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Just my $.02 but I think shock collars should be the last resort - if regular training classes don't work, and you've tried choke chains and the dog still has serious behavior problems, then you might try a shock collar. But I think this is a philosophical difference more than anything else - I prefer to start with reward-based training before I try aversion training.
I also agree that a class will probably be much more useful than a book, but the Jean Donaldson book I recommended is very useful just for understanding dog behavior and the basic principles involved in training dogs. A good foundation, especially for training and conditioning dogs with problem behaviors.
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