User's Manual

Adjusting the Receiver Collar

Your DogWatch Dealer has installed your DogWatch SmartFence, set the Transmitter

and receiver to the training levels appropriate for your dog’s personality and traits, and

has placed boundary ﬂags around the perimeter of your yard. Your Dealer has already

begun your dog’s ﬁrst day of containment training. Now it is your turn to continue the

training. Be sure to place the DogWatch SmartCollar on your dog’s neck before you go

outside to begin training.

1. The collar should be worn snugly on the dog’s neck.

This is extremely important!

2. Place no more than one thumb width between

the contact post and dog’s neck.

3. When checking snugness of

collar, the dog’s neck should be

facing down (snifﬁng position) as this

is where the dog’s neck is the smallest.

4. If the collar is too tight, the receiver

unit will stick out to the side when the

dog shakes his head.

5. If the collar is too loose, the dog will

not receive the intended correction when

he or she wanders into the Avoidance Zone.

6. Remember to periodically check for irritation

around the dog’s neck.

7. DogWatch strongly recommends that the collar be

removed daily and when the dog is inside the house.

Safety and Avoidance Zones

1. SAFETY ZONE: This is the area where the dog is free to play.

2. AVOIDANCE ZONE: The Avoidance Zone is the area between the ﬂags and the

boundary wire where there is a signal created by the wire. When your dog crosses

into the signal ﬁeld, the receiver collar emits an audible warning (or a vibration

warning if it is a vibration receiver.) If your dog continues to move toward the

boundary wire after hearing the warning beeps, he will receive a correction.

PET-FRIENDLY

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CONTAINMENT TRAINING

Checking the collar

Safety Zone

*Training teaches your dog to stay in his Safe zone.

Boundary Wire

Avoidance

Zone

Contact Posts

must touch skin

Adjust

collar strap