Train a dog w/ Pools

[Pool_Mike]

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[doggie]

Cesar is excellent!

I wonder, had you known of him before I posted about his show in your other thread?

[Pool_Mike]

nope I dont know him.

Cesar is one of a kind. Brotha has skills!!

I am going to be doing the "shock" treatment to our lab (shock collar). She is stubborn, spadded and still extremely hyper pup.

[matt4x4]

Shock collars work extremely well (if the dog is trained properly on it).
You have to train your dog for about a week to establish the boundary, it works so excellent, we had a trail 10 feet in from the wire that the dog created running his property patrol laps for the first year we had the collar.
I have 1/2 mile of wire around our place, it worked well on our dog (Lab/collie/shephard mix) for over a year, then he decided it's time to outsmart the collar, he would sit in the warning zone until the beep ran the battery down, after that, he learned that he was free. After a while of replacing batteries, he decided that running through the zone wasn't too bad for the reward (freedom) on the other side and beat sitting in that "noisy spot" for 2 days, he even came home through the zap before us so we would not get wise to his mischief - thank god for the telephone calls from neighbours alerting us.
So, to end this nonsense, I bought the stubborn dog collar, he doesn't go within 40 feet of the wire anymore, and he learned real quick that running down the battery is no longer an option since the stubborn dog collar is smart and zaps if the dog continues to stay in the warning zone for more than 10 seconds.
Once again, our dog is free to roam our land, but tied enough not to leave it. We have a new trail around the perimeter - 30 feet further from the wire which is his new patrol loop.

[joliecharlie]

I own two Labradors now and have had labradors for 14 years. All are/were trained to the invisible (shock) fence, with little effort on our part I must say. They are eager to please and respond to reward more than punishment.
Labs must be exercised to the point of near exhaustion ( we use a tennis racket and hit ball after ball after ball,) we watch their individual signs that they are nearing the point of falling over.... our black one drops her ball a few feet away from the launching point or takes a quick run across the pool steps to grab a drink and cool her tummy. Chocolate girl's tongue goes out sideways. ANYhoo, my point is they will not chew, run away or otherwise be destructive IF they are well exercised and TOO TIRED! Just like Cesar says!
P. S. 'point of exhaustion' is just a term to describe the level of activity it requires to get these dogs tired. One or two tosses of ball just doesn't do it.

[Phillbo]

I've got a real killer of a dog and no one comes into the yard if the value their ankles