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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 Lower Button for 1 to 2 seconds.
Note: This section is intended for use with the Remote Transmitter in Mode 1, which is the factory preset.
Mode 1 provides 30 stimulation levels -- low, medium and high on each of the 10 Intensity Dial settings.
For more information on Remote Transmitter modes, see Page 10.
2.
If your dog shows no reaction, repeat at Level 1 pressing the Middle Button. If your dog still
shows no reaction, repeat at Level 1 by pressing both buttons.
3.
If you have tried low, medium and high at Level 1, turn the Intensity Dial to Level 2 and repeat
the process.
4.
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.
5.
Once you fi nd your dog’s Recognition Level, this is the level you should use when you begin a
training exercise.
6.
If you have progressed to Level 10 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 have two options: you may either have to trim the hair
beneath the Contact Points or switch to the longer Contact Points included with your system.
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
Before Training Your Dog with This Product:
You will have the most success using this remote trainer if you always remember to teach a
command before trying to reinforce the command with a remote trainer. We recommend
that you read the enclosed Training Guide and watch the enclosed DVD before training with
this remote trainer. Your training will be easier and proceed faster if you follow the guidelines
in these teaching assistants. In addition, always 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 ProHunter
®
2500 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 ProHunter 2500 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.
At this point, your remote trainer is ready to use. The transmitter is factory set to mode 1, but
you may wish to change the mode to fi t your situation. See Step 5, on the following page, for an
explanation of mode options.
