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Finding Your Dog’s Recognition Level:
Note: Every dog is different and you cannot predict where your dog’s Recognition Level will be.
Watch closely for any slight change in behavior that tells you your dog is feeling the stimulation.
1.
With the Collar Receiver turned on and properly fi tted to your dog, set the Remote
Transmitter’s Intensity Dial at Level 1 and press the Continuous Stimulation Button
for 2 to 3 seconds.
2.
If your dog shows no reaction to Level 1, go to Level 2 and repeat the process.
3.
YOUR DOG SHOULD NOT VOCALIZE OR PANIC WHEN RECEIVING
STIMULATION. IF THIS HAPPENS, THE STIMULATION LEVEL IS TOO
HIGH AND YOU NEED TO GO BACK TO THE PREVIOUS LEVEL AND
REPEAT THE PROCESS.
4.
Once you fi nd your dog’s Recognition Level, this is the level you should use when you
begin a training exercise.
5.
If you have progressed to Level 8 while searching for your dog’s Recognition Level
and your dog continues to show no response, check to see if Collar Receiver is snug
against your dog’s neck. Then go back to Intensity Level 1 and repeat the process. If
your dog still does not indicate he is feeling the stimulation, you may have to trim the
hair beneath the Contact Points.
If after completing all of these steps your dog still does not indicate he is feeling the
stimulation, please contact Customer Care Center at 1-800-732-0144.
General Training Tips
Now you are ready to use the FieldTrainer 400 & 400S and begin training your dog.
Please keep the following training tips in mind.
• Eliminate one misbehavior or teach one obedience command at a time. If you move
too fast with the training, your dog may become confused.
• Be consistent. Give your dog a tone and/or stimulation with each misbehavior.
• Do not overcorrect your dog. Use as few stimulations as possible to train your dog.
• Restrict your dog from situations in which he has a history of misbehaving unless
you can supervise him and use the FieldTrainer 400 & 400S for applying tone or
stimulation.
• If you notice one situation in which your dog misbehaves repeatedly, set up this
situation as a training session. This will dramatically increase your chances of success.
• If your dog has a timid reaction to the tone or stimulation (especially the fi rst couple of
times), do not be alarmed. Redirect his attention to a simple and appropriate behavior
(i.e. a known command, such as “Sit”).
• Never use the FieldTrainer 400 & 400S to correct or eliminate any form of aggressive
behavior. If your dog exhibits such behavior, contact a professional trainer. Aggression
in dogs is the result of many factors – it may be a learned behavior or it may be
brought on as a result of fear. Another factor contributing to aggression in dogs is
social dominance. Every dog is different.
