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The Truth About Aversive Training Collars

The Truth About Aversive Training Collars

There are lots of benign sounding names for aversive training collars.

There is the easy walk, educator, einstein, haltie, slip over, safe stim, remote trainer, radio collar, and gentle leader. They all have one purpose, though, which is to make your dog feel miserable and obey out of fear.

Dog trainers, manufacturers, and marketers are great at tapping into your needs and making you feel good about putting your dog in danger. Here's what science has to say about how effective these tools are, and what they do to