neck and snug with the probes touching the skin.
Start every session with play and praise. Make sure the
dog is comfortable--have fun! Laugh! and praise him.
Most importantly, review the previous day's lesson to
see if your dog is learning on schedule. Do not proceed
to the next step until your dog understands what is
expected.Do boundary work at locations all around the
property. End the session with relaxing pla y.
Bring your dog indoors and remove both the training
collar and the collar receiver. If you're training more than
one dog, train each dog at separate training sessions.
D. Training Lessons
Lesson 1:
Before you start to train - Make sure the collar receiver
is fully charged. Remove the standard probes and
install the training probes. The training probes are the
black plastic probes. The training probes ensure that
your dog does not receive a correction until he learns to
retreat from the boundar y.
Put the collar receiver on your dog.Make sure the wall
transmitter is turned on.
Lesson 1- Day 1.The goal for day 1 is to introduce your
dog to the boundary and to help him understand he
should retreat when he hears the warning sound.
Depending on the lead there are several w ays to do
this.
Using a 6-foot lead, casually walk your dog to the
boundary. When the dog reaches the containment field
let go of the slack in your left hand, immediately spin to
your right, and instantly grasp the lead under your right
hand and retreat. Your dog will continue forward and
then feel the tug. As he runs back towards you, praise
him.
Using a retractable or 15-foot lead, casually walk your
SECTION 7.
THE TRAINING PLAN
The goal of Invisible Fence
®
training is:
• To teach your dog to identify and retreat from the
boundaries.
• To make the training fair--so your dog will understand
the consequences of leaving the yard.
• To make the training fun--so your dog will enjoy stay-
ing and playing on your property.
This training plan is divided into four parts: training
equipment, the schedule, rules and routine, and training
lessons.
A. Training Equipment
You'll need a training collar. Choose either a flat or slip
collar. Use a flat collar on a mild mannered dog.A slip
collar works best on a hard to handle or easily distract-
ed dogs.
You'll need a lead.Invisible Fence training allows you to
work with a 6-foot, 15-foot, or retractable lead.
B.The Schedule
The six Invisible Fence dog-training lessons take place
over the course of about 4 weeks. For total success it is
necessary to complete the entire course.
Practice sessions are 10-15 minutes each, 2 times per
day. Short, fun sessions are more effective. Anything
longer will cause your dog to mentally tire.
Lesson 1: The retreat pattern - 6 Sessions.
Lesson 2: The correction - 1 Session.
Lesson 3: Distractions - 7-8 Sessions.
Lesson 4: Off Lead Supervised - 1 Week
Lesson 5: Off lead Unsupervised - 2 Weeks
Lesson 6: Flag Removal - Every other day until gone .
Use the calendar only as a guideline. Your dog's behav-
ior tells you when to move to the next lesson.
C.Rules and Routine
The rules and routine of the typical training session
include putting the collar receiver and lead on your dog
making sure the collar receiver is high on your dog's
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T F S S
Week 1
Retreat
Distractions
Week 2
Off Lead Supervised
Week 3
Off Lead Unsupervised
Every
Other
Flag Removal
Day
Proper Fit:
The collar receiver should
fit snugly at the top of your dog's neck .
Adjust the collar so it's just snu g
enough to slide one finger betwe e n
the probe and your dog's neck .
