Shall we assume that the OP has not tried the e collar on herself?

If she had, I presume she would have stated it already.

I think the clue to this whole thing is in the heading - the OP 'let' her OH use the e collar. She seems to think that because she herself is not hitting the button, she is in some way absolved from the damage this may be doing to Ben.

If the OP really, truly believed that

a - e collars are painless

b - there's nothing wrong in using one


then she would

a - have tried it on herself

b - be hitting the button on the collar Ben wears, rather than standing by while her OH does it.



Does anyone know where the OP lives etc?

Perhaps if yes, someone should be reporting her for cruelty to Ben...?

Great post. If only everyone was willing to put in as much work into training as you!

I've only had one experience of these type of collars and I cant say it was a positive one. I used to ride at a stables that opened up onto a main road. The resident jrt had a habbit of chasing anything small and furry that was nearby which put her in danger of running into the road. They had a system put in where she would get a shock if she passed the gate (I think there was a boundry wire and sensors?sorry, not sure of the full system) The problem was, the shock would not stop her if she was in full flight. Adrenalin would mean, although she felt it, she was going to fast to stop. But she learnt at what point she felt the pain and would refuse point blank to come back in through the gate which left her at risk from the road again. It certainly didnt stop her running out, but left her a quivering wreck to come back in again!

Shall we assume that the OP has not tried the e collar on herself?

If she had, I presume she would have stated it already.

I think the clue to this whole thing is in the heading - the OP 'let' her OH use the e collar. She seems to think that because she herself is not hitting the button, she is in some way absolved from the damage this may be doing to Ben.

If the OP really, truly believed that

a - e collars are painless

b - there's nothing wrong in using one


then she would

a - have tried it on herself

b - be hitting the button on the collar Ben wears, rather than standing by while her OH does it.



Does anyone know where the OP lives etc?

Perhaps if yes, someone should be reporting her for cruelty to Ben...?

Sometimes, silence and or avoidance can speak volumes.

I agree. Gnasher usually has plenty to say, but she is using the cop out of saying she is only posting updates. Wonder why.

Maybe there is nothing to add at the moment, and she is seeing how things go? We did accuse her of not comitting herself to any one kind of training in the past, so we can hardly complain if she is trying to work on this one. Not playing devil's advocate but just thinking aloud here.

Gnasher always has plenty to say, and there are questions being asked which she is simply ignoring. I would have thought that she would have had the decency to answer the posters. Many have asked about her training before the e-collar. Why on earth did she put this thread on here if she wasn't going to respond to posters.