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Pet Safe Super Pro Dog Training
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An effective total solution for a better behaved pet
Introduction:
When a dog barks at the postman, runs after passing joggers, jumps up at a visitor, or digs huge holes in the garden, he is simply acting like a dog. In many cases, these unwanted behaviours may result in damage to your property, accidental injury to others, or even result in harm to your dog.
Dog training books describe numerous techniques for correcting these unwanted behaviours. Most work only when the owner is within grabbing distance of the dog, or some may not work at all. Dog owners that can not find a technique that works, all ask one common question, “How do I stop my dog misbehaving when he’s too far away to correct him”?
The Remote Trainer  was developed for this reason. It can be used to control any misbehaviours that you see your dog exhibiting, and it can also be used to teach your dog to respond to obedience commands when he is off the lead. Like any other training technique or training tool, the Remote Trainer is only effective when used correctly. Please read this Training Manual and the Owners Manual thoroughly.
How Dogs learn
Even though each dog is unique and different, they all learn the same way. When a dog hears or sees something, they behave either by reacting towards it or by reacting away from it. This has been termed the “Flight or Fight Response” - A dog also learns by determining which behaviours are appropriate by the consequence they receive in return. If a dog receives a negative consequence, it will eventually learn to avoid the behaviours that caused the consequence. In turn, if a dog receives a positive consequence, it will continue to exhibit that particular behaviour. - Dogs are also situational learners. Once they learn to avoid exhibiting a particular behaviour in one situation, they will have to learn that this same behaviour should be avoided in other situations. The same holds true for behaviours that result in a positive consequence. - Situational learning and the “Flight or Fight” response are among the many reasons why dogs cannot be trained overnight.
Introducing your dog to the Remote Trainer
Before you begin training, you should first accustom your dog to both the receiver and the transmitter. At this point, the battery should not be inserted in either the Transmitter(Hand held device) or the Received (the box on the collar). Your goal is to make the Transmitter and the receiver “meaningless” to your dog. This way, he will not associate the warning or the correction with the remove transmitter or the receiver. If he does, you run the risk of him behaving in an acceptable manner only when you are holding the remote, or when he is wearing the receiver.
Your goal is to teach your dog that the warning and the correction result from an unknown source and not from you, the remote, or the receiver. If you achieve this goal, your dog will learn to avoid the correction by avoiding any behaviour that preceded it. Eliminating the remote and the receiver as a factor in learning is called “Dummy Equipment Effect”. To achieve this, spend a few minutes each day for three days completing the following.
Creating the “Dummy Equipment Effect” - Day One
Choose a food reward that your dog finds very desireable and that he will accept every time. The size of this food reward should be small since your dog will be receiving many of these. Show your dog both the remote and the receiver with the collar attached and let him smell them. As soon as he does, give him a food reward - repeat this 3 to 5 times.
Next, place the collar around his neck and buckle it. be sure you have the collar fitted in the same manner it will during actual training. After wearing the collar for about 10 seconds, give him a reward and remove the collar. Be sure that the remote and the receiver do not have batteries in them during this exercise. Replace the collar, point the remote and push the buttons (don’t forget the units have no batteries in yet) - Give him a reward after you have completed this step as well. Complete this procedure 3 to 5 times.
Day Two
Continue where you left off on day one. Each time you place the collar on your dog, give him a reward. each time you take it of, give him a reward. Each time you place the collar on him, leave it on for about 2 to 4 minutes longer. Repeat this procedure at least 5 times. Try and build the time your dog wears the collar to at least 30 minutes at a time. Be sure that you also point the remote at him numerous times throughout the day. Each time you point it, push the buttons. Once again the batteries should not be in the remote, or in the receiver during these procedures. Each time you complete this, follow it with a reward.
Day Three
Contine the food reward each time the collar is placed on or taken off your dog. Leave the collar on for progressively longer periods of time, with the longest time being at least one hour and no longer than two hours. Allow your dog to wear the collar in various situations, indoors and outdoors, in the presence of visitors, when you are out of sight etc. Also, continue the reward when you point the remote at him. Try and carry the remote with you the entire day. You must get used to having the remote with you when the dog is wearing the collar. The belt clip on the remote will help you achieve convenient access.
Day Four
This is the first day that you should start training with an activated Remote Trainer.
Training using the Remote Trainer
The first training situation (install the batteries)
Place the batteries in both the receiver and the transmitted. Before placing the activated collar on your dog, carefully choose the first situation in which it is going to be used. This situation should be one in which your dog will easily learn, ie: one with few distractions. Your dog must learn that one of his behaviours will potentially produce a warning or a correction. If you first train in a situation with distractions, your dog may not associate the warning tone or the correction with his behaviour, but with something else. For example, if your dog receives the correction when he is jumping on, or looking at a visitor to your home, he may percieve the visitor as being the cause of the correction, instead of his inappropriate jumping behaviour.
The initial training situation should also be one in which you will be relatively close to your dog when he receives his first few corrections. This allows you to observe your dogs first few reactions to the collar, determine if the collar is functioning correctly, and if he actually does receive the correction.
Train your dog only in this initial situation until he has learned what the consequence is. Only then should you move on to the next situation or problem behaviour. This will help ensure that your dog understands that there is one particular behaviour he must avoid, no matter what the reason for his displaying the behavior. Over time, he will learn that there are behaviors that he must avoid.
Setting the correction level
Before you correct your dog for the first time, be sure you have chosen the desired correction level. (See Owners Manual for instructions on how to set the correction level). Remember that the receiver comes pre-set at the lowest level. The level you choose is dependant on your dog. Smaller dogs generally require a lower correction level than a larger dog. Dogs that are historically stubborn sometimes require a higher correction level. No matter the size or temperament of your dog, you should start with correction level 1 (One).
If your dog does not show any signs of feeling the correction, try increasing it to the next level. Continue to increase the level until the desired result is achieved, with the desired result being your dog stops the misbehaviour.
What to expect during training
Your dog does not have to squeal, yelp, or jump in response to receiving the correction. If he does, do not be alarmed. His first few reactions to the correction will always be his most intense. After the first few corrections, his reaction should lessen. He should eventually just stop the behaviour. If his reactions do not lessen after receiving five corrections, you are probably using too high a correction level. The correction produced by the Remote Trainer is not painful to your dog. It is startling, but not painful. The fact that a dogs outward expressions cease is how we know the correction is not painful. If pain were involved, these outward exprssions would never stop. To help you understand what your dog is experiencing during an electronic correction, relate it to when you touch your television and receive a static shock. You pull back and yell - not from pain, but from being startled.
Once your dog is experienced with receiving the correction, he will simply stop the misbehabviour in response to receiving it or the warning tone. This will probably occur within the first week of training. At this point, many dog owners feel that the problem has been solved. In some cases, this may be true, but in most cases, the training still is not complete. Most, if not all dogs, will test this new learning experience, ie: they will increase their attempts to get away with a particular behaviour. If you in any way change the way you respond to your dog, he may interpret this as getting away with the behaviour. If you remain consistant, your dog will test for less than a week. Once he is through with this testing or rebellious period, you must continue to place the collar on him in every situation that you expect him to misbehave. Remember, dogs are situational learners, and there will be occasions where a specific situation may change. When he sees a new distraction, he may misbehave for the first time in weeks. If he is not wearing the receiver collar, and you do not have the transmitter available, he will get away with the misbehaviour and his training will suffer a setback. If he is wearing the collar, and you correct immediately, any setback will be prevented.
General training tips
No matter what type of training you will be doing with the Remote Trainrer you should always keep the following in mind:
1) Elimate one misbehaviour or teach one obedience at a time. If you attempt to work on more than one at a time, you run the risk of your dog not being able to associate the correction with any misbehaviour.
2) If your dog reacts to the warning tone, or the correction, by hiding or acting fearful, do not panic. Your best response is to redirect your dog to a simple and appropriate behaviour, such as “sit” command. Do not attempt to bribe your dog out of any inappropriate behaviour, doing so will reward the misbehaviour.
3) Be consistant, Correct your dog every time he misbehaves. If you apply the correction 70% to 80% of the time, you may never achieve desired results. If you correct your dog every time he misbehaves, you may have to apply the correction only 10 or 15 tims.
4) If there is one situation where your dog misbehaves repeatedly, set up this situation instead of waiting for it to happen. By setting up situations, you dramatically increase your chances of success.
5) Do not over correct your dog. Use as few corrections as possible to train your pet.
6) Restrict your dog from situations in which he has a history of misbehaving, unless you are there to supervise him and are prepared to use the Remote Trainer.
The Remote Trainer is designed to eliminate those misbehaviours that are exhibited by your dog whilst in a fairly close proximity (300 meters or less) to you. Never use the Remote Trainer to correct or eliminate any form of aggressive or biting behaviour, In the event that your dog is exhibiting such aggressive behaviour, contact a professional trainer in your area.
When using your Remote Trainer for a specific behaviour modification, incorporate the following .
Press the warning or correction button as soon as your dog begiins the misbehaviour. - as soon as your dog stops the misbehaviour, stop the correction, and reward him. Be prepared to warn or correct your dog at all times. You never know when he might misbehave. When pressing the warning or correction button, do not say anything to your dog. Reserve your verbilisation for when your dog is behaving.
The Remote Trainer was designed for all types of obedience training, including basic, advanced, and specialty. No matter which type you are planning to work on, be sure to incorporate the following tips:
Be sure that your dog has some basic understanding of the command first. Thus, you should first train your dog in a controlled setting (enclosed area) or on a leash.
When given a command, say it only one time. If you use your dogs name, be sure that it is used prior to the command.
After giving the command, wait two seconds for your dog to respond. If he responds appropriately, reward him. If he responds inappropriately, correct him using the ‘flash’ button. As soon as he responds appropriately, release the button and praise him.
It is very important read the training and operations manuals in their entirity before attempting to train your dog with the Remote Trainer.
CAUTIONS:
Always have the Remote Trainer collar on your dog and the transmitter in your possession when in a potentially troublesome situation.
Your dog may test the collar in various situations - be consistant when this occurs.
Do not attach the Remote Training Receiver/Collar to a metal Choke collar.
Do not attach a lead to the RT collar.
Do not use this training device in an attempt to correct or eliminate any form of aggressive or biting behaviours.
Do not use the RT device with any form of anger by yourself against the dog.
Purchasing the Remote Trainer costs £159.95 plus £4.95 p&p UK only
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