Havahart 5165 Training Manual & Owner's Manual

5. Preparing your Dog for Training:

Before you begin any collar-assisted training, you need to allow your pet to get used to wearing the
collar. Place the properly fitted collar on the dog with the collar in the Off mode. Your dog should wear it
continuously for a minimum of two separate but consecutive 12-hour sessions (over the course of 2
days). Allowing this adjustment period will deliver better learning, as your pet will not become collar-
wise. A collar-wise pet learns quickly that it only has to obey when the collar is on its neck.

6. Training with the Collar:

Your collar is preset to Level 1 from the factory. Begin your training on Level 1 and change the
level as needed until the dog responds to the stimulus.
It's important that your dog learn to associate the correction with his/her barking, and not with another
animal or human. Therefore, you will need to create the first 3 to 5 situations in which your dog
responds by barking and is thereby corrected. Good situations include ringing a doorbell, a car
pulling into the driveway, a knock at the door (the person should not come in), and the arrival of a
delivery truck.
The first time your dog receives a correction, normal reactions may be surprise, yelping, or jumping.
These reactions will decrease as he becomes accustomed to the collar.
You should notice a reduction in your dog's barking within the first week of collar use. After initial
training, your dog should continue to wear the collar to help control barking in those situations where
barking is unacceptable.

7. Setting Stimulation Levels:

To change factory setting: With the collar in the ON mode use a small rounded tip pointed item,
like a ballpoint pen, to depress the button. The LED will come on and then go off. Release the button
and then immediately press the button again the number of times equal to the level at which you
want to set the collar. The LED will light each time you press the button. Continue to observe the
LED. After two seconds the LED will come on, go off and then blink rapidly the number of times that
represents the level it is now set at. The LED will go off and then it will repeat the cycle coming on,
going off and then rapidly blinking the number of times that represents the level it is now set at. This
confirms that your instructions have been received. The LED will now revert to signaling battery
mode by blinking once every three seconds if it is fully charged. The stimulation level setting is
retained in memory and will stay in place whether the collar is on or off.
This setting of the stimulation level is quite simple once you are used to it. As an example, if you
wanted to change from the preset factory Level 1 and go to Level 3 you would begin by making sure
the receiver is in the ON mode. The LED blinks once every three seconds in the ON mode indicating
the battery has a good charge. Start by depressing the button. The LED will come on and then go
off. Release the button and then immediately press the button again three times watching that the
LED blinks each time you press the button. You are done. Continue to observe the LED to confirm
that you have set it at Level 3. After two seconds the LED will come on, go off and then blink rapidly
three times. The LED will go off and then it will repeat the cycle coming on, going off and then rapidly
blinking again three times. This confirms that you have set the collar to Level 3.
D. TROUBLESHOOTING
Contact Woodstream Customer Care line
1-800-800-1819 ext 450 between 8 am – 7 pm EST.
• If you are unable to turn the collar on after allowing the proper amount of charge time call our
Customer Care line.
• If the collar appears to be working but not delivering a correction to your pet, check the collar fit
and length of the probes. (see section "Fitting the Collar") Remember all of the probes need to be
in contact with the pet's skin to deliver correction.
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