I have a doggie that likes to run and play “catch me if you can”. She has run for over a mile before getting tired and letting me catch her. Instead of using a shock collar to attempt training, I have an idea but not sure how feasible it is. Any advice would be appreciated.
What I want to do is have a device that will fit on the collar that contains a small grappling hook that could be released via radio signal. I am pretty confident I can put together the radio/electronics part but I’m not so sure about the mechanical part.
Ideally it would be a rod about 1/4" diameter and 3" long with 3 spring loaded legs that would pop out when released. This would be on a 2-3’ chord that would spool out and drag behind the dog to catch in the ground and slow her down so I could catch her. Legs need to be made of metal but the rod could be plastic. I have found a tiny solenoid that could be used for the release mechanism.
Lets assume doggie steps into the hook… the wound gets infected… or another scenario doggie runs and the hook catches a tree… which would apply g-forces on doogies neck… I would call it a horizontal gallow.
Or the rope slings around both forehands doggie falls, both legs broken… I think you can teach sugar bread and control disciplinar measures, but not the hook when it is once released .
I surely could think about a mechanic doing that, but with the possible results for your dog in mind I preferably would not give it an attempt.
Better thing would be to teach your dog right…
Perhaps with a collar emitting an acoustic signal the dog is trained to and had learned to come back to its master for “yummi”.