PHASE 3 (2-5 days)
Introduction to Distractions
1. Put the receiver collar on your dog at least 20 minutes before going outside.
2. Clip on the green DogWatch training lead and take your dog outside and play a few
minutes in the Safety Zone.
3. Walk around the Safety Zone and have an assistant (friend or family member)
appear outside the Safety Zone at least 10 to 15 feet back from the flags. Walk
past your assistant without speaking, but remain in the Safety Zone.
4. If your dog approaches your assistant and enters the Avoidance Zone, allow your
dog to receive a correction. Yell, “Watch out!” and tug him back into the Safety Zone.
5. Let your assistant leave, walk your dog
around the perimeter again, and let your
assistant appear again. Your assistant can
call out the dog’s name, but do not allow
your assistant to ask the dog to “Come”.
6. If your dog attempts to go over to your
assistant, reinforce the flags and yell,
“Watch out!” Repeat the exercise for no
more than a total of 20 minutes.
7. If your dog makes no attempt to go over to
your assistant, reinforce the flags, end the
exercise and praise your dog in the Safety
Zone.
8. Repeat the exercise for 2 to 5 days. Then
move to Phase 4.
PHASE 4 (2-5 days)
Introduction to Increased Distractions
1. Put the DogWatch receiver collar on your dog at least 20 minutes before going
outside to train.
2. Clip on the green DogWatch training lead to
your dog’s regular collar and take him
outside. Play a few minutes in the Safety
Zone.
3. Reinforce the flags.
4. Introduce “real life” distractions to your dog.
Have a friend drop by or start training when
the letter carrier or school bus is scheduled.
Take extra care if you use a vehicle as a
distraction.
5. Keep the dog on leash when you first intro-
duce the distraction. If your dog attempts to
run past the flags and receives a correction,
he should retreat to the Safety Zone. Praise
and play with your dog.
Ask someone to be a distraction
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Introduce ‘real-life’ distractions
