Training black lab

[paublo25]

Originally Posted by GreatCatch

Amazon.com : Aetertek AT-216S-350S Waterproof Remote Dog Training Shock Collar : Pet Training Collars : Pet [email]Supplies

after going through two of the expensive brands i got tired of spending a lot so i found this brand on amazon. i have been using it for the last year and have been equally as happy with it as with the big name brands. the price is really hard to beat and it does everything i need.

Also be careful with shock training your dog. do a little research before jumping right in. some dogs are a lot more timid than others so id definitely start out going easy on yours.

Agree 100% on the collar, I have the DT 900 micro and it works great. Has Vibration, nick, and constant. DEFF need to figure what you lab will respond to. I have a big male that will respond to my voice and the collar. BUT I only use the vibration on the collar, the shocks really seam to make him think that he has done something EXTREMELY bad and will take a day of playing to get him back to normal. I've only hit him with the shock once in the past year and I'll never do it again. I know I'm no professional but force fetching worked great for me with establishing dominance over him. After that if he doesn't respond to a command that I KNOW he knows I just hit him with a little vibration and he straightens out right away. First thing I would do is figure out what the lab responds to best then go from there.



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[C-Bass2mouth]

Originally Posted by paublo25

Agree 100% on the collar, I have the DT 900 micro and it works great. Has Vibration, nick, and constant. DEFF need to figure what you lab will respond to. I have a big male that will respond to my voice and the collar. BUT I only use the vibration on the collar, the shocks really seam to make him think that he has done something EXTREMELY bad and will take a day of playing to get him back to normal. I've only hit him with the shock once in the past year and I'll never do it again. I know I'm no professional but force fetching worked great for me with establishing dominance over him. After that if he doesn't respond to a command that I KNOW he knows I just hit him with a little vibration and he straightens out right away. First thing I would do is figure out what the lab responds to best then go from there.




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I've owned the micro aslo, it works well but the remote is water RESISTANT not water PROOF. If you dip it will quit on you. I would def choose one that had a vibration function on it. Like they are saying, if this dog is 2 and never had a color on it he's prolly gunna freak when u nick him the first time real good. Do some research before starting with it, one of the guys on here should be able to tell you everything you need to know. I've always just put the colar on the dog everytime we would do anything work related. He'll get used to at least wearing it and learn that it's not a bad thing, it means when it's on he gets to do something. Over time he'll get jacked when he sees you take it out and grow to like it. After that I've always made sure it knows the kennel command well, and would proceed to use the colar on the lightest setting that the dog would give the slightest response to. Heel the dog, hold the continuous shock down and give them the "kennel" command once he gets in let off. Bring him back to heel and repeat. He will figure out if he follows the command he can turn off the shock. Then move to another command. This is just what I've always done to introduce them to it. I'm sure some of the actual dog trainers on here have better time tested procedures. Listen to them

[paublo25]

Originally Posted by C-Bass2mouth

I've owned the micro aslo, it works well but the remote is water RESISTANT not water PROOF. If you dip it will quit on you. I would def choose one that had a vibration function on it. Like they are saying, if this dog is 2 and never had a color on it he's prolly gunna freak when u nick him the first time real good. Do some research before starting with it, one of the guys on here should be able to tell you everything you need to know. I've always just put the colar on the dog everytime we would do anything work related. He'll get used to at least wearing it and learn that it's not a bad thing, it means when it's on he gets to do something. Over time he'll get jacked when he sees you take it out and grow to like it. After that I've always made sure it knows the kennel command well, and would proceed to use the colar on the lightest setting that the dog would give the slightest response to. Heel the dog, hold the continuous shock down and give them the "kennel" command once he gets in let off. Bring him back to heel and repeat. He will figure out if he follows the command he can turn off the shock. Then move to another command. This is just what I've always done to introduce them to it. I'm sure some of the actual dog trainers on here have better time tested procedures. Listen to them

Interesting, didn't realize it's only a water resistant remote. My lab is the same way, he only wears the collar when it's time to work. He gets all jacked up and knows he's about to have all kinds of fun when I put the collar on him. He'll spin I'm circles with excitement and get a little dizzy at first then a switch flips and he's ready. It's pretty funny to watch.


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[Fishmaster19]

Originally Posted by paublo25

Interesting, didn't realize it's only a water resistant remote. My lab is the same way, he only wears the collar when it's time to work. He gets all jacked up and knows he's about to have all kinds of fun when I put the collar on him. He'll spin I'm circles with excitement and get a little dizzy at first then a switch flips and he's ready. It's pretty funny to watch.


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That's awesome! That's prolly how he will be if I do it right. (Which is the objective I've just never trained a dog at all...)

[Spunt Drag]

Originally Posted by C-Bass2mouth

I've owned the micro aslo, it works well but the remote is water RESISTANT not water PROOF. If you dip it will quit on you. I would def choose one that had a vibration function on it. Like they are saying, if this dog is 2 and never had a color on it he's prolly gunna freak when u nick him the first time real good. Do some research before starting with it, one of the guys on here should be able to tell you everything you need to know. I've always just put the colar on the dog everytime we would do anything work related. He'll get used to at least wearing it and learn that it's not a bad thing, it means when it's on he gets to do something. Over time he'll get jacked when he sees you take it out and grow to like it. After that I've always made sure it knows the kennel command well, and would proceed to use the colar on the lightest setting that the dog would give the slightest response to. Heel the dog, hold the continuous shock down and give them the "kennel" command once he gets in let off. Bring him back to heel and repeat. He will figure out if he follows the command he can turn off the shock. Then move to another command. This is just what I've always done to introduce them to it. I'm sure some of the actual dog trainers on here have better time tested procedures. Listen to them

I don't Collar-Condition them to kennel and if I did, it would be the last command I would CC to. If you teach a dog early that he can escape pressure by running into his kennel, then you will have an uphill battle on CC'ing him to the other commands. He will do what is called "Bolting", which is running to the kennel, truck, boat, or anywhere else that he thinks he can escape the pressure of work. I would start with the command "Here".