A young waterfowling friend recently got a German shorthair and asked me what kind of upland shotgun he should buy so he could take his dog hunting. I said, “That’s the wrong question. You’ve already ...

In what the Kennel Club calls a “historic moment for animal welfare,” the use of electric shock collars on dogs will be banned in England starting February 1, 2024. What is an electronic shock collar?

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- The use of electronic collars, or "e-collars," to shock an animal to train them is currently being debated in the legislature. Some families blame those collars for harming and ...

No matter what you call them – shock collars, e-collars, or the more scientific-sounding “collar mounted electronic training aids” – are designed with the most basic form of learning in mind, operant ...

The results of a recent study have revealed that the immediate effects of training pet dogs with an electronic collar cause behavioural signs of distress, particularly when used at high settings. The ...

Smoke, a short-legged Lab mix, came to us out of the woods here on the edge of Bankhead National Forest, and until recently, back into the woods he frequently went, sometimes for days, anytime he ...

If your dog's listening skills are more selective than stellar, you've probably been tempted to rein in her bad habits with an electric collar. Here's why you might want to rethink that. New research ...

In the short term, zapping a dog with an electric shock to train it may work. Yet, it is no way to train a dog humanely for a lifetime. (Plain Dealer file) I also write about dogs for the local ...

Garmin is usually a name we associate with GPS and satellite navigation, but did you know that the company also competes in the pet sector? Strange as it may seem, it's true, and today the company ...