I recently hosted Chad Makin for his Pack To Basics workshop. We had a wonderful event and many trainers went home with new skills and knowledge to add to their programs in helping dogs and humans deal with aggression issues. Because the work involves immersing dogs into a group (“pack”) as a main part of the protocol for dealing with dog – dog...

A couple months back I shared some of my sentiments on training with a remote collar and speculated what my dog’s might say if given a choice in the matter of training tools. Then I posed a question that caused a bit of a stir.  That April blog post received over 100 comments and a lot of emotional feedback. It gave birth to the idea that I wanted more input...

Is a dog’s experience of a shock collar Always that of punishment? Is it always a “penalty imposed on an offender for a wrongdoing”? (definition taken from Websters New World College Dictionary) Before you answer, question some other things that might typically be considered punishment when directed toward our dogs. What would you call it if you...

One of our conversations on this Facebook page about the Banning of Training Tools touched on the topic of stress and it’s place in the training of dogs. One of the participants there, Mike, had a few words to say so I invited him to share them here on The Truth About Shock Collars. My personal thought is there is a significant difference between stress and...

It is time, my pretties, for the truth. The TRUTH. That some have been dying to hear! My confession. The “Shock Jock” does exist!!!…the transformation occurs with each full moon….but the fullest revelation comes each Hallow’s Eve when the witch electrifies her beasties with the  mighty wand. Beware, to go further reveals the terrifying...

The following letter was sent to me from Kaat (pictured above with her dogs, including Blooper) after we exchanged e-mails regarding petitions to ban e-collars and a video clip I have on YouTube that demonstrates using a remote training collar to work with a dog that is having aggression issues. I’m posting the e-mail in it’s entirety because every single...