That the Parliament believes that dogs should not suffer pain during training as this is ineffective and cruel; considers that there is legitimate and growing public concern in Edinburgh Northern and Leith and across Scotland about the use of electronic shock collars and other forms of electronic “training aids” that can cause pain or distress to dogs; further considers that the UK Government has failed to use its powers to ban the sale or supply of such harmful devices and believes that this should change; notes that the Scottish Government has already committed to using its devolved powers to ban primitive shock collars and introduce strict controls on the use of electronic “training aids”; acknowledges that there is an opportunity to introduce an outright ban on electronic training devices that cause pain or distress to dogs in Scotland, while recognising that some specific devices, such as collars that only vibrate and do not cause pain or distress if used responsibly, offer potential benefits in certain circumstances, such as when dealing with dogs suffering from hearing loss or communicating with dogs over a distance; calls on the UK Government to ban the distribution or sale of any electronic training devices for dogs that are capable of causing pain or distress, and further calls on the Scottish Government to use its devolved powers to ensure that it is an offence to cause pain or distress to dogs through the use of such devices.