utable ▁to ▁the ▁effects ▁of ▁the ▁shock ▁col lar . ▁" M s . ▁Lang ridge ▁sought ▁the ▁help ▁of ▁a ▁behaviour ist ▁when ▁her ▁dogs ▁started ▁to ▁run ▁away ▁from ▁her ▁on ▁their ▁wal ks ▁along ▁the ▁beach . ▁The ▁dogs ▁were ▁given ▁shock ▁coll ars , ▁which ▁Miss ▁Lang ridge ▁was ▁told ▁to ▁keep ▁on ▁for ▁three ▁months ▁and ▁activ ate ▁whenever ▁they ▁mis be hav ed . ▁But ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁the ▁dogs ▁got ▁a ▁shock ▁was ▁by ▁mistake , ▁after ▁a ▁small ▁dog ▁they ▁were ▁walking ▁past ▁made ▁Miss ▁Lang ridge ▁jump . ▁From ▁then ▁on ▁her ▁p ets ▁associated ▁the ▁shock s ▁with ▁small ▁dogs ▁and ▁became ▁afraid ▁of ▁them . ▁When ▁Miss ▁Lang ridge ▁described ▁the ▁day ▁in ▁July ▁when ▁her ▁dogs ▁turned ▁on ▁a ▁Sh ih ▁T zu ▁she ▁had ▁tears ▁in ▁her ▁eyes ." . ▁She ▁stated ▁"" They ▁connected ▁the ▁pain ▁of ▁the ▁electric ▁shock ▁with ▁little ▁dogs ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁I ▁used ▁the ▁col lar . ▁The ▁day ▁that ▁machine ▁came ▁in ▁this ▁house ▁I ▁regret ." ▁▁ ▁On ▁April ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁a ▁ 4 8 - year - old ▁man ▁from ▁Og more - by - Se a ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁person ▁conv icted ▁of ▁illegal ▁use ▁of ▁a ▁shock ▁col lar ▁in ▁Wales . ▁He ▁was ▁subsequently ▁f ined ▁£ 2 , 0 0 0 ▁and ▁ass essed ▁£ 1 , 0 0 0 ▁for ▁court ▁costs . ▁ ▁In ▁