tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6517697125324333905.post8591192902504162860..comments2023-08-28T03:16:12.352-07:00Comments on Just dogs with Sherri: Shock collars, yes or no?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6517697125324333905.post-68316473907195653942014-12-21T21:35:27.394-08:002014-12-21T21:35:27.394-08:00Maria - from Karen Overall, Karen L. Overall, M.A....Maria - from Karen Overall, Karen L. Overall, M.A., V.M.D., Ph.D., a very well respected veterinarian behaviorist in the U.S.: http://www.dogdaysnw.com/doc/overall_collars.pdf<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6517697125324333905.post-35661320007212740772014-12-08T02:44:44.564-08:002014-12-08T02:44:44.564-08:00Hi there
I am a Swedish clinical animal behaviour...Hi there <br />I am a Swedish clinical animal behaviourist specialised in dogs trained at Southampton University in the UK now practising in Spain. <br />I am a fence sitter when it comes to the shock collars or e collars (depending on your stance) I have a colleague in England who seem to be using this form of training apparently very successfully. <br />From the training videos I have search for and watched in for example YouTube, the correct use of this type of collar does not actually harm the dog in any way. The idea would seem to be that the stimulus (the optimum level which has to be sought with expert care) interrupts the dog's behaviour and trains him to seek the handler out.<br />During training the dog is NOT highly stimulated i.e. you are not meant to interrupt a dog which is in the so called "red zone" level of excitation, quite the opposite. Like in all training methods you attempt to train the dog with "no distraction" (as far as this is ever possible). <br />The collar can also be removed once the dog's behaviour has been modified and an alternative response learned.<br />It is not, it would appear, a question of "zapping" the dog.<br />I am very interested in finding out conclusive evidence as to the effect of the use of the collar in behaviour modification therapy since there are very many problematic behaviours which, whilst not causing the dog to be euthanised, makes it confined to a leash or separated from its "companion" (especially interbitch aggression) and makes life very difficult for both the dogs and the owners. <br />I feel that too many people, professionals included, go in with a preconcieved idea about these things and look forward to a more open debate about this subject<br />Thank you for bringing it up<br />Best wishes<br />Maria Vierk Dip`. CABC<br />Clinical Animal Behaviourist<br />Specialised in dogsMaria Vierknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6517697125324333905.post-70455713231741991672014-12-04T20:36:11.063-08:002014-12-04T20:36:11.063-08:00I used a shock collar for a very short period of t...I used a shock collar for a very short period of time with my first standard and toy poodle. We did not have a fence at the time. The toy would walk right through the inviable fence and the spoo would run right after her. Personally I hated it. My husband thought it was a good idea at the time. 2 weeks later we got a real fence. Never use a shock collar, train your dogs properly and there will not be an issue. Just saying!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com