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1. I know I am asking this question prematurely but.....I have ordered the Graham and Knutson books and they will be here in the next few days.
2. I have researched the ecollars and believe the Tri-Tronics is the way I will go.
3. what is the order of training-does the ecollar start right away or do the basic commands come first then introduction to the collar?
1. You are doing good! Just remember the "7-P's" . Proper Prior Planning Prevents P!$$ Poor Performance
2. I agree
3. All of that will be covered in the Graham books. Just remember to go page by page, chapter by chapter. Basically, you first teach the comand -- when the dog is 99% perfect on that command, you re-enforce it and speed up the response via the collar.