Don't Buy Cheap E-COLLARs!
✨ STOP BUYING THESE ✨
I have had many clients over the years come to me saying they bought an E-collar online and to teach them how to use it on their dogs- or they used an E-collar on their dog before and either it didn't work or it seemed to traumatize their dog.
The sale made it easy to purchase- the promise of an obiedient polite dog at the press of a button- it even has “Safety features”. The sleek look, the flashy packaging with beautiful well behaved dogs…and look it's on sale for $60! Sold! The cheap price means cheap quality. The unit was most likely made in China with very poor quality control using very inexpensive parts. If you’re using this with your OFF LEASH dog, quality/safety should be your top priority!
What are the low quality red flags?! 🚩🚩🚩
🚩 INCONSISTENCY: the intensity of your stimulation can vary even if it’s set to a specific number. So if your dogs working number is an 8, the actual stim they feel can vary from a 3 up to a 15. You take a risk of not only over correcting your dog but your dog may also not even feel the stim when you DO need it!
🚩NO FLEXIBILITY: If you find a brand with LOW, MED, and HIGH… or only 20 levels to choose from, you don’t have the availability to gradually fluctuate as needed. Either your dog doesn’t feel it at all or gets zapped—there is no in between. And that’s NOT fair to your dog.
🚩LIFESPAN: these crappy models will only last, maybe a year. I know because I had one before I knew what i was doing. The mini educator I use on my personal dog has lasted about 3.5 years now and still going strong! 💪🏼
🚩 DELAY: some brands have shown to have a 30 second delay between the time you press the button and the time your dog actually feels it! 30 SECONDS!! So if you need to stop your dog from running into a busy street, even 5 seconds can be the difference in life and death. That should be pretty self explanatory—why it’s not worth it. 🙅🏻♀️
🚩The range - 300 yards. Maybe a bit more. What they don't tell you is your signal will be intermittent and other things around you like trees, hills, and houses will cause interference. Educator E-collars start at a 1/2 mile range and the signal is extremely reliable no matter where you are. I have been able to correct dogs by looking at them through a camera and stopping long standing bad behavior as a dog has learned to do the behavior when the owners are out of sight.
E-Collars are NOT the issue… Having the appropriate knowledge on these incredible communication tools and knowing which brand to purchase and how to properly use them on your dog is KEY! 🔑
When you use any aversive tool (Something that is uncomfortable for the dog to modify behavior) You run the risk of causing harm to your dog psychologically and even possibly physically if you have no knowledge or expertise in what you are doing- and by expertise I don't mean watching a YouTube video.
Please reach out to a responsible, ethical, balanced trainer to help you learn this tool inside and out and all of the amazing things it can do for your training and relationship with your dog! I’m happy to help!
For the record, I only use E-Collar Technologies for my personal dogs as well as all Board & Trains! I feel they are the absolute best! We are a dealer for them too!