One of the first things we try to instill in our guardians (aka owners) is respecting our dogs’ needs.

As TV start Cesar Milan keeps saying every time he’s in front of a camera, for our dogs #1 need is exercise.  Having a big yard is not a substitute for exercise, and exercise means physical and mental.

Ramsey the Pitbull is a hyper active, hard headed Pitbull. He destroys the indestructible dog toys in about 90 seconds. Samantha works and trains her dog Ramsey again and again, but Ramsey will not tire out.

When the makers of  Egge asked us to carry it  we let Ramsey test it.  We are happy to show Egge passed with flying colors and now we carry various colors of them. Here is the video.

Enjoy

I came across question about the uses of remote collar on the internet. The site didn’t have an option to register and you had to register to leave a comment. So, I hope via trackback Alysa can read this.

Alysa,
I’m former Sit Means Sit location owner (now have my own dog training co.)

Remote collars are all different and the stim levels can change from one collar to another even within the same brand. When you say is a no name brand I cringed.
Julie is right. Throw away the no name brand and get a reputable collar.  I test different collars all the time. I hope the following information is helpful. These are my findings based on my actual test/play with these:

Although they are reputable brands I don’t recommend /use PetSafe (too cheap  -not inexpensive.. cheap), Innoteck (not consistent stim), or TriTronics (way to strong for average pet dog)

Lucky dog mentioned Dogtra brand. I tested 280NCP and 300. I liked 280 NCP  better than 300 because the stim dial (the dial that controls the stimulation levels) has a little tab. It’s helpful to use your nail to adjust levels. When using remote collars you want to be able to adjust your levels quickly with a single hand. I really like the LED screen and ability to control stim levels just 1 click at a time with Dogtra and the vibrate option (Pager)

SMS collar is comparable to SportDog 800.
The thing I like about SportDog series is the single hand operation. dial and buttons are all in one place so if there is an emergency and you need to bump the levels you don’t even need to look at the remote to increase stim levels.

As far as training with remotes. You didn’t leave any information about the trainer and her/his philosophy and techniques. But based on what you wrote it seems like you’re using the remote for “avoidance” or “correction” although that method works and fast it does nothing to strengthening your bond between you and your dog.
The rest is philosophy:
The issue I have with that approach is You the owner now reduced yourself into a button pusher and because when your dog the pet is around other dogs he switches to being a dog the animal stim levels will not be perceived as communication from the owner essp. in early stages of training and/or during aggressive exchanges.

I’d recommend teaching your dog to leave high value items and coming back to you. Play with him in high energy situations and have him come and sit. (Toss a ball and have him come back in the middle of running to it) rough house play and in a climactic point put him to sit and have him stay there for 10 seconds and start playing again.  This will teach him to listen to you in high energy situations.

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