Hi all
There has been much debate of late on an American forum concerning the application of indirect pressure (IP) with an e-collar. An example given was that of when a dog veered off the line given. In this case the handler would command the dog to sit, "nick" with the collar and then command sit again (ie. sit, nick, sit).
Essentially, I am interested in knowing what method of IP is applied amongst those who use an e-collar here in Australia.
Force fetch is simply a matter of showing the dog how to turn off the pressure but I don't understand how the dog would associate the above application of IP with his/her error (ie. deviating off the line). Or is it simply a matter of consistency in its application that the dog learns to associate the IP with its mistake or lack of effort and not the sit?
Curious as to what other handlers think.
Many thanks
Mark