In article >,
"Steve B" > wrote:

> "Omelet" > wrote
>
> >I hate shock collars but as you say, they are a last resort.
> > Mine has a remote that is powerful enough to go thru the windows so she
> > did not associate it with me.
>
> My MIL bought me a blue boxy thing at Big Lots. A little smaller than a
> pack of cigarettes. It makes some dogs take off running, and doesn't faze
> others at all. My two rescue pooches take off when I hit it, but I never
> let them see me hit it. It's always on the countertop.
>
> Today my daughter and her crew came over including Mickey. He's an
> obnoxious Yorkie who will jump in your lap during dinner. I put the box on
> my lap, and just an instant before Mickey was going to jump into daughter's
> lap, I hit it. It works really good on him. He looked like someone hit him
> in the face with a wet towel. He took off and went into the hall. In a
> bit, he was back. At our house, no dogs are allowed in the dining room
> during dinner. He trotted right back in, and we repeated the sequence.
> Next time, when he took one step out of the hall I hit it again. By now,
> all my dogs are back taking a nap or in other rooms.
>
> I think it will take Mickey one more trip to my house to be trained. I'd
> suggest it to my daughter, but I know the four and six year olds would
> torture the dog with it.
>
> No one saw a thing. I carry it when doing real estate studies, and it works
> on about half the dogs.
>
> Steve

My goal with a shock collar is to train a dog, not hurt it. They are a
tool that has to be used with respect.
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