E-Collar Work in Pet Dog Training

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E-Collar Training Mastery

Test your knowledge and skills on e-collar training for dogs with our comprehensive quiz. Designed for dog trainers, pet owners, and enthusiasts, this quiz covers essential concepts and practical techniques to ensure safe and effective use of e-collars.

Learn how to condition an e-collar positively.
Avoid common pitfalls associated with e-collar training.
Increase your understanding of dog behavior in response to stimulation.

15 Questions4 MinutesCreated by EngagingPup202

Conditioning an e-collar (making it fair and positive); choose the options that describe this (2).

Adding stim, then food directly after

Adding food, then stim directly after

Layering stim momentarily over leash pressure

Layering continuous stim over leash pressure

A dog can get e-collar smart (only behave when the collar is on) when a handler is obvious with their layering of the physical collar, over the top of the use of the stim (and vice versa). How would you avoid this? Choose all that apply (2).

Put the collar on, use the collar for a training session only, then remove the collar

Be inconspicuous with your use of the remote

Have a dog wear the collar all the time and only use the stim for a short period of that total time

Put the collar on when the dog has already made a mistake in order to follow up that correction

Make an obvious connection between the remote and the stim, rather than the collar and the stim

If a dog gets confused by the stim, what should you do? There is 1 correct answer here, the others are incorrect.

Repeat the command until they succeed

Help the dog with guidance

Correct them and repeat the command

Increase the stim

If you accidentally stim a dog too high, what should you do?

Reassure them it's ok and that you're sorry with pats and praise

Keep calm, mark "yes" and feed, then continue as normal and try not to do it again

When training an e-collar recall, when should you use the stim? Choose all that apply (2).

ONLY when the dog has not recalled, then use it as a correction for not doing so - a momentary stim.

As you give the recall command, on continuous mode, until the dog turns in your direction

If the dog has veered off from returning to you on the way back, together with a correction marker and repeat of recall command until they run in your direction again

If the dog is ignoring the stim in a particular situation, what can you do to rectify this? Choose all that apply (3).

Repeat the command at the same level

Check that the collar has contact on the skin

Check that the e-collar receiver is on

Increase the stim and try again

When trying to increase the reliability and speed of an obedience command (sit, down, place), what's the best way to use the e-collar to do this?

Cue the command, add continuous stim, guide the dog into the behaviour, release the stim when the behaviour is met, then reward

Cue the command, guide the dog into behaviour, reward when the dog has succeeded, add momentary stim if the dog gets it wrong

Cue the command, add momentary stim, guide the dog into behaviour and then reward when they have completed the command

Cue the command, add continuous stim, guide the dog into the behaviour, reward when the behaviour is complete, then release stim.

In the early stages of e-collar conditioning a recall, how often should you layer the stim over the recall?

Every time

Only when you need it

How do you know if the e-collar level is too high for a situation?

The dog twitches their ear

The dog turns slightly toward the direction of the collar receiver

The dog yelps and/or jumps and reduces in drive

The dog doesn't react

How often should you find the working level for your dog? Choose all that apply (2).

Once, then always work at that level in all situations

Every time you go into a new environment

Every time a new distraction presents itself

Twice, once inside the house and once outside

When 2 dogs are interacting, when should you NOT use the stim. Choose all that apply (2).

When the dog on e-collar is bullying the other dog

When the dogs are meeting for the first time and everything is stiff and intense

When the dog on e-collar is being bullied by the other dog

When the level of the stim seems to set the dog off rather than squash the problem, what should you do?

Stop the use of the collar completely

Increase the stim level in small increments

Increase the stim level in large increments

Throw the collar in the bin

To ensure you and using the e-collar fairly, what should you be doing? Choose all that apply (4).

Only using the e-collar for correction

Use the e-collar with a lot of guidance

Pairing the e-collar with food

Using low levels for communication and higher levels when needed

Letting a dog figure out how to turn the stim off on it's own

Layering the e-collar over the top of things the dog already knows

When is a good time to use the vibrate function? Choose all that apply (2).

Once the dog already understands stim, as a less invasive warning

When you feel bad for using stim

When you're unsure whether the stim will set the dog off into bad behaviour

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