Although we are fans of e collar training, there are a lot of bad e collar trainers out there. Some people point to bad trainers and say "BAN THE TOOL", but this won't work.

Bad trainers will always be bad trainers unless they learn. Banning a tool will just drive the tool underground or cause them to use a different tool with the same bad methods.

When using a e collar it is crucial to (1) have a plan, (2) take your time when introducing the collar and (3) spend more time on the teaching phase than you think you need to and (4) make sure you spend a ton of time on teaching the dog another alternative to undesirable behavior.