A remote animal restraining device includes a device collar having a panel storage compartment, at least one panel storage compartment door pivotally carried by the device collar and positional between open and closed positions relative to the panel storage compartment, a flexible restraining panel carried by the panel compartment door in the panel storage compartment, a door release mechanism carried by the device collar and adapted to normally retain the panel storage compartment door in the closed position and a remote control adapted to remotely activate the door release mechanism.