Misbehaving Labrador

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Dan, I have the sportdog model for my lab and an older model tritronics for the coon hounds simply because the hounds range much farther. 

 

almost all of the units have the alert tone feature, ALWAYS use the alert tone before you shock.  the sportdog model I have has a tic feature and full shock, the tic button gives a very quick hit of the shock. The full shock button gives a set amount of time shock at whatever level you have the collar set on ( you cant hold the button down and shock the dog non stop)

 

make sure the collar is fairly tight and obviously don't ever shock the dog while its in the water, alert tone is ok in the water but do not shock the dog unless the dog is headed for immanent danger then obviously you do whatever you need to do to get the dog to return to you.  Generally speaking I am very careful where I hunt my dog in regards to water flow, ice, swamps etc. everything is taken into consideration in how we hunt and what my dog wears while we hunt.  What I mean is in open water on the bay or lake she will likely be decked out if full hunting gear ( vest, collar, e collar). if we are hunting a swamp she will likely be hunting without any gear, no vest, no collar, no ecollar , I don't want anything on her that she can get tangled in brush to cause her to drown or get her collar caught and be strangled.

 

 

as far as the use of the collar goes, use the warning tone and use the collar sparingly, you can certainly ruin a dog with one. if the dog shows that it picks up things quickly you may fix the problems with one or 2 hits. always start on a low setting and work up. most dogs don't take long to understand what that tone means.

 

good luck.