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What to expect during training
Your dog does not have to squeal, yelp, or jump in response to the receiving the correction. If he does,
do not be alarmed. His first few reactions to the correction will always be his most intense. After the first
few corrections, his reaction should lessen. He should eventually just stop the misbehavior and remain
calm. If his reactions do not lessen after receiving five corrections, you probably are using too high of a
correction level.
The correction produced by the receiver collar is not painful to your dog. It is startling, but not painful.
The fact that a dog’s outward expressions cease is how we know the correction is not painful. If pain
were involved, these outward expressions would continue. To help you understand what your dog is
experiencing during an electronic correction, relate it to when you walk across carpet then touch your
television and receive a static shock. You pull back and yell. Not from pain, but from being startled.
Once your dog is experienced with receiving the correction, he will simply stop the misbehavior in
response to receiving it or the warning tone. This will probably occur within the first week of training.
At this point, many dog owners feel that the problem has been solved. In some cases, this may be true,
but in most cases, the training still is not complete. Most, if not all dogs, will test this new learning
experience, i.e., they will increase their attempts to get away with a particular behavior. If you in any way
change the way you respond to your dog, he may interpret this as getting away with the behavior. If you
remain consistent, your dog will test for less than a week.
Once he is through with this testing or rebellious period, you must continue to place the receiver collar on
him in every situation that you expect him to misbehave. Remember, dogs are situational learners, and
there will be occasions where a specific situation might change. When he sees a new distraction, he may
misbehave for the first time in weeks. If he is not wearing the receiver collar, and you do not have the
remote transmitter available, he will get away with the misbehavior and his training will suffer a setback.
If he is wearing the receiver collar and you correct immediately, any setback will be prevented.
General training tips
No matter what type of training you will be completing
with the remote transmitter you should always keep the
following in mind:
• Eliminate one misbehavior or teach one obedience
command at a time. If you attempt to work on
more than one at a time, you run the risk of your
dog not being able to associate the correction with any
misbehavior.
• If your dog reacts to the warning tone, or the correction,
by hiding or acting fearful, do not panic. Your
best response is to redirect your dog to a simple and
appropriate behavior, such as the "sit" command. Do
not attempt to bribe your dog out of any inappropriate
behavior, doing so will reward the misbehavior.
• Be consistent. Correct your dog every time he
misbehaves. If you apply the correction 70% to 100%
of the time, you may never achieve desired results. If you correct your dog every time he misbehaves,
you may have to apply the correction only 10 to 15 consecutive times.
• If there is one situation in which your dog misbehaves repeatedly, set-up this situation instead of waiting
for it to happen. By setting up situations, you dramatically increase your chances of success.
• Do not over correct your dog. Use as few corrections as possible to train your pet.
• Restrict your dog from situations in which he has a history of misbehaving, unless you are there to
supervise him and are prepared to use the hand-held remote transmitter.
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