vibrating collar

we were thinking of getting milo a remote control collar set to vibrate for when he starts to nip. What is everyones opinion on this?

I have never used one so have no idea!

Don't know what that would do honestly and wouldn't recommend it. Probably scare him the first time. I'd suggest the tried and true way of telling him no and ignoring him (everyone must do the same thing). They hate being ignored and will soon learn that their nips aren't appreciated (ok, give it some time - don't expect a miracle).

Never had the experience of one, but would suggest trying other ways first.

For a pup, it's probably best to try other methods first to avoid frightening him. He's very young, so he needs time to settle in properly and build trust with you.

Most pups do nip, so it isn't something you need to worry yourself silly over. Persistent training does the trick most of the time. Ben's suggestion about ignoring him when he nips is good.

Let us know how you get on, and feel free to ask if you have any more questions!

Agree with Eleanor 100%.

Have you read http://staffy-bull-terrier.com/stop_your_staffy_puppy_biting where there is plenty of advice?

I agree with ^^^ above, If you read the link this with patience & persistence will work.

No. Simples.

I wouldn't use a vibrating collar on any dog other than a deaf dog to attract its attention. I certainly wouldn't use it for correction, and definitely not for a puppy.

I know the nipping is a problem, but if you follow the steps in the link above (everybody must do the same thing) then you will get a dog that understands that nipping isn't acceptable, but he/she won't be scared of you!

It can take a while, and you'll need a bit of patience, but your pup will respond far better with a humane way of training.

Never heard of it to be honest, but id try every other way first, doenst sound to pleasant

for nipping then no i wouldnt recomend, bite inhibition is a natural thing for a dog to learn for playing with other dogs and humans and i think seeing a reaction is the best course of action. they need to see how far they can and cannot go and a vib coller just says no no no all the time which is supressing a dogs need to play. my two still mouth me now but know exactly how far to take it which ia a natural thing learnt by me telling them when enough is enough.
on the other hand however i am not adverse for its uses as a concentration breaker where a dog may get into a dangerouse situation like running into a road. I recently saw a lady with four huskies with beep collars that made a noise which they associated treats.she "beeped" them all and they came running out the undergrowth. still takes alot of training though so its not an easy way out just getting a message to a dog that wouldnt usually hear you.

I don't think it would work very well for nipping, would probably just make him over excited! I think they are good for, as Nathan says, breaking concentration when the dog isn't listening. Ie. you train the dog to know that thwe vibration means if it comes to you it gets a treat, simple as that! But no don't think it would work for biting.

I wouldn't use one. It will take just as long to correct the nipping with the collar as it would with the methods above

I agree with the comments above .. I know the nipping can be really frustrating, however I think that with patience and consistency the methods in the biting link are the way to go.

It took a while for Chiquito to get it, and we still have out moments, but I know that he understands and think that the training will be far more beneficial to him in the long run than any 'quick fix' could be.

I have used a vibrate/audio and electric shock collars but not for biting, when we adopted our pitbull she would run away all the time and not come back until she was ready, this was dangerous for her because of the law here, she could have been shot.
The first time i used the collar she was off on her travels when she left our land i used the audio/vibrate warning and when she did not respond, I used the electric shock and she came running back to me straight away. After that i never had to use the electric shock, the audio/vibrate warning was enough to get her back to me. The problem was solved very quickly but i would only use the collar if the dog was endangering its life by its behaviour and then with very great care to be consistent and fair.
One problem was if a mobile phone got to close to the collar it would set the vibrate/audio warning off which was very confusing for the dog.
They are not suitable for a puppy and there are much better ways to solve biting problems, the info on this forum about how to stop biting worked a treat with our male staffy.

Not really sure that it would work really.. and on a pup that young it's much better to teach him boundaries that he knows are coming from you, if that makes sense. I've only ever used vibrating collars on deaf dogs when training obedience and recall.

thanks for your comments. He doesnt really bite us anymore but anyone else that plays with him

He'll get there eventually. Sounds like he's learning quite quickly!