistent especially the better brands. a lot of older collars sometimes don’t stay consistent and can randomly go off unlike these newer ones. They also have more settings! Ive seen older collars with less modes vs these newer ones with about 30. also waterproof and very durable.

I know this comment was a while ago but did you ever get it under control and figure it out? My pup is very possessive over bully sticks and she won’t give them up or trade so we gave them up for now…looking for advice and ways to fix this. Thanks

How old is this dog? A puppy? An adult? A rescue dog? Generally speaking the answer is no to using an ecollar in the crate. You want the crate to be a positive experience for the dog. I’ve been using the dogtra ecollar for the past 12 years. My dogs are well rounded and well behaved on and off leash. I’ve never had to use an ecollar in the crate. I also had the dogs since they were anywhere from 8-12 weeks. I never used the crate for punishment. I introduced the crate with food and peanut butter/wet food Kong’s. I never just threw my dogs in the crate and left them there in the beginning. The door was left open while getting treats so when I would ask if they wanted a treat they would run to their crate to get it. An adult dog or a rescue dog may have prior negative experiences with the crate. In that case, more patience is required.

He’s still a puppy around 7-8 months. He was a rescue and was crated at the foster house with his sister. Which caused a lot of separation anxiety. I feed him all his meals in their plus bulley sticks and frozen kongs. The only reason I ask is because he has hurt himself in the crate at this point.

@@yourChristianbestie would it be possible to use an x-pen or have a dog safe room for your dog to be left alone in instead of the crate? Not saying it'd be impossible to crate train, because from just a comment it's imposible to tell, but a larger space may help relieve some of your dogs anxiety as they wouldn't feel so confined and likely work on seperation amxiety as well

I don’t know how much exercise the dog has been getting also. For context, I have labs. At 7-8 months I would walk them for an hour before they were to get in the crate (before I went to work) and an hour every night (before bedtime). Not to mention all the training and fetch and tug of war in between (and yes I had a full time job also). My dogs were mentally and physically exhausted before I put them in the crate. The crate should be used as a normal place to sleep and relax. Hopefully you’re using it at night as a normal part of bedtime and not just when you need to leave the house (which can lead to stress for the dog). I wish you luck!

It shouldn’t be used given how common it is for people to misuse it, so no. Especially not a easily impressionable puppy as even the SLIGHTEST miscalculation can potentially traumatize it.

I can relate to alot of what you are saying. Mine resource guards the house and the yard, and sometimes me when on a walk. Has chased and nipped kids on bikes by shoving our screen door open. Now he is considered a dangerous dog so we are fearful all the time. Another incident and he would be put down!

That is what we are afraid of he doesn't like kids he can see one and the hair raises on his back.

@@cris4two Mine goes to training classes with kids and 20 dogs. Loves them! But if they run by the house and yard his pray drive kicks in. He is a herding breed. I probably used the wrong terms to describe his actions. His behavior is inconsistent.

My boy has several issues to many to comment on we really have to get a session with Tom soon. Let me say this he is not very social as he is what they call a pandemic dog. We got him 2 months prior to the pandemic and didn't get to socialize him as much as needed he was around my sons 3 dogs but not any others

Ecollar training !

Buy a mini educator, follow the directions, watch the videos. There are also some very good books on ecollar training. One by Larry Krohn available on Amazon is good. We had the same problem with my dog, but he also wants to bite people! The ecollar changed everything. When introducing it, be sure to start with low working level, start with commands your dog knows, put a leash on him, and use treats, mark the behavior. Don’t make the mistake I did.. I thought the vibrate mode might be less aversive and tried that without his leash on. Well, he freaked out and ran around in circles all over the house. Lesson learned. To stop the counter surfing, I’d wait until he understands that the stim from the ecollar is basically like leash pressure, meaning you want him to comply with a command. Once he gets that, which is pretty quick, then you set up a situation with yummy food (Pizza!) on the counter and the second he jumps up you say no! and use the stim, most likely at a slightly higher level than his working level. My dogs working level is around a 6 inside without distractions, higher outside 10-15, and up to 30 when he’s intent on going after his arch enemy that bit him in the face when he was a puppy. I added the tone before using the stim on walks when he starts staring down a dog (loading) along with look at me and a treat. He’s so much better now. Best of luck, you can do this.

I'm not sure :(

@@tomdavisofficial in my home state (Lower Saxony) you have to prove in a theory & practical session, that you know how to handle your dog safely. E-Collers have been abused so wildly that they were banned. And to be honest: With your skillset and experience - for me there's no point in promoting an e-collar, other than profit by merchandise. Get over it, you are better than that.

E-collars are banned mostly because animal activists picture them as shock collars that will hurt a dog. Similar prong collars are frowned at because of confusion with spike collars, and even with a slip collar you get strange looks from some dog owners who take their out of control dog a wide circle around you. That is why any tool should always com with clear instruction, just like in the videos of Tom.

@@liliderhund6033 It's another one of ya'all with the "Deutschland Uber Alles" (that was banned for being in poor taste) attitude. Testing people to see if they are "allowed" to have dogs? No, thank you. We live in a Free Country over here. Taking away animal ownership was one of the first steps the Nazi regime took in stripping the Jewish people of their rights. E collars help dog owners keep their dogs, hold dogs accountable and save dogs lives. There is no amount of "skills set" that is going to overcome a dog's instincts and when those instincts kick in AND the dog is off leash, the e collar provides an effective way to keep your dog safe (keep him from running into traffic, be shredded by a wild animal...). This is about doing what works for the best interest of the dog and his owner, not flaunting one's ego/Nationalistic pride. When you do the latter you only show how little you know about dogs.

@@theshadow4737 Don't get me wrong. I only stated, that I can understand why these tools are banned - used correctly they are a wonderful tool. But it has been proofen ( at least in Germany) that the amount of people using it abusively is clearly outweighing those who know what they are doing without messing up the dog.