dog shock collar

LAWD

wat are des like for training a gun dog... would dey be a bad or good idea... to get rid of the dogs bad habbits

cheers

staghunter

can be very usefull on a dog that has been allowed to pick up bad habits.i used one on a stubborn springer who had been allowed get away with to much.but i seen them used on some dogs an just scared the **** out of them

cavan shooter

LAWD wrote: »

wat are des like for training a gun dog... would dey be a bad or good idea... to get rid of the dogs bad habbits

cheers

Try training first, they have there uses but you cant beat good old fashioned training and bonding with the dog...every pup will act the maggot. Where they can be great on a hard stubborn dog they can forever ruin a shy one. Be careful..

And please, please, OMG OMG (write in English even Irish or whatever other language you can speak, but for Gods sake no text speak)

charlie10

i think they should be used in conjuction with a long lead and then phase out the lead,so that the dog thinks you can control him at any distance. in fairness e pointer will be the man for this question just take a look at his vids !!!!!!!!!

EPointer=Birdss

1st piece of kit I'd buy again if my shooting gear went up on flames.
If used sparingly & correctly will speed up Training immensely.
If a dog a gets ruined there's only one trigger happy person to blame... :rolleyes:

staghunter

how do ya find it on the pointers epointer.i tried it once on my 4 year old english pointer that seemed to have become deaf to my stop whistle and on the lowest setting it drove him daft i never seen a dog move so quick.but found it ideal for spaniels

EPointer=Birdss

Perfect. If I didn't have it the dog on the videos would be out of my kennels by now. He was wild. Since the I got him at 8 weeks he was wild. The collar has sorted him no end as he knows I have always got control. I rarely use it anymore but always keep it on him in case.

charlie10

did you use it yard training or in the field at first

EPointer=Birdss

Field only wit a long lead to begin with. Reason being I'm training to the beep on the collar also. Before any correction I beep it not shock. V quickly he realizes beep means look back for direction etc. The lead is for steadiness.
Yard work for me is basic sit, stay retrieves etc before feeding. I move this work to the field v quickly once I feel the dog has the concepts as a obedient dog in the yard is not always the same in the field with all the distractions etc

mixerbarcoe

hey e pointer just wondering what make of collar would you recommend

EPointer=Birdss

mixerbarcoe wrote: »

hey e pointer just wondering what make of collar would you recommend

I use PAC nDxt. Were selling around 200 at Birr.
Sure there are cheaper 1s around but this one works well up to 1km I believe plus you can add 2 or 3 dogs to the 1 remote. Battery life is good, as is after sale service

mixerbarcoe

ah rite thanks for that seen them yesterday at ploughing championships..but think im going to get one of the sport dog models can use up to 700 meters..found a uk website selling them cheap enough compared to irish ones.