| g your German Shepherd with a remote collar is a | | | | No matter how far away your German Shepherd is, |
| safe and effective way to carry out dog obedience | | | | you can send the signal necessary to stop him from |
| training. This technique has been used for over 30 | | | | continuing an unwanted behavior. Your dog should |
| years and as technology continues to improve, so | | | | very soon recognize that they are in complete |
| does the effectiveness and safety of the remote | | | | control of the stimulus and can stop it at any time; |
| collar. You can stop your dog from biting, barking, | | | | making them more prone to listen to your voice |
| chasing cars and have your German Shepherd | | | | commands. |
| obeying all of your commands in 4 short months with | | | | German Shepherd training requires consistency. Using |
| consistency and perseverance. | | | | the remote collar to obedience train your dog will |
| Most remote collars are made of a lightweight nylon | | | | take the stress and pressure out of it for you. Just |
| webbing or some kind of soft flexible plastic. They | | | | the push of a button is all you need; making it easier |
| should fit snug on your German Shepherd dog so as | | | | and more convenient for you to be consistent all the |
| to reduce rubbing and irritation. The actual shock | | | | time. Also, you need to be sure that your dog |
| sensors are made of stainless steel and the remote | | | | completely understands your commands before |
| sensor is made of a lightweight plastic that usually | | | | inflicting the shock collar. If your German Shepherd |
| weighs less than 8 ounces. Most collars can be | | | | doesn't understand what you want, he can't very |
| bought either water resistant or water proof making | | | | well stop the behavior. Obedience train your dog |
| them a good investment for dog obedience training. | | | | briefly and in segments so as not to wear them out |
| Generally, a good time to begin training your German | | | | causing frustration for you and your German |
| Shepherd is when they are 5 or 6 months old. At this | | | | Shepherd. |
| age your German Shepherd should have good dog | | | | The electric shock should never hurt your German |
| agility and energy but be able to adhere to dog | | | | Shepherd. It should be comparable to receiving a |
| obedience directions and commands and most of all, | | | | static shock when you run across the carpet and |
| recognize the punishment associated with negative | | | | then touch the door handle. It may be |
| behaviors. | | | | uncomfortable, but it should never hurt or burn your |
| Using a remote collar for dog obedience is very | | | | dog. Some collars even have a vibrate-only or |
| simple. You as the owner will have the collar | | | | tone-only setting that your German Shepherd can |
| transmitter and your German Shepherd dog will be | | | | learn to adhere to as well. |
| wearing the collar snugly around his neck on the | | | | It is recommended that you study up on remote |
| lowest setting. You never want to shock a dog more | | | | collar techniques and tricks before implementing |
| than is necessary for effectiveness. You can send a | | | | remote collar training. |
| shock to the dog from 5, 10, 20 or 100 feet away. | | | | |