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6. Now,havethefamilymemberslowlywalkawayfromthedogandpasttheBoundaryFlags.Thefamily
membershouldnotinteractwiththedoginanyway.
 a.Ifyourdogdoesnotfollowthefamilymember,praiseandrewardthedogwithatreat.
 b.Ifyourdogmovestowardthefamilymember,allowyourdogtomovetowardtheBoundaryZone.When
yourdogreceivestheStaticCorrectionimmediatelymoveyourdogawayfromtheBoundaryFlagsand
intotheSafeZone.Again,youmayneedtoencourageyourdogtocometoyoubycallingthemand
puttinggentlepressureontheleash.Whenyouareabout10feetawayfromtheBoundaryFlagsstopto
praise and reward your dog with a treat.
7. OncethedogrefusestofollowthefamilymemberacrosstheBoundaryZone,repeatthisprocessusing
anotherfamilymemberasthedistraction.Eachfamilymember,friend,orneighborshouldbetreatedasa
separate distraction.
8. ContinuetrainingwitheachdistractionseparatelyuntilyourdogisconsistentlystayingintheSafeZone.
9. Turn o the Base Transmitter.
DonotmoveontoLesson#4untilyourdoghaslearnedtostayintheSafeZoneareawhendistracted.
lesson #4 – taKInG yoUR DoG off leasH
TheobjectiveofLesson#4istoremovetheleashandallowyourdogfreedomintheSafeZone.Toachievethebest
results,youshouldtrainfor10to15minutesasessionthreetimesaday.Graduallyincreasetheamountoftimeyour
doghasfreedomintheSafeZone.ItisalsoimportantthatyouDONOTleaveyourdogunattendedduringthistime.
1. Turn on the Base Transmitter.
2. TurnontheReceiverCollarandbesureyouareontheappropriatecorrectionlevelforyourdog.
3. PlacetheReceiverCollaronyourdog’sneck.
4. Haveanon-metalliccollarandleashhandybutdonot
placethiscollaronyourdog.Ifyourdogrunsthroughthe
SafeZoneduringthetraining,youmayneedtousethe
additional collar and leash to retrieve your dog.
5. WalkwithyourdogwithinmultipleareasoftheSafeZone.
6. Praise and reward your dog with several treats.
7. Graduallymoveawayfromyourdogandoccupyyourself
withataskinyourSafeZone.Afterafewminutes,return
toyourdogandplaywiththem,givingthempraiseanda
treatforstayingwithintheSafeZone.Thiswillhelpthemget
comfortablestayingwithintheSafeZoneandinteracting
with you in a normal manner.
8. Turn o the Base Transmitter.
9. Repeatthisprocesskeepingthesessionsshort.Graduallyincreasethetimeyoustayawayfromyourdog.
Do not leave your dog unsupervised during this process.
IfyourdogleavestheSafeZoneyoucanusethetreatstoencourageyourdogtocometoyou.Putthenon-metalliccollar
onthedogandattachtheleash.RemovetheReceiverCollarandbringyourdogbackintotheSafeZone.Ifyourdog
leavestheSafeZone,returntoLesson#2.IfyourdogisleavingtheSafeZonebecauseofadistraction,returntoLesson#3.
YourdogisreadyforLesson#5ifitmakesnoattempttoleavetheSafeZoneunderanycircumstance.