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@imagebeastmarkbeast Just objectively bad in all instances?

@japle Happy to hear input from anyone. Let me clarify. What I said was “heavily treat” during new behaviors. I still “intermittently treat” every day. I want my dog to chase the chance for a treat, not the guarantee that he will get a treat every time. I don’t want to have to carry treats on my...

@emotionallydrainedout Yeah that’s what I was thinking as well. At this point I only heavily treat when we are learning new behaviors but I don’t use the e collar for things he’s not already proficient in. Just wanted to get some second opinions. Thanks!

@shellyslioneyes The working on recall around the dog park is actually a great idea and something I’ve been meaning to start doing. Especially with the respiratory thing going around, nows probably a good time to start doing more of that. Thanks again for your comments

@shellyslioneyes Thanks for the perspective. A couple of things I guess. As far as recall, we work on it often and he’s great. In my post I said I was concerned that he might ignore my calls under the extreme distraction of playing with other dogs. This was a post about prevention, not dealing...

@kingdomwaygh Yeah this is a good point. Maybe I will hold off for a bit

Hello. I have a 2 year old standard schnauzer who has been training on an e collar since 6 months of age. It’s never used as a punishment and he understands that when he feels the e collar it means “stop what you’re doing and come check in with me”. I don’t take him to dog parks often as I’m...