01/15/2026
When trainers say āwhen used correctly they donāt cause pain/fear/discomfortā, itās the reddest of red flags.
If they think they are leading you to believe the shock collar isnāt something the dog wants to change their behaviour to avoid, they are the reddest of red flags.
If a trainer cannot train your dog without a shock/prong collar, they are a red flag.
If a trainer cannot explain to you in detail, how the collars function in the learning process, they are a red flag.
Now, some of you readers might want to say something likeā¦ EdUcAtE yOuRsELF!!! (original)
Okay, GREAT advice. I have educated myself. Turns out science is real, and this is how these collars work. Please save your energy. I promise you, the people I learn from have far more education and experience than what you think youāre bringing to me. I say this kindly; I choose educated people to educate me.
I donāt blame pet parents. I think pet parents are doing the best they can, with the situation theyāre in, and the resources they have available to them (including time, education, etc.)
I blame the ātrainersā who present themselves as professionals, and donāt accurately explain how these things work, and the potential welfare/fallout issues that come with them.
We can train and have boundaries without using pain/fear as motivators. We donāt even have to set the dogs up to fail/ācorrectā them, for them to learn, amazingly.
I donāt know about you, but Iām real sick of (mostly) men using force on other living things, usually weaker and less violent than them, to get compliance.
Oh! And in case you donāt know, prong collars work the same way.
