Training Collars Guide

"A collar won't be any good unless you know how to use it"

The term "shock collar" had a very negative connotation due to its capability of delivering only a single level of stimulation to the dog that dramatically decreased their widespread acceptance in the dog-training equipment market..

There are different styles of electronic training collars, and it is important that you choose one that is appropriate for your dog. Consider the size of your dog, smaller dogs requires only smaller dog training collars with a lower radio frequency while larger dogs needs a high radio frequency training collars. Size of your dog is very important on buying an electronic dog collar, if you choose a large collar, your dog may suffer unnecessary stimulation while a training that is too weak, your dog may not respond from the radio frequency stimulus. Most electronic training collar clearly indicate what size of dog the training collar is intended for.

Read the training collars guide in this page to further understand the basic functions and advantages of electronic training collars.

With limitations from the first generation of remote training collars, manufacturers worked to refine their electronic training equipments with a variation of multiple stimulation level from the hand-held remote transmitter. The trainer can now select from one of the three main intensity level for a particular corrections: high, medium and low. The benefits of working with a remote dog collar is the trainer can immediately send a signal to the dog`s unwanted or undesirable behavior at a distance far greater than leash training allows.

Remote Training Collars Important Features

It is very important to consider these important features before buying electronic training collars.

There are 2 forms of stimulation available on the market today. First is the continuous stimulation, this method of correction delivers an electronic stimulation to the dog as long as the button is pressed from the hand-held remote transmitter. The second form is the momentary stimulation or sometimes called "nick". The dog will only receive a short electronic stimulation within seconds. Auto shutoff features are also available on some remote transmitter.