E Collars on 3.5 mo. old puppies??? - Page 3

Put the e-collar on the testicles of the trainer and give it a test drive.

Turn it up to FRY.

The makers of these collars do not help any.  The promote them as the easy way to train your dog.  They do not warn people about different temperments that could nbe negatively affected by the use of these damn collars.  They have there place, NOT in puppy training!!!

 The makers of these collars use them on puppies at 12 weeks. I know someone who trained a baby pup with them, never using the collar high enough to hurt, just a light tap. It worked pretty well, IN THE RIGHT HANDS, but I'd never do it myself. I don't like to do obedience with puppies, period. But I have seen it work............

The e-collar on any age dog is not wrong just because of the dog’s age. For instance a puppy has a raging obsession with chasing cars. I’m talking about really losing his shit redirecting on anyone close by. Should the behavior be allowed to solidify into an obsessive behavior in a 2 year old dog and then try to correct the problem? Or should the behavior be extinguished while it is still relatively easy in a 12 week old dog? Personally I would do it with the puppy. How would you fix the problem?

 

I have also seen a few dogs that have been trained with the e-collar from puppyhood that worked out fine. In fact I am starting to believe that introducing the e-collar to young dogs (6 months?) might work out better in the long run and be fairer to the dog.

Shelly ... you beat me to that answer!!

Hell that's like putting one on a 6 month old baby person to teach them not to pee their diaper!!   *muttering... ASSHOLES*

If I had witnessed this I would do everything in my power to put an end to it Baja.

You might make some calls.

I have seen pups (one was bred by me) during e-collar training with lots of food rewards and following such training. No problems observed. Once imprinted, the pups have intense focus even years later.

Although I've not trained a pup in this manner, I tend to agree with Christopher Smith.

E-Collar, such a safe quiet gentle way of describing this device.
Its electric shock and was once considered state of the art in the treatment of humans in mental institutions.
They can be useful no doubt, but I think they are used in the wrong way far too often.

You can bet damned well that remote collars are used on retriever and hunting dogs at early ages.