Dog Obedience Training Equipment

To properly train your dog, you're going to need the right dog training tools. These sorts of tools are designed with improving the learning process for your dog. Dog training tools are something which every dog owner must be well aware of. There are a lot of different dog training tools out there and knowing a bit about some of them and how they are used will be beneficial to the dog training process. Below you can read about a few of these dog training tools.

- Dog Clicker: The dog clicker is a very simple, yet effective dog training tool. These are used during instruction and dog training and consist of a plastic box with a metal tongue inside. This box creates a series of clicks when the tongue is pressed, which will get your dogs' attention. The dog clicker is used to inform the dog that it is performing well, or to call your dog in off leash training exercises.


- Dog Choke Collar: These collars consist of a long chain with a ring on either end. The chain is passed through one ring and slipped over the head of the dog. The chain is used to correct unacceptable behavior. When the dog misbehaves, the chain is tugged, which tightens the chain. This serves as a warning signal to your dog.

- Dog Prong Collar: A prong collar is similar in function to a choke collar, but is constructed not of a simple chain but interlocking metal links which have long teeth that curve upwards. When a prong collar is tugged, there is a tightening of the collar along with a poke being given to your dog. These collars can work when a choke collar just doesn't work to correct a particular behavior.

- Dog Electronic collars: The electronic collar is one that releases small currents of electrical impulses to the dog's neck when it isn't acting the way the owner wants it to act. The electrical impulses are controlled by the owner and can be intense or mild. Even the current in its most intense form is not harmful to the dog contrary to what people set against this tool claim. Electronic collars have been used successfully to train many dogs.

- Dog Treats: These are familiar to any dog owner. The particular treat used depends on the dog and trainer, but the idea is to encourage the dog to continue behaving in a desirable manner. This can be anything enjoyed by your dog.

These are just a couple of ideas for dog obedience training equipment which you may want to consider for the training of your dog. There are many others out there, don't be afraid to explore your options.

By: Joe Lava

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