Once you start looking for a shock collar, you will see quite an assortment of transmitters that you will use to provide the necessary stimulation to your dog. Some of them are as small as a keychain while others are larger and fit comfortably in your hand. Naturally, the type of transmitter you choose will be the one with which you feel most comfortable.

A dog training collar provides stimulation to your dog sent by frequency waves. The dog wears the receiver collar and you control the transmission of the stimulation. The purpose of the dog training collar is to get your dog to obey you commands. Your dog wants to please you and, if you have a good gun dog, wants to be able to exercise his natural instincts to hunt.

You might wonder why someone would choose a larger transmitter when they can have one that is small and fits in the palm of their hand. Hunters often prefer the larger transmission units because they are easier to hold and have less of a tendency to get lost. In addition, if you are using gloves to hunt, you will feel more comfortable with a larger sized transmission device.

When purchasing a dog training collar, consider the size of your dog and how you plan to train him. For field training, it might work better to use a larger transmission unit, although this is still a matter of choice. You will also want to make sure that the receiver fits around the animal comfortably and is not too tight. Once you are comfortable with the fact that your dog is well trained and obeys upon voice command, you may be able to eliminate the use of the training collar. Gun dogs have natural hunting instincts and love to please their human hunting companions. Training a dog by using a dog training collar will make the training time go by faster, making your dog a valuable asset to hunting as well as a fun companion to bring on hunting trips.

There are two different types of stimulation you can give your dog when you are using a transmitter with a dog training collar. This includes momentary stimulation that gives your dog a "nick" telling him that what he has done is inappropriate. You can also use continuous stimulation if he is doing something extremely wrong or dangerous such as taking off running. You can also control the amount of stimulation that you send to your dog. Larger dogs require more intense stimulation than smaller dogs. When you use continuous stimulation, however, most dog training collars time out after about 7 seconds. This is to prevent any unnecessary punishment of the dog.

The purpose of the dog training collar is to get the dog to be an obedient animal. When you use voice commands in conjunction with the stimulation, he will soon learn to obey upon command. You can get your dog trained much faster by using dog training collars and he will be a better hunting companion, not to mention a better pet.