postheadericon Distance Training With The Remote Dog Training Collar



by Cathy Latrobe


Effective training for proper behavior can often be difficult without the dog on a leash. However, leash training is not possible at all times and in all places as well as not being as effective as a dog owner will like it to be. The good news is that animal experts have come up with a useful way to overcome the deficiencies of leash training - the Remote Dog Training Collar.

Just as its name implies, this special type of collar can be operated via remote means such that there is no need for any kind of physical containment measures like a long leash or a perimeter fence. The training device consists of two basic parts, namely, the collar and the transmitter both of which must be present for the system to work.

While the training collar is worn around the dog's neck, the transmitter is held by the dog's owner in one hand. Certain buttons on the transmitter can be pressed to send the signal to the collar to deliver a specific type, level and intensity of aversive stimulus like a beep or an electric shock or both in succession. Your dog will soon associate the unpleasant sensation of receiving an ultrasonic vibration or a mild electric shock with his bad behavior.

The dog training collars can serve more than one purpose, but certain uses are most appreciated by dog masters:

* In many occasions, a training collar can save your dog's life and it can also protect other people and animals. There are many accidents that involve dogs that ran away, which threaten the lives of these dogs, as well as the drivers' and their passengers'. Also, dogs can chase other animals and ignore incoming dangers.

When you have a training collar, it is very easy to control your pet's behavior from the distance. You can adjust the level of electric shock up to a point when it startles the pet and stops it from acting chaotically.

* You don't have to use a leash when you have a training collar. Dogs don't like to be confined within a certain perimeter; they need to run freely and explore all the time. A training collar offers it this possibility, without endangering its life. Moreover, it is much easier now for your dog to socialize with other pets.

For instance, there are situations when you want to train your dog in an open space, such as a public park, and you want to make sure it does not run freely, endangering itself. The collar will act like an invisible leash that offers you the possibility to control its movements; all you have to do is press the right button on the remote and apply a certain intensity of shock and the dog will start behaving.

So, how far does a Remote Dog Training Collar work? Most collars will work for a minimum of 100 yards although other models will operate at a distance of 500 yards. Now, that is going the distance in effective dog training.




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