Three main types of devices are sold for public use:
•Electric shock collars for training and control
•Electric shock collars to discourage or punish barking
•Electric shock collars for confinement or fencing
The leading dog welfare organizations, including the;
Kennel Club, the Scottish Kennel Club, the Scottish SPCA, the RSPCA, the Dogs Trust, Guide Dogs for the Blind, the Blue Cross, and the Association of Pet Dog Trainers
condemn the use of shock collars for dog training and have called for them to be banned. All these organizations believe strongly that dogs need to be trained, but they believe that shock collars are an unacceptable method of doing this.
They have proven to be unsafe, dangerous, and more expensive than other simpler solutions.
References:
-The Kennel Club.TheAssociation ofPet Dog Trainers Supportsthe KennelClubCampaign to BanElectricShock Collars. Pressrelease 088.06,21stMarch
2006.
- M B H Schilder and J AM van der Borg. Trainingdogs with help of the shock collar: shortand long termbehavioural effects.Applied Animal Behaviour Science85:319-334(2004)
