Do e-collars hurt dogs?

E-collars are not what they used to be. The answer to this used to be an unequivocal, ‘yes, electric collars hurt dogs.’ But that’s changed considerably in recent years. The controversial nature of any training collar is that you have to teach your dog not to do something and because dogs don’t speak your language, that usually means making them associate bad behavior with some sort of negative consequence. Static shock electric collars will give your dog roughly the same intensity in the jolt that you get when you scoot your feet across a carpet and touch something else with static built up. More than pain, the intent for an e-collar is to cause some discomfort. You can find collars that will allow you to crank up the intensity of the shock to be unpleasant enough to hurt some breeds and sizes of dogs, but that should never be the intent as will you not get the best result this way. If you set the collar to physically hurt him, your dog may respond aggressively and his behavior can worsen. Training shouldn’t be you torturing him into good behavior; that just won’t work. The collar is purely to make sure he understands what he isn’t supposed to do.

Because there is potential to hurt your pup, though, you will absolutely need to follow the instructions on the collar. That may mean securing the shocking prongs to the back of his neck instead of his throat, or sometimes visa versa; always check the instructions.

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