Installation Guide
This material has scrambled a lot of people’s brains in the past, because they
went too fast or skipped steps along the way. Nothing you have learned is difficult
for a knowledgeable trainer to understand. Likewise, it’s easy for your dog to
understand and accept, as long as you proceed in an orderly and comfortable
pace. So, take your time and have a little fun along the way. Keep your dog’s tail
wagging with plenty of rewards. You will find the excitement your dog displays
upon seeing the collar is contagious. If you use positive rewards when your dog
does well, then both of you will look forward to training with an e-collar.
KEEP THAT COLLAR ON!
At some time, you will get
to a point where you feel
like your dog no longer
needs to wear the e-collar
because it never makes a
mistake. Congratulations
on a job well done!
However, your dog should
always wear the e-collar
when in environments
that contain distractions.
Would you drive your
car across the country
without automobile
liability insurance?
You should now think
of the e-collar as your
insurance policy in case
you and your dog get into
a wreck. It gives your dog
a way out of trouble in an
orderly fashion that it understands even when its instincts are telling it to do
something else. What does it hurt for your dog to wear the e-collar when you go
to the park, Grandma comes for a visit, it’s time to go to the vet, or a million other
unknown distractions? You taught your dog the e-collar means the two of you are
getting ready to do something fun, so keep the e-collar on.
ENJOY THE TRIP
You have now learned how to start down the road to a life of enjoyment with your
dog. Some of these steps may need to be covered again if your dog has repeated
failures. That is no problem as long as you take it easy and enjoy the ride together.
Arriving is one of our goals but the trip that takes you there will be filled with
memorable times that will cement you and your dog’s relationship forever.
Good Training!
the leash and call the dog out of the comfort zone with “Here.” A tug on the leash
may be necessary. Stroke your dog on the shoulder, showing that coming to you is
better than bolting away. Allow your dog to go back into its comfort zone and then
call it out with “Here”-Nick-“Here” this time. Repeat this routine a few times until
your dog is hesitant to go back into its comfort zone. Then command “Kennel”
back into that area and call it out with “Here”-Nick-“Here.” Repeat this sequence,
mixing electronic stimulation one time, with no electrical pressure the next time,
until your dog is moving freely away from its sanctuary.
Hopefully, you will not have to go through this at all. However, be prepared if your
dog should choose this option. After it learns the process, de-bolting from any
area or place should be a little easier. If continued bolting does occur, you have
a problem in your training program and this problem needs to be evaluated by
someone with plenty of experience. Whether you seek advice from a well-versed
amateur or a professional trainer, don’t be afraid to ask for help. It’s amazing what
another set of eyes will see while your attention is focused elsewhere.
USING DIFFERENT LEVELS OF STATIC STIMULATION
You’ll likely find that
your dog may require
more than one level of
static stimulation in
different situations. If
the distraction in front of
your dog is large enough,
you’ll probably need
to increase the level of
static stimulation. This
is very common when
you move away from the
training areas around
your home and start
using the e-collar in new
areas. Your dog may have
been a textbook case
of perfection in yard
drills but acts as if the
collar is turned off when
you stimulate in new
locations.
It’s not uncommon for a dog to adjust its tolerance of the e-collar to the distraction.
If your dog is comfortable on a level 3 in the yard, it would not surprise me if
a level 4 or 5 were required to stop a deer chase. This is one reason you have
variable intensity levels accessible via the transmitter instead of on the collar. Do
not let your dog’s stimulation level be etched in stone. Instead, pay attention to
how motivated it becomes with each distraction and most importantly to how your
dog accepts the new level of static stimulation.
APPLICATION OF THE ELECTRONIC COLLAR
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