The original electronic dog training collar was often referred to as a shock collar. These collars were designed to break unwanted and destructive behaviors during hunting expeditions. For instance, if your dog was too rambunctious and tried to chase the prey rather than point, the electronic dog training collar delivered a shock to stop him in his tracks. Hunters also used these collars to get their dogs to return after a long day of hunting. There was just one problem: the collars delivered such strong of a jolt that they demoralized the dogs. When the dogs became so afraid of making mistakes that they couldn’t function properly, the collars became counterproductive. Eventually,…