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Training
Step-by-Step Instructions
Successful use of your DogWatch system relies on “avoidance training” techniques.
If your pet enters an avoidance zone, he will receive an audible warning. If he goes
further into an avoidance zone, the audible warning is quickly followed by a mild
electrical stimulation or correction - - an unpleasant, but safe, experience. As training
progresses, your pet will quickly learn to stay away from areas that he associates with
the audible warning.
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Ensure that the transmitter and boundary wire are properly installed and that the
receiver collar is adjusted appropriately for your pet.
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Place boundary flags on the edge of the avoidance area where the receiver collar
picks up the audible signal. The boundary flags serve as visual clues for your pet
while he is learning which areas are safe and which areas to avoid.
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Attach a leash to your pet’s regular collar and approach the avoidance area. As you
near the flags, shake a boundary flag in front of him, and firmly say, “Watch out!” or
“Careful!”
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Allow your pet to walk past the boundary flags. As he crosses into the avoidance
area, he will receive an audible warning followed shortly thereafter by an electrical
stimulation. Immediately call out, “Watch out”, and pull your pet back from the
avoidance zone.
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Again, allow your pet to approach the boundary flags. If he retreats when he hears
the audible warning, reinforce the behavior with praise and affection. If your pet fails
to stop at the audible warning, shake the flag and say “Watch out” as he nears the
avoidance zone. Use the leash to pull him back to the safety zone before he crosses
completely into an avoidance zone.
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Each time you set up a new boundary area, be sure to retrain your pet.
Signal Field
Hidden Wireless
Transmitter
Boundary Flags visually mark
the edge of the Safe Zone.
This is where the audible signal
is heard
AVOIDANCE ZONE
SAFE ZONE