Instruction Manual

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lesson #3 – aDjUstInG to DIstRactIons
Lesson#3isintendedtoteachyourdogtostayintheSafeZoneevenwhentherearedistractionsoutside
oftheSafeZone.Toachievethebestresults,youshouldtrainfor10to15minutesasessionthreetimesaday.
Thisphaseofthetrainingmaylastseveraldaysorlongerdependingonhowwellyourdogrespondsto
distractionswhileintheSafeZone.
Yourdogshouldagainbewearinganon-metalliccollar(withouttags)thattheycannotslipoutof.Youwill
attachthatcollartoaleash.Youwillalsoneedseveralsmall-sizedtreats.
Forthislesson,youwillneedtomakealistofeverydistractionthatwilltemptyourdogtoleavetheplayarea.
Someofthethingsthatshouldbeonyourdistractionlistincludefavoriteobjectsandtoys,familymembers,
friends,neighborhooddogsandcats,childrenonbicycles,squirrels,etc.Chooseyourdog’sfavoriteobject
fromyourdistractionlistandhaveithandy(suchasafavoritetoyorbone).
1. Turn on the Base Transmitter.
2. TurnontheReceiverCollarandbesurethatyouareontheappropriatecorrectionlevelforyourdog.
3. PlacetheReceiverCollaronyourdog’sneckbelowthenon-metalliccollar.Makesurethenon-metalliccollar
isnottouchingtheprobesontheReceiverCollar.
4. WalkyourdogontheleashintheSafeZone.
5. Praise and reward your dog with a treat.
6. Toss the chosen distraction past the Boundary Flags.
 a.Ifyourdogdoesnotmovetowardthedistraction,
praise and reward your dog with a treat.
 b.Ifyourdogmovestowardthedistraction,allowthem
tomovetowardtheBoundaryZone.Whenyourdog
receives a Static Correction immediately move your dog
awayfromtheBoundaryFlagsandintotheSafeZone.
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. Turn o the Base Transmitter.
It is very important that you train your dog to deal with one distraction at a time. Make sure your dog overcomes
eachdistractionbeforeyoustarttrainingwithanotherdistraction.Yourdogwillresponddierentlytoeach
distraction.Onceyourdoghassuccessfullyovercomethedistractionoftheirfavoriteobject,youwillnowusea
familymemberasthedistraction.
1. Turn on the Base Transmitter.
2. TurnontheReceiverCollarandbesurethatyouareontheappropriatecorrectionlevelforyourdog.
3. PlacetheReceiverCollaronyourdog’sneckbelowthenon-metalliccollar.Makesurethenon-metalliccollar
isnottouchingtheprobesontheReceiverCollar.
4. WalkyourdogontheleashintheSafeZone.
5. Praise and reward your dog with a treat.