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1. Pla ce th e R ec eiv er Co lla r o n y ou r p et an d w ait at le as t 1 0 m in ute s b efo re pla cin g h im in
th e y ard . N o o th er pe op le or pe ts sh ou ld be in th e y ard , a s y ou do no t w an t y ou r p et to
a ss oc ia te th e s tim ula tio n w ith an yth in g o th er th an his dig gin g. Yo ur pe t m us t b e s ec ure ly
fe nc ed in or co nta in ed du rin g tr ain in g.
2. Fro m a win do w o r a re a w he re yo ur pe t c an no t s ee yo u, wa it un til yo ur pe t b eg in s to dig .
3. Wh ile yo ur pe t d ig s, pre ss th e S tim ula tio n B utt on an d re le as e it wh en he sto ps dig gin g.
O nly pre ss th e b utt on wh ile yo ur pe t is in th e a ct of dig gin g, an d d o n ot sa y a ny th in g to
h im .
4. I f yo ur p et i gn ore s th e sti mu la tio n, i nc re as e th e In te ns ity L ev el.
5. C on tin ue t o wa tc h yo ur p et, a s he m ay c ho os e an oth er a re a to d ig .
6. Do no t a llo w y ou r p et in th e y ard un su pe rv is ed un til he ha s c om ple te ly sto pp ed dig gin g.
Ch as in g
Ch as in g is an in sti nc tiv e b eh av io r s tim ula te d b y m ov in g o bje cts . S om e d og s h av e a
pa rti cu la rly str on g d es ire to ch as e th at ca n p ut th em in ha rm 's wa y a nd le av e y ou he lp le ss .
Ne ve r a llo w y ou r d og off th e le as h o r o ut of a c on ta in ed ar ea un til he ha s le ar ne d th e
“C om e” co mm an d, re ga rd le ss of th e d is tra cti on . B e c on sis te nt an d c orr ec t y ou r d og ev ery
tim e h e c ha se s s om eth in g. It is vit all y im po rta nt th at yo u a nd yo ur do g re ma in sa fe wh ile
le arn in g d uri ng on -le as h tr ain in g. Yo ur do g s ho uld be on a s tro ng le as h, lo ng en ou gh fo r
him t o att em pt t o ch as e an o bje ct, b ut s ho rt e no ug h fo r him n ot t o re ac h a ro ad o r oth er
un sa fe are a. Yo u m us t a ls o b e p hy sic all y s tro ng en ou gh to re str ain yo ur do g w he n h e tr ie s
to ch as e.
1. I f yo ur d og h as n ot l ea rn ed t he “ Co me ” co mm an d, k ee p a le as h on h im s o yo u ca n
ph ys ic all y sto p him b efo re h e re ac he s th e ob je ct h e is c ha sin g.
2. S et u p a sc en ari o wh ere y ou r do g is e nti ce d to c ha se a n ob je ct. C om mo n ite ms c ou ld
be c ars , mo to rc yc le s, b ic yc le s, e tc . (d o no t us e to ys ).
3. Wh en th e o bje ct pa ss es in fro nt of yo ur do g, ma ke su re to ho ld th e le as h w ith a fi rm
gri p. As s oo n as y ou r do g be gin s to c ha se t he o bje ct, p re ss a nd h old t he S tim ula tio n
B utt on un til he sto ps .
4. W he n yo ur d og s to ps c ha sin g th e ob je ct, i mm ed ia te ly r ele as e th e bu tto n, w alk
ba ck wa rd s an d giv e th e co mm an d “C om e.” P ra is e yo ur d og a s he c om es t o yo u.
5. R ep ea t th e pro ce ss u nti l yo ur d og s to ps c ha sin g th e ob je ct.
Tra sh R aid in g
Th e ea sie st w ay t o pre ve nt t ra sh r aid in g is t o re mo ve g arb ag e an d te mp tin g fo od f ro m
yo ur p et' s en vir on me nt. Yo u ca n us e th e Re mo te Tra in er t o te ac h yo ur p et t o sta y aw ay
fro m th es e ite ms ; ho we ve r, yo u mu st b e pre pa re d to c orr ec t yo ur p et e ve ry t im e he
ap pro ac he s th em .
1. P ic k a te mp ta tio n fo r yo ur p et a nd p os iti on y ou rs elf w he re h e ca nn ot s ee y ou .
2. Wh ile yo ur pe t's mo uth is to uc hin g th e te mp ta tio n, pre ss an d h old th e S tim ula tio n B utt on .
Im me dia te ly re le as e th e b utt on wh en yo ur pe t le av es th e te mp ta tio n.
3. Do no t s ay an yth in g, as yo u w an t y ou r p et to as so cia te th e s tim ula tio n w ith his be ha vio r,
n ot yo u.
4. If yo ur pe t d oe s n ot re sp on d to th e s tim ula tio n, in cre as e th e In te ns ity Le ve l a nd re pe at
th e p ro ce ss .
5. R ep ea t th is p ro ce ss i n se ve ra l dif fe re nt l oc ati on s wit h dif fe re nt t em pta tio ns .
Ge ne ra l Tra in in g Tip s:
Fo llo w th es e tip s on h ow t o ge t th e be st o ut o f yo ur i Pe ts Tra in in g Co lla r.
1. M ak e tra in in g se ss io ns s ho rt a nd p os iti ve ( be tw ee n 10 -1 5 min ute s lo ng f or e ac h
se ss io n.) Th is w ill e na ble t he d og t o ke ep i ts a tte nti on f oc us ed o n th e tra in er.
2. Tra in o ne d og a t a tim e.
3. Du rin g th e fi rs t in iti al tra in in g s es sio ns , k ee p th e d og in a fa mil ia r o utd oo r e nv iro nm en t.
Tra in in g in ne w lo ca tio ns ma y c au se th e d og to be co me dis tr ac te d, ca us in g y ou to
re in fo rc e co mm an ds w ith t he C oll ar R ec eiv er m ore t ha n ne ce ss ary .
4. U se a l on g le as h fa ste ne d to a n on -m eta lli c co lla r to h elp t he d og 's l ea rn in g. E ns ure
th e a dd iti on al co lla r a nd le as h d oe s n ot in te rfe re wit h th e C on ta ct Po in ts on th e C oll ar
Re ce iv er. D o no t us e th e re mo te t ra in in g co lla r wit ho ut a l on g le as h un til y ou r do g is
fu lly t ra in ed .
5. Mo re su cc es s w ill oc cu r b y te ac hin g th e d og a c om ma nd fir st be fo re try in g to re in fo rc e
th e c om ma nd wit h th e R em ote Tra ns mit te r.
6. F or b as ic o be die nc e tra in in g, v ib ra tio n is m ore u se fu l.
7. I ss ue o ne o be die nc e co mm an d at a t im e, t his w ill r ed uc e co nfu sio n an d all ow t he d og
to r em ain f oc us ed . Do n ot u se t he t ra in in g sy ste m fo r co mm an ds t ha t th e do g ha s no t
le arn ed .
8. D uri ng t ra in in g, l oo k fo r all t he p os iti ve c ha ng es i n th e do g's b eh av io r an d re me mb er
to r ein fo rc e th em p ro mp tly w ith a mp le p ra is e an d re wa rd .
9. Av oid o ve r-c orr ec tin g yo ur d og . Us e as l itt le r em ote c orr ec tio n as p os sib le d uri ng t he
tra in in g pro ce ss .
10 . W he n th e d og ha s b ec om e a pp are ntl y p erp le xe d, sh ift th e fo cu s o f th e tr ain in g b y
d ra win g th e d og 's att en tio n to a c om ma nd th ey ha ve fa mil ia rit y. E xa mp le : Te ll th e
d og to sit an d g iv e a bu nd an t p ra is e a nd en co ura ge me nt on su cc es sfu l c om ple tio n
o f th e s it co mm an d.
11 . Do n ot u se t he t ra in in g sy ste m to c orr ec t or e lim in ate f orm s of a gg re ss io n or b iti ng
b eh av io r. Wh en th e d og is sh ow in g s ig ns of ag gre ss iv e b eh av io r, im me dia te ly co nta ct
a pro fe ss io na l do g tra in er i n yo ur l oc al a re a.
12 . P le as e k ee p in min d, th at yo u s ho uld ke ep tr ain in g s es sio ns sh or t a nd en d e ve ry
s es sio n o n a hig h n ote . S to p tr ain in g a nd pla y w ith th e d og as so on th e d og ha s
a cc om pli sh ed a n ew le ve l o f p ro fic ie nc y.