When training pointers, Josh Miller isn’t opposed to using e-collars. He just uses them after all fundamental work has been done. Josh Miller Here’s a joke: What ...

No matter how much you love them, a dog with bad manners is a disaster waiting to happen. Not only can they do extensive damage to objects in your home, but they can actually hurt people, and even ...

I’m not going to sugarcoat any of this. You should consider using a shock collar to train your dog only if you’ve reached the limits of positive reinforcement, and even then only after enlisting the ...

A young waterfowling friend recently got a German shorthair and asked me what kind of upland shotgun he should buy so he could take his dog hunting. I said, “That’s the wrong question. You’ve already ...

MT. CLEMENS, Mich. (WXYZ) — The use of shock collars can be a heated debate among dog owners. While some find they work, others find them to be inhumane. For Erich ...

The way bark collars work is simple. They detect the sound of a dog’s bark and emit a negative stimulus to discourage it, such as a minor electric shock or a high-pitched sound. Some come with a ...

In the short term, zapping a dog with an electric shock to train it may work. Yet, it is no way to train a dog humanely for a lifetime. (Plain Dealer file) I also write about dogs for the local ...