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The Short Version
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Amazon Associates
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How We Choose Products
We recommend gear because it makes training easier, safer, or more fun for you and your dog. Commissions don’t decide what we include or how we rank it, and we don’t accept payment for positive reviews.
Our gear picks follow the same reward-based approach as the rest of the site. We don’t recommend shock, prong, or choke collars, and we’ll tell you when a simple, inexpensive option works just as well as a pricier one.
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