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Training Your Dog
Havahart
®
Custom-Shape Wireless Dog Fence
PHASE 1 -- Passive Training -- DAY 1-3
(2-3 training sessions per day: each 10-15 minutes long)
1.
Turn fence ON and set the correction level to TONE-ONLY. Refer to page 4 of this instruction manual to
properly adjust the correction level of your Havahart
®
Collar to tone-only using the controller.
2.
To ensure that the system is working properly, take the Havahart
®
Collar by itself out to a boundary flag
and listen for the tone.
3.
Fit the Havahart Collar around your dog’s neck. Place a different non-metal collar on top of the
Havahart
®
Collar.
4.
Attach a 6’ leash to the other collar and make sure that this collar does not apply pressure to the probes on
the
Havahart
®
Collar as this could hurt your dog when you pull on the leash.
5.
Using the leash, walk your dog around inside the Roaming Area for 5 minutes, avoiding contact with the
boundary
flags.
6.
Calmly approach the boundary flag line -- do not look at your dog.
7.
Give your dog the opportunity to pass the flag line. As he does, he will hear a tone near the boundary and
he will continue to hear the tone when he crosses the line.
8.
Allow your dog to stay in the boundary area for a few seconds and then pull him back to the
Roaming
Area.
9.
Gently shake a boundary flag to remind your dog that the flags represent an area of discomfort.
10.
Step back from the flag and praise your dog with treats in the Roaming Area.
11.
Repeat this process at several different boundary flags.
12.
As training progresses over the next 2 days, you will notice that when your dog hears the tone, he will
return to the Roaming Area without your prompting.
13.
End with lots of playtime and praise for your dog within 11 feet of the fence boundary.
14.
Be sure to remove the Collar from your dog after each training session.
NOTE:
You may proceed to PHASE 2 when your dog refuses to go near the flags when you
approach and actually turns to go back to the Roaming Area without your aid.
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