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Sport Junior Dog Training Guide
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Sport Junior Dog Training Guide
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After this transition, you can use the
whistle alone. Your dog will obey it and
also will know how to respond if you
need to reinforce the whistle command
with the e-collar nick.
SPORT JUNIOR FEATURES
You need to understand a few features of
your Sport Junior before you start train-
ing. More information is in the Owner’s
Manual that comes with the product.
• Collar on/off switch
• Stimulation intensity dial (7 levels)
• Transmitter stimulation buttons
(STIM-C and STIM-M)
• The LIGHT button turns the remotely
activated Collar Light on and off.
This bright red flashing LED helps you
see your dog in the dark.
Press the Receiver’s On switch once to turn the collar
on. Press again to turn the Receiver off. Save battery life
by always turning the Receiver off after use.
PUTTING THE COLLAR
HOW LONG TO USE THE
E-COLLAR IN TRAINING
Have the e-collar on your dog for at least
a month after you see that he is obeying
reliably, off a leash, in the situations in
which you give him commands. Return
to having the e-collar on him if he later
becomes unreliable.
If you train for competition events such
as hunt tests or field trials, you should
have the e-collar on him in every train-
ing session after you have completed his
e-collar introduction.
WHISTLE TRAINING
A whistle that means the same as a ver-
bal command is useful for any dog who
works at a distance from you and might
not hear the command. If you taught your
dog whistle commands already, you can
incorporate your whistle in his e-collar
Lessons covered in this booklet.
Don’t try to teach two things at a time
though. If he doesn’t know the whistle
yet, do your e-collar introduction with
the verbal commands he already knows.
Add the whistle later.
It is easy to teach your dog that a whistle
carries the same meaning as a verbal
command after he understands the e-col-
lar for that command. As the first step,
blow the whistle during training just be-
fore the verbal command. Do this for a
few training sessions. Then switch to the
whistle alone, but if your dog does not
respond, repeat your verbal command
with an e-collar nick. Continue this tran-
sition step for a few training sessions.
