I first met Lisa because of SAR training. To be honest, I was not a fan of e-collars and was not shy about it. But I started seeing Lisa and her dogs regularly at training and her Bloodhound was off-leash – and happy! It made me think. I started to change my mind when I saw another team member get his Bloodhound off-leash because of e-collar training with Lisa.
I was hesitant, but I began to train my Bloodhound, Maisie with the e-collar and I now trust her off-leash, too! For a Bloodhound person this is almost unheard of. When we got our German Shepherd, Matilda, we started using the remote collar and love the freedom it gives us and her. For someone who was anti-collar, I’m now one of the biggest advocates for this tool, when it is used correctly.