Posted By: Matagorda Mud Pig
Help with soft, e-collar wise dog. - 10/06/16 02:49 PM
So my little 18 month old yellow lab is well started, can get singles fine, but was abused as a pup and its extremely soft. Any level of stimulus from the E-collar and she yelps.
She's also smart, in that when she has the e-collar on, she acts perfectly. 100% obedience. But when it's off, she chooses when she wants to obey me. Specifically, about 20% of the time when I tell her to come, she doesnt.
My two questions:
1) Should I use the collar despite her extreme level of softness? I'd like to use the collar for the next steps in her training, but the vibration setting has no effect and level one makes her yelp, bite her tongue and generally freak out. I've tested it on myself and its not even close to painful. Have any of you had this experience? What should I do?
2) What can I do to get her to obey with the same consistency when the collar is off as when the collar is on?
thanks in advance guys
She's also smart, in that when she has the e-collar on, she acts perfectly. 100% obedience. But when it's off, she chooses when she wants to obey me. Specifically, about 20% of the time when I tell her to come, she doesnt.
My two questions:
1) Should I use the collar despite her extreme level of softness? I'd like to use the collar for the next steps in her training, but the vibration setting has no effect and level one makes her yelp, bite her tongue and generally freak out. I've tested it on myself and its not even close to painful. Have any of you had this experience? What should I do?
2) What can I do to get her to obey with the same consistency when the collar is off as when the collar is on?
thanks in advance guys