This is noteworthy to those who live, or travel and hunt, in the province of Quebec that they have recently made the use of e-collars, or more specifically "any collar that causes pain or injury", illegal. Dog owners in Quebec caught using shock or prong collars will initially be given a warning, and subsequently issued heavy fines, no less than about $600 per incident.
The link to the actual government website that outlines the law is written in French. However this site http://dogingtonpost.com/quebec-bans-shock-and-prong-dog-collars/#.UyxPDIWn-Hg[/url] show excerpts from the policy and explains the law in English. FYI.


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We used such a collar to train our dog to stop chasing bikers and it worked. We don't even have to put the collar on him now. Kind of a ridiculous law - people that abuse animals will find some way, and those that don't abuse animals would always zap themselves 5 times with that collar first (as I did) before putting it on the dog. Our dog mostly stays in the house. And when he is out, he stays near, but he would not be too happy tied up I don't think. Because of this training collar, our dog is far better off.

Can't wait to see houndsman losing hounds. Another move in the wrong direction.