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Originally Posted by stewie
he gets his walk which is a few km long.
hes non stop running around with the other dog.
for mental exercise, i train him in little 5 minute windows all throughout the day to prevent him from getting bored.
the gf's mom is a retired trainer and breeder. she was the one who suggested e collars for corrective behaviour, ex., i can watch the dog from inside the house, and if hes outside trying to fish for koi in my pond or starts digging a hole, he can be corrected without any use of words.
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Alot of people knock on e collar without realizing the principle behind using it as a
training tool. the shock they get is very mild and a good e collar should have adjustable levels its less painful and harmful than being choke by a choke collar or prong collar and its a much faster way to correcting behaviour than either the choke or the prong collar. However it is much much much easier to be abused by someone that doesn't know the philosophy behind it (think continuous shocking the dog till he behaves thats NOT how the collar is suppose to work)
If you are going this route I suggest you get the advice/help of professional trainer that have experience with e collar training so you know how to use the collar safely and effectively