User's Manual

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Owner’s Guide PWF-100
• Use a calendar so you can keep track
of the training process. Your dog’s
behavior will tell you when it is time to
proceed to the next level.
• A training session includes putting the
PetLink
™
collar on your dog, making
sure that the collar has the proper fi t
high on the dog’s neck and the collar is
making contact with the skin.
• Start every session playing with a
favorite toy and plenty of praise. Make
sure your dog is comfortable and hav-
ing fun.
• Do boundary work at locations around
the entire boundary of your yard.
• Always end sessions with your dog
successfully avoiding the fence and
with more play and praise.
• If you are training more than one dog,
train each dog in separate training ses-
sions.
LESSON 1
Back Away From the Fence!
Start the fi rst phase of training with the
Wire-Free System level set on LEVEL 0.
This is the training or “tone only setting”.
This is to ensure that your dog can hear
the training tone at the boundary, but
there is no chance of correction.
Put the electronic training collar on your
dog and make sure indoor SmartStation is
on and your pet’s boundary has been set.
The fi rst lesson is to introduce your dog to
the boundary and to help her understand
to back away from the fence when the
training tone is
heard.
With your dog
on a leash, ca-
sually walk to
the boundary.
When your dog
reaches the
signal fi eld and hears the training beep,
immediately spin around and briskly jog
back into the yard. Your dog will feel the
tug and run after you. Praise enthusiasti-
cally.
On days two and three repeat the same
lesson in different part of the yard. As the
training sessions of the next three days
progress, you’ll see that your dog will start
to anticipate the signal and retreat without
your prompting.
Day three is successful if your dog
retreats without your prompting and
refuses to approach the boundary as you
approach. For each successful attempt be
sure to praise, praise and praise again.
LESSON 2
Respect the Fence
Although your dog is learning fast and
avoiding the boundary, he will forget
or attempt to break the rules with an
interesting distraction beyond your yard.
To prevent this, your dog must experience
what happens if the fence boundaries are
not respected.
For the next lesson, you will want to
change the TRAINING LEVEL 0 – TONE
ONLY to a level of stimulation that will
discourage your dog from leaving the
yard. The level that is appropriate for your