Misleading marketing language for a device that makes a noise when the leash is flapped or jerked No Free Lunch When these devices work, they work by helping to annoy, startle, or scare the dog into compliance. This neatly skirts the real consequences being used: the trainer is performing actions that cause physical pressure, commotion, and noise.
Also, they don’t explain exactly what you do to operate the product. It supposedly allows some kind of special communication between the owner and dog. The soft marketing language for both products strongly implies that there is something intrinsic to the sound that causes the dog to become obedient, like what is claimed about the infamous Bark Busters’ “Bah” sound. Helps you guide your dog to the correct position.Strengthens your dog’s concentration abilities.Instead, they use words and phrases like the following: But the creators of these products don’t describe them the way I did above. They make these noises when the handler shakes, pulls, or jerks the leash. (There are electronic devices that work similarly as well.) One makes a zipping noise and one rings like a bell. Both attach to or are part of the dog’s gear. A reader introduced me to two different products that operate as I described above. The ad is fake but unfortunately, the products are real. And for you as the trainer it feels great! You are actually DOING something about your dog’s naughty behavior.Īdd an auditory aversive to the physical one! Buy the NOD (along with my DVD and special gear) today! But for the majority of dogs, the “NOD” makes the leash correction just a bit worse. Some noise-sensitive dogs will be so traumatized you may never get them out from under the bed again. Some won’t be bothered by the noise or will get used to it. You can get instant compliance! That is, for some dogs. When you jerk or flap the lead attached to your dog’s collar or harness to punish him or to force him into the correct position, the device adds a noise that makes the leash jerking or flapping extra unpleasant. Introducing the Noise-Aided Obedience Device (NOD)! Never have trouble with your dog again. Let’s pretend you saw an ad for a new dog training product.
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