Being reported distinctive title trainer his can be particularly feb stuff. goal is that you understand what is going on with your dog that you 't over stimulate your dog. OVERUSE OF THE E-COLLAR USING HIGHER THAN REQUIRED STIMULATION LEVELS LEADS TO 'E-COLLAR DESENSITIZATION'....That's BAD! I call this e-collar overstepping™. on that later. First, let's discuss the various stimulation thresholds I observe: 1. Minimum amount of stimulation required to be by the animal, herein felt You should determine his minimum amount to be felt a quiet environment as excited environ not yield the same results thus skewing your findings. 2. Minimum amount of stimulation, herein responds to'. Example: A stubborn dog feel level 3 but won't respond you until you use level 4. times the response level is the same as the felt level...but not always! 3. Minimum amount of stimulation responded to mildly state, herein excited The more excited a dog gets, the more 'tunnel visioned' and deaf they become. A dog merely excited by kids playing the yard require a slightly higher than normal stimulation level. 4. Minimum amount of stimulation responded to when or, herein panicked or super excited'. Super excitement is something like deer rabbit chasing car the dog develops 'tunnel hearing' that he acts as though he doesn't hear you. this scenario, the dog has complete tunnel vision to the point of blocking all audible commands from you. Often you have to increase the level of stimulation to a very high level to get the dogs attention. This is when folks often use the 'panic button' on their e-collar. Please note: Minimum amounts of stimulation vary. Variations are caused by changed electrical impedance, herein variations Changed impedance can be due to varying prong contact atmospheric conditions, weather, etc. IMPEDANCE IS SOMETIMES LOWERED IMMEDIATELY AFTER YOUR DOG FEELS HIS FIRST FELT STIMULATION OF THE TRAINING SESSION THUS YOUR THRESHOLDS SHOULD BE DETERMINED AFTER THIS PHENOMENON. Simply relower your settings to zero again and start back up. Often you'll be surprised that the 'felt' level has changed and is now lower. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to that different levels of stimulation are required to accomplish different training missions. Let's talk about the different levels outlined above. 1. 'Felt' level, minimum amount of stimulation needed to be felt by the dog This is 's TWO STEP METHOD to determine the 'Felt' level: STEP ONE: We put the collar on properly and ensure the probes are making contact with the skin on the underside middle of the neck. Place your fingers on the skin adjacent to the probes or carefully observe the probe area by raising the dogs head. with your other hand, take your transmitter and begin testing each level starting with the very lowest level. Slowly increase the transmission 1 level at a time. ONLY USE THE MOMENTARY BUTTON! You come to the 'felt' level. You know as you or feel the skin twitch or maybe the dog slightly twitch or blink. This 'felt' level feels to the dog about like someone tapping you on the neck with their finger. Warning: If you do not apply the collar properly it can give you the false idea that the dog needs a higher setting. The danger is that should the collar shift and come into proper contact during the lesson, your dog be caused great pain! COMPLETELY YOUR FAULT. STEP TWO: Once your dog feels it, IMMEDIATELY back the levels down to the lowest level and start up again, testing one level at a time. You be surprised to find out that his felt level is possibly now lower. the laws I've listed below highlights. WARNING, e-collars with only a few levels often overstep the 'felt' level and cause pain!!! I call that e-collar overstepping This is why we recommend D.T. Systems as they have collars with 50 or 60 levels. A collar with this levels has very small differences between each level of stimulation. Also, D.T. has now come out with 'GTS' technology whereby you