▁on ▁Animal ▁Eth ics ) ▁" re comm ends ▁the ▁introduction ▁of ▁a ▁ban ▁electric ▁training ▁coll ars ▁and ▁similar ▁remote - control led ▁or ▁automatic ▁electronic ▁devices ▁that ▁cause ▁your ▁dog ▁substantial ▁dis com fort . ▁It ▁should ▁never theless ▁be ▁granted ▁an ▁exem ption ▁for ▁such ▁training ▁carried ▁out ▁by ▁author ized ▁persons ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁prevent ▁hunting ▁of ▁liv est ock ▁and ▁wild life ." ▁▁ ▁The ▁AP DT ▁( Associ ation ▁of ▁Professional ▁Dog ▁Train ers ) ▁says , ▁"[ E lect ron ic ] ▁training ▁coll ars ▁should ▁not ▁be ▁used ▁by ▁nov ice ▁dog ▁own ers ▁or ▁by ▁train ers ▁who ▁are ▁not ▁properly ▁instruct ed ▁in ▁their ▁use . ▁Use ▁of ▁electronic ▁training ▁coll ars ▁can ▁result ▁in ▁tra uma ▁to ▁your ▁dog ▁and ▁generally ▁are ▁not ▁recommended ▁by ▁positive ▁rein for cement ▁train ers ". ▁ ▁The ▁AV S AB ▁( American ▁V eter inary ▁Society ▁of ▁Animal ▁Be havior ) ▁produced ▁a ▁position ▁statement ▁titled ▁The ▁use ▁of ▁pun ishment ▁for ▁behavior ▁modification ▁in ▁animals , ▁the ▁opening ▁paragraph ▁of ▁which ▁reads , ▁" AV S AB ’ s ▁position ▁is ▁that ▁pun ishment ▁( e . g ., ▁cho ke ▁ch ains , ▁pin ch ▁coll ars , ▁and ▁electronic ▁coll ars ) ▁should ▁not ▁be ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁first - line ▁or ▁early - use ▁treatment ▁for ▁behavior ▁problems . ▁This ▁is ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁potential ▁ad verse ▁effects ▁which ▁include ▁but ▁are ▁not ▁limited ▁to : ▁in hib ition ▁of ▁learning