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This month’s issue is supported in part by SF Animal Medical Center and dog lovers like you.
If It Didn’t Hurt, It Wouldn’t Work: The Truth About Choke, Prong, and Shock Collars
Our understanding of animal behavior has evolved significantly in the last few decades (thanks, science). Yet outdated ideas about the best way to train dogs persist.
E-Collars vs. Shock Collars: What’s In A Name?
Electronic shock collars are banned in Germany, Austria, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Portugal, Slovenia, Switzerland, Wales, the province of Quebec in Canada, and some states in Australia.