The Electric Collar Training With Michael Ellis Ver 2012

with Michael Ellis

Skill Level: Advanced

Length: 6 Modules

Access Period: Unlimited

Price: $75.00

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About

This course will cover how to select the correct remote collar for your dog, how to determine the levels to use during your training, and how to properly condition your dog to the electric collar. We'll also cover the prerequisites for what your dog should already know prior to layering the remote collar over behaviors. This course should give you a thorough understanding of how to begin your remote collar work in a way that eliminates any superstitious associations that your dog may develop from the remote collar.

 

We'll also cover the three major training categories we use the e-collar for including obedience, high arousal activities, and management. You'll learn how to take a dog that has been properly conditioned to the collar and in only a few short training sessions achieve the desired results through low level stimulation

 

 

Course Outline

 

Module 1   Introduction and Terminology
     
  Segment 1 Why Use an E-Collar?
  Segment 2 Escape and Avoidance Training
  Segment 3 Negative and Positive Reinforcement
  Segment 4 Superstitious Associations
  Segment 5 Active and Suppressive Stressors
  Segment 6 Opposition Relfex 
  Segment 7 Arousal Level 
  Segment 8 Contact 
  Segment 9 Overshadowing 
  Segment 10 Chemistry of Behavior 
  Segment 11 Stim vs Stimulation 
  Segment 12 Continuous vs Momentary
  Segment 11 Bump
  Segment 12  Generalized Inhibition
     
Module 2   Collar Habituation and Conditioning
     
  Segment 1 Classical and Operant Conditioning
  Segment 2  Escape and Avoidance Training
  Segment 3 Selecting the Right Collar
  Segment 4 Habituation
  Segment 5 Before Using the Collar - Prerequisites
  Segment 6 Setting the Level 
  Segment 7 Setting the Level: DEMOS
  Segment 8 Collar Conditioning
  Segment 9 Collar Conditioning - DEMOS
  Segment 10 The Conditioning Process
  Segment 11 Applying the Collar
     
Module 3   Shaping Behaviors
     
  Segment 1 The Recall
  Segment 2 Heeling / Focus
  Segment 3 Back Place Work and Foot Targets
  Segment 4 Stays
  Segment 5 The Retrieve
  Segment 6 Loose Leash Walking
     
Module 4   Protection and High Arousal Activities
     
  Segment 1 Recalls From Biting
  Segment 2 Secondary Control
     
Module 5   Management
     
  Segment 1 Problems That May Arise
  Segment 2 Not all Superstitious Associations are Bad
  Segment 3 Management
  Segment 4 Conclusion
     
     
     
     
     

TARGET AUDIENCE

Advanced Dog Trainers

COURSE REQUIREMENTS

This course is based on an understanding of our general training principles. Those of you who are not familiar with the way we approach training, it would be extremely useful, maybe even necessary for you to expose yourself to some of the ideas about training in general and communication that we cover in some of our other DVDs. I would like to see you have a familiarity with the concepts covered in our training dogs with food and Training the Recall DVD. Both of these concepts are really important, as concepts covered there in detail will be used in this course without thorough explanations. This course would be excessively long if we revisited all the basic prerequisites ahead of time. So please familiarize yourself with our approach to training communication before going through this course.

Course Outline

Testimonials

"Before I brought home my puppy, I audited a couple training classes at a popular, "balanced" chain and was surprised when I realized they used electric collars. I wanted to keep an open mind, but my mind was closed by 5 minutes in because the way they used e collars was disturbing. It was a while before I reconsidered the e collar, and I trusted Michael Ellis & Leerburg University for good information. It has been so great to hear a balanced trainer explain humane and practical use an adversive in depth without euphemisms (it's like a tap on the shoulder!), romanticization (it mimics the loving bite of a mother dog!), or dogmatism (it's just communication!).

I believe the most important thing I learned about the e collar is that my dog isn't quite ready for one. I am still excited about the potential of an e collar, but her biggest issue, settling and focusing around competing motivators (particularly in agility and obedience classes when other dogs are around doing exciting things) needs more practice with positive reinforcement. The explanation of how recall training scaffolds, from running from instructor to handler, to leaving food to run to the instructor, etc., was really informative. I also feel like I am walking away with much more respect for the possibility of doing damage with an e collar, ie superstitious associations, and a better idea of how to avoid that, such as using your negative reinforcer first and having the competing motivator essentially remove itself/get less interesting when the dog fails.

I did get confused for a little while with this course. The conditioning phase confused me because I do not use leash pressure to lead/direct my dog with downs, foot targets, or back. I thought I understood leash pressure, which we use for loose leash walking, but as I used luring for those behaviors, I wasn't sure how I could transfer her understanding of leash pressure to understanding the e collar. If I were to send my dog to a foot target, she would be heading towards it before I could put tension on the leash. I used the Ask Cindy feature and Cindy sent me a quick response clearing things up.

Overall, this was such an informative and helpful course."

- Katie Trettel on 06/29/2020

"I recently took the "Electric Collar Training with Michael Ellis" course and I am so glad I did. Prior to taking this class, I was hesitant to add the electric collar to my list of training tools. However, by taking this class I now have the necessary knowledge to use our new Dogtra 280C correctly, and I am confident that I am doing so without adding any unnecessary stress to my dog. The main reason I purchased the collar was to improve our recall. Although my dog has a very reliable recall under most circumstances, she struggles when there are competing motivators. Knowing this can result in a dangerous situation, it was something that needed to be addressed in order to allow my dog the privilege of being off leash. Michael is so knowledgeable and makes things easy to understand. I highly recommend this course to anyone who is using, or planning to use an electric collar. A huge thanks to Michael and Leerburg for helping make our training a huge success."

- Joedy-Lynn on 05/10/2021

FAQ

What's the difference between this course, the DVD, and the stream?

 

DVD:  2 separate DVDs: total length 3 hours 42 minutes (physical copy)

Stream:  3 hours 42 minutes, lifetime access, stream from anywhere

Online Course:  85 videos (206 minutes), text content, lifetime access, stream from anywhere on any smart device

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