Our 1.5 year old GSD is generally a good listerner, and generally very obedient.
The only time that he is not, is when I have him off leash in the field behind our house, and he hears the neighbor dog bark. I've tried to keep him on leash and correct him when the neighbor dog makes his appearance, but our GSD knows when he can get away with something and when he can't, so he seldom shows any sign off wanting to visit the neighbor when I have the leash in my hand.
The obvious simple solution is to keep him on leash all the time, but that doesn't make for very good frisbee games or encourage general running around. The second obvious solution to me is to purchase an e collar. I've never had one before, and never had to use one with our previous GSD, but this new GSD seems to have a somewhat thicker skull than did our previous GSD, so I'm looking for some training advice.
Thanks. I have seen some of the other threads on e collars, and I guess I'm just looking for any other specific training advice prior to purchasing one.
The only time that he is not, is when I have him off leash in the field behind our house, and he hears the neighbor dog bark. I've tried to keep him on leash and correct him when the neighbor dog makes his appearance, but our GSD knows when he can get away with something and when he can't, so he seldom shows any sign off wanting to visit the neighbor when I have the leash in my hand.
The obvious simple solution is to keep him on leash all the time, but that doesn't make for very good frisbee games or encourage general running around. The second obvious solution to me is to purchase an e collar. I've never had one before, and never had to use one with our previous GSD, but this new GSD seems to have a somewhat thicker skull than did our previous GSD, so I'm looking for some training advice.
Thanks. I have seen some of the other threads on e collars, and I guess I'm just looking for any other specific training advice prior to purchasing one.
