I have a shorthair that hunts big and in brushy country he can get out of sight. I don't like to shock him unless he can see me so I have a Garmin Alpha. Having the GPS letting me know his location is nice.
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Originally posted by scott1022 View PostI'm pretty sure that he's been swatted a time or two because he normally stays a little over an arm length away.
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Originally posted by txbowman12 View PostNot that hard to train a dog, especially lab mix. I don't advise slapping an e-collar on it and zapping away at it. That's not going to end well for you or the dog. It's an excellent training tool but needs to be introduced properly if you want good results.
Pick up the waterdog book and focus on the obedience parts. I couldn't get my lab to run away from me if I wanted him too.
This right here. I wont tell other people how to raise kids or train a dog. But if you want positive results. Teach, then train, and finally test. I am a huge fan of shock collars and other corrective measures. But just letting a dog ride the lightning is not going to give positive results. Not saying you wont get results, but a dog that does not have obedience is a training issue and not a dog issue.
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I had a border collie given to me when it was about a year old. I did the wireless shock collar trick and it worked!
Until, I was out in the front when I saw her running away down the drive. I knew when the collar would kick in and it did. Dog was yelping bloody murder but kept running and after about 5 seconds stopped crying and kept running. Dang dog figured out it could outlast the shock and be free, free at last! Smart dog but got run over catching a car on the black top.
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My dog was abandoned in the woods so she never left my side when I found her. When she went deaf, she would always go roaming to check on neighbors when we went outside. She would walk 200 ft and look back. If I wasn't waving for her, she never looked back. She always knew she could go to my aunts for a treat and get a ride back home from her.
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My question for the OP, you say the dog was a “runner” his first year of ownership. Did you do anything yourself to try get rid of that behavior (training) or you’re just hoping he’s taught himself to not run off??
A dog doesn’t just “control himself”. An owner should be in control and teach what he is supposed to be doing.
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