E collar advice

[KurtR]

Let me clarify how I did things with our older dog.
Voice commands first. If no response to those, I gave tone, if still no response she got a low-powered zap. Responded and I praised. Kept at this until tone only did the trick.
When she sees the collar come out, she is uber-happy cause she knows it's outside time. She just turned 6 and is an awesome dog.

You should say here once. I would then use a check cord to bring them back. People talk to dogs way to much. When they hear you say here multiple times they get conditioned that they dont have to listen the first time. I see it at tests all the time and was guilty of it my self people walking to the line saying here heel over and over dog bouncing around acting a fool. Once a pro showed me the process of saying it once followed by appropriate correction it raised the obedience level. I cant use a collar at tests so the tone before a nick does not work in my situation.

 

[jmez]

Kurt and 2ski have it pretty well covered.

E collars are great tools and I never turn my dogs loose without them. They also drag a 50 ft check cord for 2 years every time I turn them loose. You can and should do a lot with the cord before the electricity.

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[Jason Snyder]

Let me clarify how I did things with our older dog.
Voice commands first. If no response to those, I gave tone, if still no response she got a low-powered zap. Responded and I praised. Kept at this until tone only did the trick.
When she sees the collar come out, she is uber-happy cause she knows it's outside time. She just turned 6 and is an awesome dog.

No problem with this approach, except so t ever use multiple commands. My male takes 220v sometimes to change his mind. My female only need the tone for pressure.