The use of electronic collars for training domestic dogs: estimated prevalence, reasons and risk factors for use, and owner perceived success as compared to other training methods

Table 3 Categorisation of training methods used in comparison groups

Training method used	Category	Recall /chasing problems
		Number of cases	Number of cases exclusive to category
E-collar	E-collar	102	83
Citronella collar
Verbal punishment
Water pistol
Non verbal distraction
	Aversive based	156	123
Withholding treats
Ignoring
Playing
Clicker training
Food rewards
	Reward based	406	373

This table illustrates the specific training methods combined in the comparison groups, categorisation of training methods, numbers of cases where owners report the use of each category for recall / chasing behaviours, and the numbers included in further analysis which are mutually exclusive of other categories.

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