Peer-reviewed2024Open accessDisputed
A study often cited by aversive trainers — included here, with the critique
Johnson & Wynne (2024) reported faster short-term suppression of lure-chasing using an e-collar protocol than food-based comparison conditions in a tightly controlled five-day paradigm.
“The shock collar group showed the fastest reduction in chasing behaviour.”
Source details
Source
Stopping chasing behaviour in dogs: a comparison of training methods
Johnson & Wynne
Animals
Evidence level
Primary evidence
Credibility
Last reviewed
May 30, 2026
Why we included it
Including this card is the test of editorial honesty. Read it, then read the Bastos, Warren & Krupenye (2025) commentary linked as the rebuttal.
Disputed
Contested evidence
A narrow, expert-delivered lure-chasing paradigm. The result is real but the study design has been criticised in peer review, and it does not overturn the broader welfare and learning literature.
Read the critique →E-collarsRecallAggression