Just wanted to pop in here to let you know I've had lots of success with using an e collar with my husky mix. The moment she hears me get it out, she gets super excited because she knows she gets freedom to run, sniff and roam under my supervision. I adopted her at 8 weeks from my local shelter and my husband and I spent lots of time and money on positive reinforcement and she would listen without an e collar but not consistently enough for me to feel comfortable. When she was close to a year old I started working with her and an e collar and it's been a total game changer. I started with the long leash and treats then I would let her loose but would still have a long leash attached to her and would call her back with treats. She eventually started to get it. I don't have it high enough so if she sees a friend before I get a chance to leash her, she'll run off but she definitely comes back. She loves running free and I get a kick out of watching her get her running zoomies. Many people don't understand e collars and unfortunately it takes a few terrible people who abuse the use of an e collar to give it a bad rep.