Table 2.

Reasons cited by owners for remote e-collar and bark collar use

Device	Reason for use	Number of owners using electric collar for this reason	Combined categories used in regression models
E-collar (n = 185)	Chasing livestock	31	Problems with recall and chasing
	Chasing people (incl. bikes)	4
	Chasing other dogs	5
	Chasing cats	2
	Chasing other (e.g. wildlife)	27
	Recall	47
	Barking	47	Barking, excluded as small numbers used exclusively
	General training	15	All categories excluded from regression analysis due to insufficient numbers
	Pulling on lead	9
	Escaping / jumping at fence	3
	‘Dominant behaviours’	1
	Stealing food	1
	Eating faeces	2
	Aggression	2
	Mounting other dogs	1
	Jumping up	2

Owners may have reported use for more than one situation.