Petsafe Venture Series Little Dog Remote Trainer 400 Yards

I have a very, very stubborn Chiweenie who has a terrible habit of eating animal feces. He also loves to pick up any sort of dead thing, or garbage we find on our walks. He knows the command "drop it", but when he finds something tasty, the Daschund in him goes into warrior mode, and refuses to let go. It usually ends in a wrestling match in the street, as I try to pull squirrel guts out of his throat.

He has already had Giardia once (a deadly parasite which is transmitted through feces). This almost killed him, and cost me a small fortune in vet bills.

I've tried everything with him from Dog whisperer techniques, to supplements, to clicker training, to flat out bribing him with bacon. Nothing worked. With a heavy heart, I decided to look into remote trainer. I wanted to make sure I found a product that was humane as possible, and didn't damage my dog's trust or confidance.

Make no mistake, this product is capable of delivering painful shocks in the higher settings. My boyfriend tried it out on his arm first, and he said level 3 was painful, but not unbearable. We never tried it higher than that.

In one day, I was able to break my dog's habit of eating cat feces. I always kept it one level 1 and only used the boost button twice, in the beginning.

My biggest complaint with this product is the remote. The buttons are too small and unlabeled. It's too easy to accidentally shock your dog by pushing the wrong button.

PROS:

Fast results

well build, sturdy

easy to use

can use the tone setting for positive reinforcement training

CONS:

Higher settings will cause pain

buttons on remote are too small and unlabeled

In the hands of a responsible, compassionate dog owner this is a very effective training aid. I've decided I will only use it to train him away from life-threating situations (like eating feces, or chasing).

I urge anyone who uses a product like this to do trust-building, positive training with your dog first, and only rely on the collar when all else fails.

If you have a little unruly dog, this is the collar for him/her. It will make them yelp if they tow the line at 1/2 the power level.

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