What is a shock collar? Pets bring a lot of joy to our lives, but they also take a lot of time and energy. Well-trained and disciplined animals, especially dogs, lead consistently happier, healthier ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Negative, dominance or “alpha male” training, like verbal anger or physical force in response to unwanted behavior, often sends ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Dog sticking tongue out Unwanted behavior has a range of causes, including pain, lack of clear boundaries and boredom. If you've ...

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 ...

This is the secret that almost all small dog owners share but refuse to discuss in mixed company: We use shock collars. We use them often. We use them to keep our yappy dogs from barking incessantly.

A slippery slope may sound like an icy patch where you slip and slide, but people use it to refer to situations in which deciding to do something can lead to further actions with undesirable ...

In January, Russell Upol, 36, was walking his lhasa apso, Anapol, in a tree-lined Tulsa neighborhood when they came upon an unleashed German shepherd. When the big dog approached, “the owner said, ...

Petco announced yesterday that it will stop selling shock collars both online and in stores in a move being hailed by animal welfare advocates. The company operates more than 1,500 retail locations ...