When we brought Mason home from the hospital, Ellie developed a major case of sibling rivalry. Not only was she incredibly curious about him ( so much so that we worried she would pounce on him if we turned our back) but she also "remembered" lots of bad habits that she'd previously been broken of. Mike and I were unsure what to do. We love Ellie . She is part of our family . Not only that, Mackenzie and Ellie are playmates and we knew that , if came down to it and we have to find Ellie a new home, Mack would be heart broken. But we also couldn't be with Ellie every second of the day, reminding her not to chew on baby toys and not to dig, etc.Most importantly, we have to be able to trust Ellie with our kids and we just weren't sure we could. Brian and Annie had raved about e-collar training with their two dogs. Though we never liked the idea of using an electric collar with any animal, we also didn't know what else to do. So, we decided to give it one last ditch effort , hoping it would be the solution to our doggie woes.
We're happy to say that it has helped tremendously. In fact, we've only had to shock Ellie once or twice. Should she forget, we simply remind her with the " vibrate" setting on the collar and Ellie shapes right up. Thank goodness! Our house just wouldn't be the same with out Ellie girl.
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WE had to do that with our doggie too :( It's a horrible feeling but you're right, it only takes once or twice before they get it. I'm glad Ellie gets to stay put with her family :)
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