Theresa and I went out today and picked up a shock collar for Chuck Norris. With a 2nd dog in the house it’s become apparent that we need something to discipline him with. The dog #2, Cooper, isn’t up for playing around Chuck will follow him around and nip at him constantly. It’s annoying for Cooper, it results in a dog barking match, and general chaos. If I get up from wherever I am and walk over the behavior stops… then starts again as soon as I leave. So, I need something that can be applied while the incorrect behavior is occuring.
This should also be helpful in keeping him from leaving our yard. Cooper is really good about stayin in our back yard, but Chuck hasn’t ever quite gotten the hang of this. If he leaves the property and you chase him he thinks it’s a game. He’s also horrible about coming to you when you call him by name when he’s outside.
So, shock collar time.
Yeah, people might think it’s cruel. Whatever. My brother and I tried the thing out before I put it on the dog. There are 10 levels of shock to the thing. We tried it out on setting #1 first, and that didn’t do more than just tingle. We gradually ramped it up until we were at #7 and that was PAIN. Shit that hurt! I put it on the dog at setting #2 first but that didn’t do anthing to him. At #4 he notices the pain, but it isn’t strong enough to make him yelp. He just makes a retarded face .
Based on today’s results, I probably won’t even need the thing in a week.
Hehe, the old electro-shock treatment.
As for keeping them in the yard, I think that the invisible fence systems are pretty freakin’ awesome. Craig has 2 pitbulls that are about as impervious to pain as anything I’ve seen and it only took one shock from those collars to keep them away from the boundary.
They beep as a warning before they get to the edge, and of course there are field distance adjustments and collar strength adjustments. They have not been out of the yard since he got the thing.
It’s just whatever Home Depot sold. Pretty cheap really.
It only failed once in the 1.5 years he’s had it, and that is when the wire got ripped out of the driveway from the snowplow.