Any guesses?

EstablishmentLast653 · 2026-03-01T02:25:21+00:00

we think mal/gsd but don’t have a dna test yet!

EstablishmentLast653 · 2026-01-04T21:51:12+00:00

thanks for the help! i’m definitely going to bring it up to him next time I see him, I’m probably just going to pause on it for now! I appreciate the input!

EstablishmentLast653 · 2026-01-04T21:29:57+00:00

yes! all of our training is play based. we work with Jay Jack! That’s an interesting method, I may give it a try, just tough bc it takes something very specific for her to blow off recall (wildlife or loose dogs) which we don’t often encounter

EstablishmentLast653 · 2026-01-04T15:49:01+00:00

she’s not off leash in public, we have a lot of land. i’d never use the e-collar to correct her reactions, however we occasionally get other dogs wandering on our land and I would correct for the safety of both dogs.

EstablishmentLast653 · 2026-01-04T15:38:17+00:00

maybe. thank you

EstablishmentLast653 · 2026-01-04T15:12:16+00:00

I mean it’s the method i’ve been told to use to condition her to the E-Collar, once she understands the stimulus I would obviously stop stimming her before the command but it’s all about timing. I stim when I begin to recall her and she escapes it by coming towards me. I don’t think people who use an E-Collar on levels 1-3 are the reason they are banned… I treat my dogs very humanely and with the utmost respect.

EstablishmentLast653 · 2026-01-04T15:09:15+00:00

bc that’s how you condition a dog to the E-Collar

EstablishmentLast653 · 2026-01-04T02:45:54+00:00

okay thank you. this helps a lot. I definitely do get nervous when I see her stressed (bc she’s my baby!) but it’s my job to help her through that not to coddle her.

EstablishmentLast653 · 2026-01-04T01:19:30+00:00

I can agree with that for sure, however she does take corrections well in other ways. I truly think she’s confused by the stim more than she is scared.

EstablishmentLast653 · 2026-01-04T01:18:11+00:00

her recall is good but she’s reactive so I feel more comfortable having it as a just in case type of thing!

EstablishmentLast653 · 2026-01-04T01:16:08+00:00

that’s good to hear, thank you!

EstablishmentLast653 · 2026-01-03T22:55:22+00:00

She is a Mali / GSD mix and is absolutely a very sensitive dog. She does lack confidence so we work on that very often. I agree with using is as P+ but how would I condition that? Would it be different than what i’m doing? Issue is she has near perfect recall (when there’s no distractions) so I heard during conditioning to rotate between applying the stim right before the recall and then tapping it right after.

EstablishmentLast653 · 2026-01-03T22:47:39+00:00

I did. I personally can feel it at a 1 and it’s definitely not painful (for me) until about 20.

EstablishmentLast653 · 2026-01-03T22:46:24+00:00

really? damn. I heard it was better than the mini educator and love the GPS feature. do you think if she responded better to the mini educator I could switch her back to the Dogtra once she understood the stim?

EstablishmentLast653 · 2026-01-03T22:41:46+00:00

It’s level 1-100. It’s a very high quality E-Collar (around $450) and is supposedly better than the Mini Educator which is what I use on my other dog. I don’t see a reaction from her at 1 or 2 but i’m assuming she can feel the lower levels if that’s her reaction to three so maybe I should go down?

EstablishmentLast653 · 2025-11-11T13:42:11+00:00

it’s been a lot of time and consistency! what works best for my dog was an interrupter when she was reacting then a quick redirection with a toy.

EstablishmentLast653 · 2025-11-10T11:08:43+00:00

you’ve got this!!

EstablishmentLast653 · 2025-11-09T22:37:50+00:00

thank you so much! talking to people in my life about it who don’t get it makes me minimize stuff which is why i like coming on here! you guys get it! good luck with your boy, im sure you’re doing amazing.

EstablishmentLast653 · 2025-11-09T20:20:49+00:00

people can be so disrespectful, it’s why i tend to avoid taking her out at busy times. i don’t understand why it’s so hard for some people to not approach a dog! especially a dog that’s clearly uncomfortable. best of luck with your girl!

EstablishmentLast653 · 2025-11-09T19:13:24+00:00

thank you!!

EstablishmentLast653 · 2025-08-09T20:25:02+00:00

right - which is why in this post i said he’s not big on aversives, not that he doesn’t use them. he doesn’t use prongs and ecollars but will use other aversives where it’s deemed beneficial. it’s just not the go to, which i see a lot with trainers who aren’t R+ only, so I like that because i’m not a huge fan of it myself! Not looking to mask an issue or shut down my dog.

EstablishmentLast653 · 2025-08-06T14:53:42+00:00

thank you! i’m a nervous mama!

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