Perfect Start Pet Training —
Owner’s Manual
5
Introducing the Signal Field
Your Invisible Fence
®
Brand Pet Expert will
introduce the Invisible Boundary
®
to your pet.
Remember: This is an exercise that only the
Invisible Fence Brand Pet Expert should
perform.
Your focus will be on safe area training.
Focus on the Safe Area
Once your pet is avoiding the Invisible Boundary
regularly, the focus of the training lesson changes
to teaching your pet exactly where it is safe.
Some safe area activities include practicing basic
dog obedience homework (sit, down, stay, etc.)
close to the boundary or playing recall games
near the boundary.
Indoor Training
At the end of this training phase, your Invisible
Fence Brand Pet Safety Expert will assign some
homework to reinforce the behavior. You will be
asked to play with your pet near the Invisible
Boundary.
Placing food dishes
or beds close to the
Invisible Boundary
helps your pet learn
where it is safe.
Door bells, family
traffic patterns, and
your pet’s general
curiosity will
provide the only
distraction training
during this initial training period.
Let “real life” situations provide distractions and
remember the importance of always being
trustworthy to your pet. Your only focus should be
on the safe area. Good leadership and a great
relationship are built by always being trustworthy
to your pet.
Perfect Start
™
Pet Training
Method – Moving Outdoors
Once your pet has learned the appropriate
behavior indoors, it is time to take the Perfect
Start Pet Training method outdoors. Here, new
behaviors will be taught and reinforced:
• Learning exactly where the boundaries are
outdoors.
• Knowing where the safe area is.
• Learning to remain safely contained within
the Invisible Boundary.
Flagging the Yard
Once again, training flags will be used to mark
the Invisible Boundary. The Invisible Fence
Brand flags should stay up for about four weeks.
After that time, every other flag can be removed
every three to four days. Leave the flags at
primary exit points
and the Invisible
Gate
®
location until
all other flags are
removed. Your
Invisible Fence
Brand Pet Expert will teach you and your pet the
Invisible Gate ritual during training.
TRAINING TIP: If your puppy or dog is in a
training class, practice your school homework
close to the Invisible Boundary. Complete your
obedience homework at the same time as your Invisible
Fence Brand homework.
