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SportDOG YardTrainer SD-105S Operating And Basic Training Manual

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  • Page 1 Operating and Basic Training Guide Please read this entire guide before beginning Please read this entire guide before beginning...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Questions or Troubleshooting section, contact our Customer Care Center at 1-800-732-0144, or visit our website at www.sportdog.com. Please register your product within 90 days at www.sportdog.com or by mailing in the registration card. By registering, you will enjoy the product’s full warranty and should you ever need to call the Customer Care Center, we will be able to help you faster.

  • Page 3: Components

    Collar Receiver to deliver a harmless stimulation. With proper training, a dog will learn to associate this signal with a command. Like all SportDOG products, this model features adjustable stimulation levels so you can tailor the stimulation level to your dog’s temperament, eliminating the risk of over-correction.

  • Page 4: Key Defi Nitions

    Key Defi nitions Remote Transmitter: Transmits the radio signal to the Collar Receiver. It is water resistant and cannot be submerged in water. Intensity Dial: Provides multiple levels of stimulation so you can match the correction to your dog’s temperament. Transmitter Indicator Light: Indicates that a button is pressed and also serves as a low battery indicator.

  • Page 5: Prepare The Remote Transmitter

    “+” side on top Transmitter Indicator Light Remote Transmitter Function Indicator Light Response Continuous Stimulation or Tone Only button Solid in color pressed Low battery – Continuous Stimulation or Tone Flashes continuously Only button pressed www.sportdog.com...

  • Page 6: Prepare The Collar Receiver

    Step Prepare the Collar Receiver Inserting 3-Volt Batteries 1. Use a small Phillips screwdriver to remove the two screws on the receiver. 2. Remove the battery door. 3. Insert two, 3-volt lithium batteries per the diagram on the battery door. 4.

  • Page 7: Fit The Collar Receiver

    • The Collar Receiver should not be worn for more than 8 hours out of every 24-hour period. • Your dog’s neck and the Contact Points must be washed weekly with a washcloth and mild hand soap, then rinsed thoroughly. www.sportdog.com...

  • Page 8: Find The Best Intensity Level For Your Dog

    Find the Best Intensity Level for Your Dog Step The YardTrainer SD-105S has multiple intensity levels. This allows you to choose the stimulation that is best for your dog. Note: Always start at the lowest level and work your way up.

  • Page 9: Reset The Collar Receiver

    Remote Trainer. We recommend that you read the following Basic Training instructions before training with this Remote Trainer. Your training will be easier and proceed faster if you follow the guidelines in this teaching assistant. www.sportdog.com...

  • Page 10: Basic Training With Pro Trainer Charlie Jurney

    Basic Training with Pro Trainer Charlie Jurney Training Your Dog to Perform Obedience Commands on a Leash It is mandatory that you control your dog’s actions during every training session. Initially, controlling your dog during obedience training sessions is accomplished in two ways: 1) the leash and 2) the tone of your voice.
  • Page 11 If you stop walking to check on your dog or coax it forward, the leash will relax and its pressure will stop. Your dog must learn that the only way the pressure around its neck will disappear is by assuming the correct “Heel” position. With repetition, this position will become a comfort zone. www.sportdog.com...
  • Page 12 Another Positional Command: SIT The next command to teach is “Sit.” With this command, you tell your dog to sit and remain seated until it receives another command. The leash applies pressure to the underside of the dog’s neck when you are training it to sit. You are now working on a different pressure point. Pull straight up on the lead with your right hand and push down on your dog’s butt with your left hand until its bottom hits the ground.
  • Page 13 Here is the correction system you should use from Day One. The same correction system will be used for the rest of your dog’s life whether you are using a leash or e-collar to correct improper responses. www.sportdog.com...
  • Page 14 ® training systems are an example of how advanced e-training products have become. SportDOG offers several excellent models that work at great distances over land or in water. The Right Way to Begin Your dog needs to start wearing an e-collar as soon as it can comfortably support the collar’s weight.
  • Page 15 This will take a short period of time but without the conditioning process, your dog will be dazed and confused about the discomfort around its neck. It is easy to confuse your dog and undo a couple of months of good training in just a few minutes www.sportdog.com...
  • Page 16 by over-stimulating on a correction or correcting when it is not justifi ed. No corrections should occur until the conditioning process has been successfully completed. The collar- conditioning process can be thought of as practice in accepting electronic stimulation. Your football coach didn’t send you on the fi...
  • Page 17 “Down” again, give a brief correction with the e-collar and repeat “Down.” Watch how your dog reacts looking for the acceptance signals. Praise with a stroke on the shoulder and verbally. As before, you need to condition this with repetition. www.sportdog.com...
  • Page 18 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.

  • Page 19: Frequently Asked Questions

    Will I get exactly 100 yards of The range you get with your YardTrainer SD-105S will range with the YardTrainer vary according to terrain, weather, vegetation, as well SD-105S? as transmission from other radio devices.

  • Page 20: Troubleshooting

    Remote Transmitter or Collar Receiver. • Many factors can impact the range you have with the YardTrainer SD-105S. For a list of these factors, please refer to “How the System Works”. • You can verify the Collar Receiver is delivering stimulation to your dog by placing the test light, enclosed in your kit, on the Collar Receiver.

  • Page 21: Terms Of Use And Limitation Of Liability

    Product. Buyer assumes all risks and liability from the use of this Product. 5. Modifi cation of Terms and Conditions Radio Systems Corporation reserves the right to change the terms, conditions and notices under which this Product is offered. www.sportdog.com...

  • Page 22: Fcc Compliance

    FCC COMPLIANCE This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a residential environment.
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  • Page 24 Radio Systems Corporation 10427 Electric Avenue Knoxville, TN 37932 1-800-732-0144 www.sportdog.com 400-836 Patent Pending ©Copyright 2007, Radio Systems Corporation...

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