A receiver (42) for an animal training collar (44) which includes a receiver housing (46) with a first electrode terminal (48) and a second electrode terminal (50) each accessible from an outside of the receiver housing (46). A pair of electrodes (54,62) is connected to the first electrode terminal (48) and the second electrode terminal (50). A circuit board (52) is connected to the first electrode terminal (48) and the second electrode terminal (50) on the outside of the receiver housing (46) and between the pair of electrodes (54,62) and the receiver housing (46), wherein the pair of electrodes (54,62) extend from the circuit board (52).
