These collars can be a wonderful addition to your training but there can be a fine line between doing it right and wrong, just like anythig else. You DO NOT just put these collars on and start using it on them, for SO many reasons, they have no clue what you are doing/asking of them and you can ruin your dog and make them scared to even train with you, you have to train them that it is a correction. This confussion can cause redirected aggression towards you or other dogs NO, your dog should never scream when using these collars... People have actually asked me that because "thats how my neighbor does it".  Animal control should be called, because that is just cruel. TO REPLY ON A COMMENT: That is correct, there is so many variables and different circumstances in doing all training and you need to accustom yourself with each individual dog, BUT, If you train a dog 100% right on the E- collar to show them it is a correction, then NO they dont scream.  I work with so many German Shepherd's which are one of the most vocal dogs and still no screaming, it has to be done right.  Yes they can yelp by being startled, its not necessarily pain,So again, that is why you train them on the collar and use it right.  Mostly what I meant was the people that use it every time making their dog yelp but since we were making things clearer, ok, but still NO screaming.  An untrained person could use that as an excuse as to why it is ok. GAIL (reply to comment)....  Feel free to email me and we can talk about all that needs to be done and what to expect. k9_mc@msn.com,  Thank you and I look forward to talking to you.  Good Luck ...read more

I have been hearing lately that it is ok for your dog to growl at people, including you or your kids because they have no other way of "communicating" So let me ask a question, is growling a sign of aggression? So is it ok for your dog to show aggression to ANYONE in your family? You also do not want to pick a corner for the dog to go lay in that is "her" corner where no one else can go into it and she can growl at anyone that does, What you are teaching your dog is he/she can pick a spot in YOUR house and be teritorrial over it.  If your dog is uncomfortable with something someone is doing in your family he/she needs to walk away from the situation. We also need to put great responsibility in ourselves to teach our kids how to treat and respect all animals.  You and your family should be able to do ANYTHING you want with/to your dog that is humane of course, without EVER having any aggression shown back to you.  Dogs are pack animals they are not “allowed” in the pack to show any disrespect and aggression to the “dominant” dog in its life. ...read more

I do not do treat training, simply for the reason that you get a dog that is "TREAT DEPENDENT" so he/she will only pay attention to you if you have treats, so if you don’t have treats you don’t have your dog.  I cannot tell you how many people have called me with this complaint.  Don’t get me wrong there is a place for treats in some behavior modifications and puppy training just not for everything. Lets not replace our physical love thats builds such a bond between you and your dog, with treats and other objects ...read more