You can’t just slap an e-collar on a dog and start training! So many are so stuck in old fashioned training beliefs—especially when it comes to e-collar work. The standard rules: -You can only use an e-collar to proof already taught behaviors -These behaviors have to be taught either with food or leash or both… first -The e-collar isn’t used to teach behaviors, it doesn’t work that way… that’s confusing -“Don’t name it until you love it.” Which means, you never connect a command with a behavior

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