Electronic
training products fall
into
3 main types :
- Containment fences
- Remote training
- Bark Control
Containment fences
Containment fences protect
an animals freedom to roam within a safe area (such as your
garden) without the risk of escaping. Animals escaping from
gardens are
frequently run over by cars, or cause road accidents.
In-ground containment
Fences consist of a transmitter mounted inside the house,
connected to a loop of wire within which the animal will
be contained. The animal wears a receiver collar which listens
for the signal from the boundary. The collar emits a series
of “beeps”, warning the animal to stop. If the
animal ignores the beeping and goes to the boundary, the
collar emits a mild aversive stimulus. The level of stimulus
is variable and is set to the minimum level which worry for
the particular animal. Very quickly, the animal associates
the beep with the aversive stimulus and learns to stay within
the boundary of the safe area. Once this is learnt, the animal
responds to the beep alone and does not receive the aversive
stimulus.
Bark Control
Nuisance barking can result in problems with the neighbours,
or even with local noise authorities. Dogs are frequently
re-homed (sometimes many times) due to excessive barking.
Bark control collars detect excessive barking and respond
by delivering a beep followed by a mild aversive stimulus.
The dog quickly learns to associate excessive barking with
the beep and the aversive stimulus and nuisance barking stops.
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