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The following dog training video contains a straightforward opinion of using an electronic dog training collar to train your dog. A veterinarian brought his 7 month old chihuahua to Sit Means Sit for dog training classes. During a quick intermission during his second lesson, we got a chance to ask this veterinarian a few questions about his experience training his dog with a remote dog training collar.

Veterinarians around the United States have been training their personal dogs, and recommending Sit Means Sit dog training to their clients for years. Safety is a big concern for many pet owners considering training their dog. Nobody would put a dog training collar on their dog if it was going to hurt them. Certainly, not a veterinarian with a 7 month old chihuahua. The truth about electronic dog training collars disturbs many people who want to see these tools banned. Those people are usually the ones that relay myths about ‘the collar will shock your dog’, or share a story about a dog that had his neck burnt by a remote dog collar. The fact is, remote dog training collars cannot burn a dog. It is physically impossible to use these devices to damage your dog’s body using the electrical stimulation.

Sit Means Sit firmly believes in safe dog training. The technology we employ is 100% safe for dogs and humans. The Sit Means Sit dog training collar uses state of the art digital technology to control the output from the collar to prevent it from harming your dog. The technology that is utilized in the construction of our collar is similar technology to “electronic muscle stimulators” and “TENS” units. You may be familiar with the use of these devices in the medical field (they are very common in the Chiropractic and Physical Therapy fields) or perhaps you’ve seen devices advertised on TV as “electronic muscle massagers”. These devices essentially use low-level, adjustable electronic stimulation to create muscle contractions. In the medical field, they are used as tools to help alleviate pain, promote blood circulation and encourage healing.

In the dog training field, specifically Sit Means Sit dog training, remote dog training collars are used as a tool to provide a remote controlled cue. The cue is designed to neither cause pain nor to disrupt the dog’s emotional state, but rather to function as an adjustable “tap”. The approach used by Sit Means Sit trainers is to treat the “tap” from the collar as a cue for the dog to pay attention. This is no different than tapping a person on the shoulder to gain their attention. The goal of tapping them on the shoulder is not to hurt them or cause emotional distress, but rather to let them know that you want to communicate something to them.

The “tap” delivered from the Sit Means Sit Collar is a highly adjustable sensation that can be set to levels that are often imperceptible to people. Obviously the adjustable nature of the dog training collar is necessary because some dogs are sensitive, while others are quite tough. There is no way to determine what levels your dog will respond to until you begin to train them with a collar. Another reason why the collars are so adjustable is because distractions from the environment are never consistent. Relate this to training with a treat. How many times will that treat work perfectly indoors, but fails to maintain your dog’s attention when a cat is running by. Sit Means Sit has found that dogs can be taught to pay attention around extreme distractions very effectively. Just check out our dog training video portfolio to see for yourself.

During the fundamental Sit Means Sit dog training, the dogs and handlers are taught how to condition their dog to the collar in a constructive and positive manner. By adjusting the level of the collar appropriately for the dog and the situation, as well as linking the tap from the collar with an item of high value, we can effectively teach the dog that the “tap” from the collar is related to something of value. This approach to fundamentals allows for a smooth transition into distraction training and off leash control through attention to command. Read our dog training article “The Art of Attention” by Sit Means Sit CEO Fred Hassen and Sit Means Sit Trainer Toni Drugmand for more information.

Any dog can trained using the Sit Means Sit dog training collar. With variable intensity, and our special small dog adapter, the Sit Means Sit dog collar can be adapted to any dog of any size, breed or coat type. Watch the video below for a veterinarian’s opinion on using an electronic dog training collar and the Sit Means Sit dog training method.

Check out this article featuring Dr. Kathy Allen, DVM on the use of electronic dog training collars in your dog’s training.

Do you have an opinion on training your dog with an remote dog training collar? We’d love to hear it! Please leave a comment below.

Small dogs are very cute and can easily get away with things that a different sized dog may not just on cuteness alone!

Small dogs and small dog breeds can be trained just like any other breed, and Sit Means Sit dog training is never prejudiced to size of the dog, or the breed of the particular dog.

Darin Shepherd, Owner of the Sit Means Sit location in Atlanta Georgia, is seen here training a Chihuahua, which is a smaller breed of dog in size, and shows that they can also be happy and reliable off-leash!

Whatever your breed of dog or size of your dog, contact Sit Means Sit dog training for your free demonstration to see that it is possible with your dog!

Kim Shoopman from our Sit Means Sit offices in Ventura County California, is seen here having fun with her little Corgi. We don’t even care if it’s a little late for Halloween!

Toni Drugmand from the Sit Means Sit Phoenix Arizona Dog Training location, is seen here doing a drop on recall exercise at an AKC Open A Obedience match. Having dogs perform successfully during trials, is just one of many things that Sit Means Sit dog training takes pride in.

Having a dog training program that successfully works, means that you will be able to cover a wide range of dog disciplines, both competitive, and non-competitive, and be able to shine with or without training aids. Sit Means Sit Dog Training has certainly shown that!

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Donna Kosc from our Sit Means Sit Tom’s River and Jersey Shore dog training location, is seen here with her dog ‘Izzy’. Little dogs do great with the Sit Means Sit dog training system also.

Donna Kosc, from our Jersey Shore location, is seen here with her little Jack Russell terrier named Izzy. Sit Means Sit dog training trains any, and all types of dogs. This video clip was taken from an RV show in New Jersey. It is nice to be able to have your little dog under control and off-leash, even in distracting environments like this. Sit Means Sit always prides itself in the dogs attitudes, and their ability to focus as well.

Lenzy Hunter, from our Riverside California dog training location, is seen here in a very good visual picture of communication with even a very small dog with our Sit Means Sit dog training system.
Sit Means Sit dog training does not even allow you to raise your voice to your dog! For more information about getting your dog trained in the Riverside California area, give Lenzy a call at: 877-438-5959.

This is a video clip of Toni Drugmand and her great little dog Stuff from our Phoenix Dog Training location. This was a recent trial where they had both tunnels and weaves/tunnels. Little Stuff actually came in first place in all 4 of the events that he entered on this day, and all 4 runs are caught on this video. Toni Drugmand is one of the world’s leading authorities on teaching remote collar use to agility dogs. The Sit Means Sit method of dog training has tremendous obvious advantages in anything that is an off-leash event, and being able to quickly refocus your dogs to a variety of obstacles and have them pay attention, but yet with speed and enthusiasm is what makes Toni’s dogs always fun to watch, and makes her remote training in this sport amongst the elite. Toni Drugmand, along with Fred Hassen actually conducted the very first remote collar seminar ever done in the United States a few years ago exclusively for agility dogs. Stuff has been on a remote collar since he was about 9 weeks of age. To find out more about remote collars for agility dogs, and Sit Means Sit remote collar training in Phoenix Arizona, you can contact Toni Drugmand at tdrugmand@aol.com To keep up with the latest in Sit Means Sit dog training advancements throughout the world, stay informed with our free newsletter at http://www.sitmeanssit.com/newsletter-signup/

Dave Skoletsky (dave@sitmeanssit.com), who runs our Denver dog training branch of Sit Means Sit, is seen here with a very small, fear aggressive dog making a big transition during one of our free demonstrations for a client. The Sit Means Sit dog training system, can make dramatic changes with just about any dog, and in a very short period of time in a non-confrontational way. If you would like a free demonstration with YOUR dog, then contact a Sit Means Sit dog trainer in your area.

Toni Drugmand from our Sit Means Sit Phoenix Dog Training location, is seen here in 3 different runs at a recent agility trial with her dog ‘Stuff’. ‘Stuff’ took 1st place in all 3 of these runs. Training aids of any sort are not allowed to be used during competitive dog training. Dog Agility is a fun, action packed dog sport, that requires off-leash obedience.

Ashton Fitz-Gerald goes through some training with Shih tzu in this video. Sit Means Sit dog training trains all kinds of dogs from big to small. Sit Means Sit also trains all sorts of owners to use our Sit Means Sit dog collar very effectively.