A Gold Coast dog trainer has defended his use of e-collars as a training aid as a former client shares what they allege was a ...

An animal welfare charity has called for the use of electric shock collars on dogs and cats to be banned on the Isle of Man.

“Balanced” is one of the more deceitful words used in the unregulated field of dog training. This approach utilizes both positive reinforcement (rewards-based) methods and aversives (physical ...

No matter what you call them – shock collars, e-collars, or the more scientific-sounding “collar mounted electronic training aids” – are designed with the most basic form of learning in mind, operant ...

The results of a recent study have revealed that the immediate effects of training pet dogs with an electronic collar cause behavioural signs of distress, particularly when used at high settings. The ...

If your dog's listening skills are more selective than stellar, you've probably been tempted to rein in her bad habits with an electric collar. Here's why you might want to rethink that. New research ...

Read about a veterinarian's critique of Hasan Piker's treatment of his dog Kaya with an electronic collar during livestreams.

If you’re a dog person then you know most things improve in the company of a good dog: walks, runs, drives, hikes, hunts, cold beers, and camping trips, just to name a few. By the same token, not much ...