User Manual

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Behavior Training
After your dog understands the basic obedience commands, you are ready to
begin more specific behavior training with your BigLeash
®
Remote Trainer. All of
the general and obedience training basics also apply to behavior training.
Behavior Training Basics
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The Basics of General “Avoidance” Behavior Training
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“Avoidance training” is teaching your dog to associate the correction with
the problem behavior and helping him learn that in order to avoid the
correction he must stop the behavior.
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When correcting your dog’s behavior, you must take into consideration that
not all activities, such as barking, should be eliminated completely. The
goal of your training should be to control problem behavior rather than to
eliminate normal and acceptable aspects of the same behavior.
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Remember that your dog will not automatically understand what to do
when he receives a correction from the remote trainer. For training to be
effective, you must use the remote trainer appropriately.
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Some dogs will learn quickly even with a very low correction level; others
may need higher levels to get their full attention. For most dogs and most
behaviors, we recommend beginning with a low level before trying
incrementally higher levels.
✧ We recommend using the lowest effective correction level. ✧
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It is best to minimize your association with giving the correction. Do not
make it obvious that the transmitter is associated with the correction.
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The use of verbal commands and/or audible/vibration alerts varies with the
training situation and the training method. In some training situations, you
may want your dog to associate the behavior only with the correction with
no verbal command or audible/vibration warning. In other situations, a
verbal command and/or audible/vibation warning may be appropriate.
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Do not praise or comfort your dog after giving him a correction.
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Consistency and the timing of the correction are both very important.
This Owner’s Guide provides only general training examples for common
behaviors. There are many books and online guides which cover topics more
specific to various types of dog training. Advice and assistance from a
professional dog trainer familiar with remote trainers may also be helpful.