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Hidden Fences

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General Training

Guidelines

Owner’s Guide

Part 2

Summary of Contents for Hidden Fences

Page 1: ...Hidden Fences General Training Guidelines Owner s Guide Part 2 ...

Page 2: ...he boundary in the same direction 4 Reinforce the boundary with commands Use the commands Watch Out or Careful as you slap or shake the flags 5 Limit the training session to no more than 20 minutes Keep training consistent 6 Keep your dog on the lead in the yard for five days 7 If you are training more than one dog train each dog separately 8 Use naturally occurring distractions such as a neighbor...

Page 3: ...our yard Your Dealer has already begun your dog s first day of containment training Now it is your turn to continue the training Be sure to place the DogWatch receiver collar on your dog s neck before you go outside to begin training 1 The collar should be worn snugly on the dog s neck This is extremely important 2 Place no more than one thumb width between the contact post and dog s neck 3 When c...

Page 4: ...ceiver Your dog will hear only an audible beep tone and will not receive a correction during this phase 1 Put the receiver collar on your dog 20 minutes before training Your dog s regular collar should be positioned below the DogWatch collar 2 Clip the green DogWatch training lead on his regular collar 3 Take your dog outside and play with him in the Safety Zone for a few minutes 4 Walk your dog a...

Page 5: ...er has set the receiver to the training level appropriate for your dog and has helped you introduce your dog to correction Phase Two will help reinforce your dog s new boundary and the consequences if he crosses the training flags Select a new location to teach your dog today Allow your dog to walk into the Avoidance Zone while saying the negative command When your dog retreats out of the Avoidanc...

Page 6: ...stant reinforce the flags and yell Watch out Repeat the exercise for no more than a total of 20 minutes 7 If your dog makes no attempt to go over to your assistant reinforce the flags end the exercise and praise your dog in the Safety Zone 8 Repeat the exercise for 2 to 5 days Then move to Phase 4 PHASE 4 2 5 days Introduction to Increased Distractions 1 Put the DogWatch receiver collar on your do...

Page 7: ...e flags every other one every other day What To Expect Off Leash 1 Your dog will run toward the flags see them and stop 2 Your dog will run into the system hear the beep warning and retreat 3 Your dog will run into the system hear the beep warning receive a correction and retreat 4 In rare cases your dog will run through the boundary Retrieve the dog Take off the receiver collar and walk him back ...

Page 8: ...ceives an audible warning or a correction during the training process 4 Adjust the receiver collar test the battery regularly keep the contact posts clean 5 After the training period your dog may wear the receiver collar during the day but remove it at night Check your dog s neck area and make sure there is no irritation 6 Keep the training consistent 15 to 20 minutes once or twice a day 7 NEVER t...

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