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« on: February 02, 2007, 05:30:57 pm »
Hi and welcome! I'm Melissa. We have recently moved to the country and are now surrounded by woods. My Giant Schnauzer, Dazy, can be stubborn and hard headed when she wants. Using her selective hearing and all. I recently purchased a remote electronic collar. It has positive and negative tones as well as 8 different electric shock levels. Everything from just a vibration to uncomfortable. I followed the directions inside the box about using it inside the first few days to teach the positive tones as rewards and the negative tones as an attention grabber. This particular model has a 3/4 of a mile range. I have only had to use the "shock" once. There was a rabbit out in the yard when she went out to potty and her listening skills were non existant. The negative tone didn't get it then, so I started with a low jolt and proceeded to get to a level 4. At a level 4, her ears returned and she returned to my side. NOW, as soon as the negative tone sounds... she is back at my side.
Some may not agree with this method, but I'd rather my dog be safe and know I can get her attention than her to get lost in the woods or worse.
Mel