The Good Dog Tip: A very powerful psychological shift happens for many dogs when you go to an e-collar program. Theres an incredibly big difference between a dog on a leash who is compelled to do something and is aware that they are connected to you and that you are making whatever the interaction is happen, and a dog that who is on e-collar and feels they are doing the work themselves. A fearful dog who is pulled towards you on leash will resist and become more panicky and fearful as you insist in pulling him closer. The same fearful dog that has been trained to recall on an e-collar, even if they are afraid of you, will recall to you, and feel better about the interaction because they are the ones making the decision to come towards you - even though the e-collar is prompting them. This aspect of losing the physical tether/connection between you and the dog, and the dog realizing he is complying or working with you, even though he clearly has no restraint, and could easily run away, but is still working with or complying with you, is one of the majorly misunderstood benefits of properly trained e-collar work. This is how confidence is built. How anxiety and fear are overridden. How the easier, most natural way to cope (but not the most beneficial or healthy way) with discomfort, fear, anxiety, or other behavior issues are reprogrammed. The dog sees itself facing its fears, facing its anxiety, facing its brattiness, and doing the work on his or her own, of his or her own volition. Its powerful stuff. :)
Posted on: Mon, 17 Nov 2014 18:12:19 +0000
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