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THE KENNEL CLUB WELCOMES NEW RESEARCH DEMONSTRATING THE INEFFECTIVENESS OF ELECTRONIC COLLARS

The Kennel Club has welcomed the findings of a recent study carried out by the Animal Behaviour, Cognition and Welfare Research Group at the University of Lincoln, which assessed the efficacy of dog training with and without remote electronic collars compared to training with positive reinforcement.

The findings from the study, Efficacy of Dog Training With and Without Remote Electronic Collars vs. a Focus on Positive Reinforcement, published in Frontiers in Veterinary Science, refute the suggestion that training with an electronic shock collar is either more efficient or results in less disobedience, even in the hands of experienced trainers, than positive reinforcement.

Holly Conway, Head of Public Affairs at the Kennel Club, said: “These findings provide evidence that dogs can be more effectively trained without the use of electronic collars and therefore there is no place for them in dog training today.

“The Kennel Club, along with veterinarian bodies and other welfare organisations, has long campaigned for a ban on electric shock collars and this study proves that positive reward training is all that dogs need. The findings are clear and should be reviewed by the government immediately to stop the unnecessary suffering of dogs.”

For more information on the Kennel Club’s campaign to ban electric shock collars, please visit http://thekennelclub.org.uk/Electric-Shock-Collars