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Your Canine's
Sense of Smell
A much larger part of a dog’s brain is devoted to processing smells than yours. Some search dogs locate people buried under the snow of avalanches, search for evidence in crime, and find people in the water. Cloudy days, mornings, and evenings are the best times for dogs to search. And depending on the conditions, dogs can pick up a scent up to a half a mile away!
Learn more about dog senses, training and agility at this free dog agility teleseminar.
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More Drastic Measures - Pinch Collars
A low-tech solution to the nearly un-trainable dog is the
use of the the pinch-collar. These collars have been used
for decades by some trainers to correct dogs who are
misbehaving. When less drastic training fails, learning to
use the pinch collar gives you a way of correcting your dog
the way her mother might – with a sharp, small bite on the
neck. Some trainers recommend training with the pinch collar
and having the dog wear it all the time. In this case, when
the dog barks, you tell her “hush”, and if she doesn’t stop
immediately, administer a pinch
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by giving the collar a tug. Theoretically, by tugging
the collar, this pauses the dog in the act of barking,
at which time you fill in the surprised silence with
“good dog’, and a treat. Like the soda can, the water
spray, or the citronella blast, the pinch collar
provides an interruption in the unwanted behavior. For a
dog who hasn’t responded to milder interruptions, the
pinch collar may be a solution.
That said, if you must use the pinch collar, first get
yourself properly trained in its appropriate use and how
to fit it on your dog. Then, remember that if you use it
for bark training, it should only be used to interrupt
the barking, not in any way as a punishment.
There’s no denying that the pinch collar hurts your dog,
and when a dog is driving you crazy, it may be difficult
to restrain your irritation. If you have a temper, don’t
get a device that causes pain: you may end up hurting
your dog more than helping him.
Choke collars workon the same principle as pinch
collars, only they press the dog’s windpipe. If you want
to read about them, check out the URLs at the end of
this section.
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