No matter how much you love them, a dog with bad manners is a disaster waiting to happen. Not only can they do extensive damage to objects in your home, but they can actually hurt people, and even ...

SAN DIEGO (CBSLA) — Don't be shocked when you can't find anymore shock collars for sale a Petco. The pet supply giant announced Tuesday it would stop selling shock collars, which pet owners use to ...

No matter what you call them – shock collars, e-collars, or the more scientific-sounding “collar mounted electronic training aids” – are designed with the most basic form of learning in mind, operant ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Negative, dominance or “alpha male” training, like verbal anger or physical force in response to unwanted behavior, often sends ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- The use of electronic collars, or "e-collars," to shock an animal to train them is currently being debated in the legislature. Some families blame those collars for harming and ...

A slippery slope may sound like an icy patch where you slip and slide, but people use it to refer to situations in which deciding to do something can lead to further actions with undesirable ...

Dog owners can have a lot of challenges to overcome with their furry friends. From excessive barking to jumping up on visitors, to digging in the yard, it can be frustrating and difficult to train ...

It's sort of like a spanking, a short-lived physical punishment for unwanted behavior. But like spanking, people can't seem to agree if it's an acceptable form of discipline, in this case, for dogs.

Petco is no longer selling electronic "shock" collars and is calling on the pet industry and consumers to "create real change." The San-Diego-based pet store chain announced Tuesday that it ended ...