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[quote=Anonymous]Sure! I have an Aussie who is very smart, and doesn’t run away as in go for miles….just go and take about twenty minutes to come back. We trained with a long leash and I think she knew what “come” meant, and also that I couldn’t catch her off leash. 
I trained her with the mini educator e collar using the method where you pair a very low sensation with the command so it tells them “hey I’m talking to you” …there are lots of good books/videos that explain it in more detail. The reaction you are looking for is so minor - a look, a head turn, maybe a light scratch. FYI the technology is the same used in TENS machines for people. 
Once she understood that the collar meant pay attention I used it off leash - and yes, I turned it up enough to be unpleasant when she didn’t listen. It goes from 1-100 - for her 22 is the point where she decided it was worth listening to me. So now I keep it there, and almost never have to use it. 
It’s equivalent to a child getting a very firm consequence and then deciding its not worth it to repeat the behavior. 
Every dog is different - mine gets really sore from a harness and pulling on a collar is damaging to their trachea

The collar enables her to be off leash and get enough exercise - them we can walk on a collar with a few smaller corrections and not pull.

It’s way more clear and concise than yelling or pulling on a leash.

Can it be used abusively? Sure
So can leaving dogs in crates for way too long, yanking them around with leashes, or really anything a dog doesn’t like.

How many dogs enjoy a gentle leader? 
Or a bath for that matter? 
My dogs tries to run and hide at bath time - and I still do it even though she is telling me she doesn’t like it and it’s uncomfortable.

When I hold her collar out she walks up and waits for me to put it on.

The OP will never be convinced and that’s okay - they should definitely not use something they feel uncomfortable with.

I hope that positive only training works really well for the people who feel bette using it. [/quote]

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