User Manual

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Obedience Training
Obedience Training Basics
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Plan Your Training for Success
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Make sure your dog understands basic commands such as “come”, “sit”
and “stay”. If he understands the command but does not always obey, the
remote trainer can be used to reinforce the appropriate response to the
command (i.e., if he responds appropriately, he turns-off or avoids the
correction.) If he does not have a basic understanding of the command,
the remote trainer will not be effective.
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Set the Training Level to the lowest effective level to get your dog’s
attention without making him anxious when you send a correction.
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Begin your training sessions in an open area free from distractions. If the
area is not fenced to contain the dog, use a long rope to keep the dog from
leaving the area until you are sure he is consistently responding to your
commands.
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Do not make it obvious that you are controlling the corrections. You want
your dog to associate his behavior with the correction - - not you or the
remote trainer!
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Do not comfort your dog when he receives a correction.
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Keep the initial training sessions short (15 - 20 minutes) but repeat the
training regularly and frequently, especially during the early stages. Dogs
learn by repetition and reinforcement.
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Reward your dog during training sessions with praise and periods of play.
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Be consistent. Always use the same commands.
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When your dog has learned the commands in the first setting, gradually
increase the level of distractions and continue the training in different
settings. Increase the distractions gradually so your dog continues to
associate the correction with the behavior, not the distractions.
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Using the Remote Trainer
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For Obedience Training, use the Continuous stimulation (button ‘C’). Begin
the stimulation at the same time you give the command. Do not wait until
after you give the command as the dog may already be trying to comply by
the time you press the button.
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As your dog begins to understand that the stimulation stops when he
responds to the command, he will begin to respond more quickly. As he
responds more quickly, the duration of the stimulation should shorten also.
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When he is responding almost immediately to your command, begin using
the trainer only if you must repeat the command.