A perspective client came to us last week and the first words out of their mouth was, “we are not sold on shock collar training.” They were skeptical. They came to “Sit Means Sit” as a last ditch effort to control their dog. They have attended dog training courses prior to our visit to fulfill a court-order, and had trouble maintaining the training.

As with all of our perspective clients, we performed a demonstration with our dogs to show them we are qualified to train dogs. More importantly, we did a demonstration with their dog to show them we can make a difference, and for that matter very quickly. Now we had their attention and I explained to them that I do not view remote collar training as a last option.

Dog training is a choice. You can choose to use food, leashes, collars, head halters, choke chains, pinch collars, can of pennies, throw-chains, clickers, remote collars….. All the training aids listed are tools to get your dogs attention. In my eyes, they are not positive or negative, they are neutral. I do not view food training for good dogs and pinch collar training for bad dogs. You do what works to get your dog to focus on you.

The reason I choose remote collars is because I can get my dog to focus on me even at distances. Before I learned the “Sit Means Sit” remote training approach, I was a food and leash trainer. I was very good, but I still had problems with some dogs when they were at a distance and they chose not to listen to a command. Just because a dog knows a command does not mean they will perform it. If a distraction, like a rabbit, is more interesting than our command, your dog will be disobedient. Remote collar training gives me the advantage to control my dog’s impulses and natural instincts even from 50 yards away.

For me, the bottom line is I love my dogs and I want to give them as much freedom as possible. The “Sit Means Sit” remote dog training method gives me the ability to take my dog’s off leash in any situation, and I believe my dog’s live a more fulfilling life because of that.

The video below will show you the demonstration performed with our new client. They were so impressed, they also signed up their “good” dog!