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Training Tips
Reinforcing
The Training
Collar
Fit Is Critical!
Taking
Your Dog For A Walk
The
Seven Rules
| Reinforcing
The Training |
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Following
initial training by your Dogwatch dealer, you need to
reinforce what your dog already knows. Place the DogWatch
collar on your dog and walk the dog to all areas of
your property, near the boundary flags, several times
a day for at least four to five days.
The
lead is very important, because you must be able to
pull the dog back to safety and praise the dog for returning
to reinforce the training. The keys to successful training
are consistency and repetition. Praise the dog immediately
upon re-entering the safe zone. |
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Do
not allow your pet to run freely in the yard during
the training period, and avoid leaving the property
for walks unless you leave by car and carry the dog.
This is to prevent confusing the dog about leaving the
yard. After the dog has a good understanding of the
audible warning, release the animal for short periods
of time unattended. Observe your dog for these free
times, and be prepared to reinforce the verbal "Watch
Out" should the dog venture too near the boundary.
Gradually increase the time your pet is allowed outdoors
unattended for the first few weeks. |
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| Collar
Fit Is Critical! |
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Make
sure the collar is snug enough to keep the posts in
good contact with the dog's skin. If your dog has a
heavy coat, trim the fur under the receiver. Longer
contact posts are available for very heavy-coated dogs.
Remove
the DogWatch collar after each training session. After
the training period, the dog may wear the receiver collar
during the day, but you should remove it at night and
check the neck area under the collar for signs of irritation.
Should the neck develop a sore, the collar is too tight.
Loosen the collar to allow the area to recover and,
if necessary, apply an antibiotic salve. |
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| Taking
Your Dog For A Walk |
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you take the dog off your property, remove the collar
and attach the lead. Always leave the property from the
same spot in the garden, such as the driveway or gateway.
Suggest that you "go for a walk" to encourage
the dog to follow you. |
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The
dog may hesitate the first few times you leave the property.
Another option is to set a towel or cloth down between
the flags. Ask your dog to sit. Place the towel on the
ground then cross through the flags with the dog on
the lead. Give him a command to cross such as "good
cross". Go for a walk. When you return, repeat
the process and when you get to the other side of the
flags, ask your dog to sit and pick up the towel. When
you bring him in the house, snap the DogWatch receiver
collar on your dog and bring him out to the flags to
remind him of the boundary. |
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Internationally known Animal Behaviour Therapist and Trainer,
Raymond J. McSoley, helped DogWatch Inc. develop our training
program and continues to be a strong DogWatch supporter. Read
his testimonial on DogWatch products. In his book, Dog Tales,
Ray outlines seven rules for dog ownership which he conveys
to every client before working with them. These rules also
form the foundation for our dog training philosophy.
Rule
1:
You must be responsible for learning to communicate
with your dog.
Rule
2:
You must be the leader and the dog the follower
- there's no room for equality in the dog's mind.
Rule
3:
If you're not teaching the correct behaviour, then
you're teaching the wrong behaviour, because you're always
teaching the dog something.
Rule
4:
You must be consistent in dealing with your dog.
Rule
5:
Don't expect your dog to know the difference between
right and wrong. He is not a little person in a fur coat.
Rule
6:
You must be certain your dog understands why he
is being corrected.
Rule
7:
Reward your dog for the proper behaviour.
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