User's Manual

1. If your dog retreats to the Safety Zone, drop the leash (but keep it within

reach) and reintroduce the distraction. Praise and Play.

2. If your dog is afraid to move, pull him back into the Safety Zone. Continue

to train with distractions for 2-5 days

Remember: Play and praise at the end of each training session.

PHASE 4 (2-5 days)

Introduction to Increased Distractions

1. Put the SmartCollar on your dog at least 20 minutes before going outside to

train.

2. Clip on the green DogWatch training leash to your dog’s regular collar and take

him outside and play a few minutes in the Safety Zone. Remove the training

leash and let him run freely in the yard. Shake the ﬂags to reinforce where his

boundary is.

3. Important: Your dog will expand his comfort level over a period of time. Your dog

should remain about 6 feet away from the ﬂags when he is ﬁrst let off the leash.

Gradually your dog’s safety zone will increase to his individual level of comfort.

Remove the ﬂags, every other one, every other day.

What To Expect Off The Leash

1. Your dog will run toward the ﬂags, see them and stop.

2. Your dog will run into the system, hear the “beep” warning and retreat.

3. Your dog will run into the system, hear the “beep” warning, receive a correction,

and retreat.

4. In rare cases, your dog will run through the boundary.

- Retrieve the dog. Take off the SmartCollar and walk him back into the yard.

- Bring the dog into the house and call your DogWatch Dealer. Additional ﬂag

training or an increase in correction level is necessary. Your DogWatch Dealer

will instruct you over the phone or meet with you and your dog for additional

training. Important: Do not punish the dog verbally for making errors. He’s still

learning!

Your Dealer will recommend when it is time to take your dog across the

boundary for a walk. It is important to be consistent when taking your dog for a

walk. Be sure to use your dog’s regular collar and leash and go to and from your

walk using the same “exit” area. You can also pick up a small dog and carry him

over the ﬂagged boundary during the ﬁrst weeks of training.

PHASE 5 (2-5 days)

Letting Your Dog Off The Leash

PHASE 6 (2-5 days)

Taking Your Dog Outside The Boundary

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