DogWatch Hidden Fences Owner's Manual

Dogwatch hidden fences system general training guidelines

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  • Page 1 ® Hidden Fences Owner’s Guide Part 2 General Training Guidelines...
  • Page 2 Your DogWatch Dealer will customize the training for your dog and teach you the appropriate training approach. Your DogWatch Dealer will install your DogWatch Hidden Fence System, set the sys- tem to the training levels appropriate for your dog’s personality, and place boundary flags around the perimeter of your yard.
  • Page 3 Dealer has already begun your dog’s first day of containment training. Now it is your turn to continue the training. Be sure to place the DogWatch receiver collar on your dog’s neck before you go outside to begin training. 1. The collar should be worn snugly on the dog’s neck. This is extremely important! 2.
  • Page 4 PHASE 1 (1-2 days) Audible or “Beep” Training During this phase, your DogWatch Dealer has turned off the Mode switch on the transmitter and correction rate on the receiver. Your dog will hear only an audible “beep” tone and will not receive a correction during this phase.
  • Page 5 Remember: Keep the training sessions to no longer than 20 minutes, once or twice a day. 5. After training, praise your dog and play with him in the Safety Zone for a few minutes, bring your dog into the house and remove the DogWatch collar after about 20 minutes.
  • Page 6 Introduction to Distractions 1. Put the receiver collar on your dog at least 20 minutes before going outside. 2. Clip on the green DogWatch training lead and take your dog outside and play a few minutes in the Safety Zone.
  • Page 7 1. Put the DogWatch receiver collar on your dog at least 20 minutes before going outside to train. 2. Clip on the green DogWatch training lead to your dog’s regular collar and take him outside and play a few minutes in the Safety Zone. Remove the training leash and let him run freely in the yard.
  • Page 8 Training Tips 1. Never call your dog to “come” or give a recall command when you are outside the flag line. 2. Never walk your dog through the flags during the training process. 3. Always reinforce the retreat concept by shaking the flag while saying “Watch out!” and commanding “back-back-back”...

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