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The problem is, if they don't know why they are being shocked, it won't do any good at all. It is one thing to give a shock when your dog growels at your livestock, and another if you just willy nilly give it a shock for running off while it thinks it is playing.
That's true. Another truth is that you do not get a dog, no matter what age or how many, and after half a day at your house, turn it/them loose. Also true is that a shock collar is a last resort technique, best used by a professional trainer.
Two young dogs, in a completely strange environment, not time spent getting them used to the new environment and no time to figure out they are safe and at a new home, have already been shocked................... uhm, I'd be out of there too, and it wouldn't take an animal trail to make me run.
With new dogs, especially immature ones, a slow and gradual introduction to the people and the environment is necessary. Not an option. It takes TIME to build trust and respect, not a zap with a shock collar. They need one on one leash time to begin adjusting. Then you move to training alone, on a leash for several months. Eventually, you can try them out together, but each must have a solid base of training individually before attempting it.
Mods, come get me, because this OP and the brother are not fit to own dogs until they learn that dogs are not to be adopted willy-nilly and immediately subjected to electroshock. Frankly, I hope the dogs get lucky and someone finds them, removes the collars asap and never informs the OP.
