Use Astro Turf????????????
My little male Shih Tzu has destroyed my lawn by pawing it up every time he goes. The lawn has several holes in it and patches of what was once a beautiful lawn are now bare. Here's the questions. ...
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DonNH wrote:
So what brand of collar did you get? I'm looking to cure my guy of chasing cars and the neighbors' chickens.
Jimmy's doesn't have a name! (I just looked) It has a "beep" button; and an adjustable correction level: he's a really "soft" dog and doesn't have any particularly bad habits, so I usually have it set very low.
Jack the Cattle Dog has that "breed drive" and was also a chronic runaway, car-chaser, lawn-mower-attacker, etc when I first rescued him. His collar is a TriTronics; and the level of correction is adjusted with the prongs. It has a 1/2 mile range; and packs a wallop. It has been my experience that one perfectly-timed correction will stop a bad behavior forever.
The key to stopping car/chicken chasing is to make the dog think the car/chicken hurt him - just as he goes to chase, you push the button. If you have the correction set high - it WILL stop them dead in their tracks. That's when you nonchalantly step out and call the dog over, like you have no idea what just happened. Maybe even praise them for "leave the chicken".
Both of the units I have, were chosen for their range and battery usage - some units use special batteries that are unique to the unit. Mine use batteries available anywhere.
I'm putting on my flame-resistant undies because a lot of people think these shock collars are cruel. (And they ARE in the wrong hands) My reply is that it isn't near as cruel as having your dog hit by a car.....
