Training Method; Tips And Information - Dog trace d-fence 6th SENSE User Manual

Training method

Getting started with the electronic invisible training fence
You can use the device with a six month old puppy that has already
completed the basic training. It is not recommended to use the device
with dogs that are not in a good physical condition (e.g. heart problems,
epilepsy, etc.), pregnant or nursing bitches and dogs who have behaviour
disorders. Do not use d-fence for dogs that cannot respond appropriately
due to injury, illness, senility or age. Your dog will have to get used to a
collar with a receiver. Let the dog wear a collar for a few days without using
it.
Be patient
While acquainting your dog with a newly installed invisible fence, proceed
slowly step by step to get your dog to establish a link between its bad
behaviour (e.g. escaping) and subsequent correction. Make your dog
familiar with boundaries of warning and correction zone. Mark the warning
zone with plastic boundary flags (or other marks) to define clearly the
forbiden area and help your dog to visualize the delimited area boundaries.
Commend your dog for good behaviour
Once your dog learns to respond correctly to a warning beep sound and
leaves the warning zone, your dog should be commended for its good
behaviour. This way, the dog understands the principle of the newly
delimited area quicker.

Tips and information

Getting the best results
It is very important the dog wears the receiver with the sign
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''d-fence'' towards the antenna wire so the sign is visible.
The receiver needs to be very snug around the dog's neck to work
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properly. A loose fit can allow the receiver to move around on the dog's
neck. The collar must be just tight enough to allow the contact points
to make good contact with your dog's skin. You may need to trim the
hair in the area of the contact with the skin or switch to the longer
contact points to ensure consistent contact. This can directly affect the
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