Using a dog training collar is one way to expedite the training of your dog and get him to obey simple commands. When you combine the effects of the dog training collars with voice commands, you will have a better behaved animal in much less time than it would take you to train the dog without the collar.

There are many different types of dog training collars on the market. They work by attaching a receiver collar to the dog that fits comfortably and snugly to him. The collar should not be too tight and should not cause any irritation upon the skin of the dog. You carry the transmitter and can elect to send a stimulation via radio frequency to the dog to get him to obey your commands. This does not injure the dog, but allows him to understand what you want him to do.

Just like every other command, it is important to get a dog to be able to heel. This means that he will lean back, paws forward and retain on his heels. Different dogs heel in different ways but the effect is the same - the dog is still. This is important when you are training a dog as a pet, but crucial when you are training your four legged buddy to hunt with you. In order to get him to heel, you can issue the voice command and position the dog as you want him to be. Then re-issue the command. Chances are the dog will get up and do what he wants.

This is where the training collar comes in. You send the dog a stimulation that gives him a bit of a nick. You repeat the command. The dog may still not understand so you repeat the instruction along with the stimulation.

Most dog training collars have levels of stimulation. They also offer continuous and momentary stimulation. The momentary stimulation is used when you are issuing commands and trying to train the animal for the first time. Continuous stimulation should be used if the dog creates havoc such as running off, jumping on someone, etc. Continuous stimulation does have the effect to stop the dog in his tracks. It won't hurt him, but he will know that he did something wrong.

You can adjust the levels of stimulation on your transmitter. When you are first attempting to train the dog to heel, you should use the least amount of frequency as possible. You do not want to use an intense level of frequency on a dog when first training. Use a little patience, the voice commands and a lower level of frequency. If the dog remains stubborn, you should increase the amount of frequency.

The objective of using the dog training collars to get the dog to heel is to allow the dog to make the association between your voice command and what you want him to do. Showing the dog and using the voice command at first will give him a basic idea. You may have to repeat this several times before he starts to understand. The training collar will correct him right away so that he knows he has done something wrong. You would use the stimulation if the dog refused to obey the command.

Of course, when the dog does obey the command, you offer a reward. By showing the dog what you want him to do, using voice commands, a training collar and positive rewards, you will have your dog trained to heel in no time flat.