you are so write Suzette316. I knew a guy who used one while his dog was out in the rain. All it took was for that dog to see that the owner had the remote in his hands. After that the dog would growl at anyone including the owner who had anything that look like that remote. The owner's little girl was attacked because she picked up the television remote and the dog was standing between her and the remote. The little girl was in a hospital for 2 days and buried 3 days after that and the dog was killed by the owner right after the attack. As a precaution they put the dogs sister down because of bad blood lines. These dogs were Irish Setters. The owners went after the breeders. It wasn't fair to the breeders when I saw the problem from the beginning. Eventually, the owners were charged with cruelty to animals and nothing in regards to the death of their 3 year old daughter. The judge felt the parents had suffered enough with her passing. The couple was ordered to give up all their pets because of the animal cruelty charge. The other children were upset because they had to give up their cats and small puppy they only had for a few months. The Irish Setters were only 3 years old.