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<div>This is something I am sure you are all well aware of: in a dog fight, or with multiple dogs, one or two of whom may be reactive, using a shock collar can be exceedingly risky, since one dog may well believe the other dog is responsible for the shock, and it may escalate the situation into a seriously dangerous problem.</div>
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<div>I use one on one dog at a time and none of my Bassets are reactive. I have never use it on Cooper who, being a Belgian, is not only fairly reliable under command but would go completely mad-- he would NEVER understand what was happening, he would be confused and terrified. It would be cruel.</div>
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<div>Nigel has never thought the other dogs were responsible for his very mild shocks, even when he was in extremely close quarters with them. He MIGHT if they were fighting over food, but for barking he simply thinks some mysterious force (another: in his life there are many, including me) has tapped him once again, and he moves away.</div>
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<div>Shock collars are not for excessively nervous, reactive dogs. They are not meant for use without someknowledge of how they work and why, and never on an untrained dog.</div>
<div>Know your dog. Rescue dogs with "baggage" may not be good candidates. These dogs I have I have known virtually all their lives.</div>
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<div>I have a friend who used a shock collar on her unmentioned breed of dog for getting into the garbage. Unfortunately she did not really know how the collar worked, and when she used it her Beagle was nearby and the first dog instantly turned and killed the Beagle.</div>
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<div>MomPerson from Nigel, Llewis, Mitchell and Cooper</div>