A dog training collar is a great aid to train your dog on obedience and for sports without the need of a professional trainer. Along with a leash, it will help you retain control of your dog during the training and will let you both make the most out of every training session.  To properly choose a dog training collar, you should measure your dog’’s neck and choose one that fits not too tight and not too loose.

There are many types of dog collars.  I wouldn”t recommend the ones that choke or hurt your dog (like chain collars and prong collars).  Ideally, these collars should serve only to correct, but it is very easy for the owner to end up using too much strength when pulling

Instead choose one that works but without doing any harm to your dog. Among the recommended ones are the head collar or “halti”, and the “easy walk harness”, both of them are recommended by animal rights organizations.

With the use of electricity, a new type of collar has been introduced to “correct the dog”, these are the electronic dog training collars. They are controlled by a remote control, so whenever a dog does something wrong and sends a corrective static shock.  So they link the bad sensation with the behavior they just did wrong. Many people and trainers say that this is the most effective collar to train a dog.  But is it necessary to use this corrective method?

Teaching a dog can be also fun and delightful experience.  Methods such as the clicker method teach your dog basic obedience naturally without the use of chokes and shocks - and eve collars! But well, in the end the decision is up to you, always consult a professional first before using any type of collar to learn how to properly adjust it and use the correct strength.

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