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Fortunately there have been many new advances in creating effective tools to help us train our dogs. One of these has been the electronic dog collar. The best feature of these collars is that regardless of whether you have a tiny Yorkie or an enormous Mastiff, the collar is effective and works exactly the same way. These collars offer safe, humane training for your dog.

There are three basic types of electronic collars:
Anti-Bark
Perimeter Control
Field Training

Anti-Bark Collars
The most common collar that dog owners look for is one that will train their dog to not bark when it’s inappropriate. These collars are designed to teach your dog that barking is not appropriate behavior. These collars are very technologically advanced they sense only your dog barking, and not other dogs who may be around them. Many models allow dog owners and trainers to control the length of time that your dog will be ‘warned’ as well as the intensity of the warning. There are built in safety features to ensure the dog does not get hurt during use. The theory behind the collar is simple: teach the dog that barking is a negative and generally, dogs learn this very quickly and the habit of inappropriate barking is stopped very quickly.

Perimeter Control and Electronic Fencing
If you want to allow your dog some freedom in your yard, this could be the type of electronic collar that you need. These collars are designed to work from a controller – signal emitters or even underground wiring – that allows your dog to “travel” a preset area without putting up an unsightly fence on your property. If your dog “strays” from the perimeter that is pre-set, then he’ll get a short, static shock that will remind him he’s out-of-bounds. Returning to an appropriate area will stop this shock. Many dog owners find that after a dog is fully trained the dog will not likely stray out of the pre-designated area even when there is no collar or charge. These collars also have safety features that prevent your dog from coming to any harm when you adjust the level of correction. Not only are these collars safe for your dog, they are extremely effective in helping you keep your dog safe.

Field Training Collars
If you have a working dog or a hunting dog, you are looking for a collar that is effective in training them for hunting and working. One of the most popular and most effective training collars are designed to be used with working dogs. Trainers use a hand held transmitter to “warm” their dogs through use of vibrations or beeps when they are engaging is inappropriate behavior. These warning beeps will help you train your dog to be helpful to you in hunting. Field Training collar are designed to have a longer range then others, because they will be used for training your dog to behave while hunting, retrieving or herding. This is an effective method of training your work dog, and allows you to do so without being weighed down by a leash. These collar are not only extremely durable, but specially designed to be water and weather proof making them a very valuable training tool.

New Developments
There are now ultra-sonic training collars that work the same way these other models do, but issue a high-pitched, ultra-sonic sound rather than a static charge. This eliminates the argument about whether the collars are humane and testing shows that it can be just as effective as the other collars at deterring bad behavior and training good habits.

There are many electronic dog collars out on the market ranging from training collars to bark collars to tracking collars. Some great collars are the Garmin 220, Tri-tronics Classic 70 G3, Dogtra 200 NCP, and the SportDOG Sport Basic. Look into them and see which one is best for you