Why would he just come because of a vibration? In order to have a tool that you can fairly and reliably use, you need to fully condition the dog to the stimulus. You can condition to both e-stimulus and vibration. My preference by far is e-stimulus. Once the dog is through formal Basics we rarely use the collar anyway, although we do keep it on. They just very rarely need it. However, you will get an immediate and reliable correction in a properly conditioned dog. There seems to be a pervasive notion that e-stimulus is abusive, and that is patently false. The more you study, the more you learn, and therefore the more you know. It's more than worth your time.
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Why would he just come because of a vibration? In order to have a tool that you can fairly and reliably use, you need to fully condition the dog to the stimulus. You can condition to both e-stimulus and vibration. My preference by far is e-stimulus. Once the dog is through formal Basics we rarely use the collar anyway, although we do keep it on. They just very rarely need it. However, you will get an immediate and reliable correction in a properly conditioned dog. There seems to be a pervasive notion that e-stimulus is abusive, and that is patently false. The more you study, the more you learn, and therefore the more you know. It's more than worth your time.
