48 Hour CRASH course and Tips

The following information is provided courtesy of Radio Systems Corp.

If your dog is starting to test his Radio Fence^� boundaries, the following options are available:

• 48 Hour Crash Course

• Field Fluctuation

• Stubborn Dog Receiver Collar

• Citronella Receiver Collar

48 Hour Crash Course - The following training procedure is recommended for use with any Radio Fence^� Pet Containment System. Keep in mind that the key to the success of a Radio Fence� Pet Containment System is the training your pet receives. The strength of the shock alone will not keep your pet within their boundary.

Set aside 48 hours (most people pick a weekend), and dedicate it to training your pet. It is important to have as little disruption as possible during this training session.

On an hourly basis, take your pet on a leash out towards your boundary (with flags installed). Let him wander on his own will into the edge of the boundary, just far enough that he can hear the beep of his receiver collar. As soon as that happens, pull sharply on his leash and bring him well back inside his safe zone. Once he is there, command him to "Sit" and "Stay" and give him praise or a treat. Repeat this step along different points along your boundary during each hourly session. If possible, do this training with a distraction present on the other side of the flags. Distractions can be anything that might normally occur in your particular yard that might tempt him to cross the boundary: children or other family members playing, other dogs or cats, a friend of family member walking down your sidewalk, etc. It is OK for the people participating as your "distraction" to pay attention to the dog, but they must not give him any commands such as "Come!" or "Here!" or even calling his name. This would only confuse him in the future.

When you are not actively training your pet during this 48 hours, you MUST keep him either inside your home or confined on a leash that is not long enough to allow him near the boundary. This rule must NOT be broken! If he gets loose even once you are back to square one!

Towards the end of your 48 hours, give your dog the following test to see if he is learning:

As you allow him to get near the point in your boundary where you would normally pull him back...don't. See if he starts to turn around on his own. If he does, you know he is starting to learn the routine. Don't let this be an indication for you to discontinue training. Continue for the entire two-day period. The dog must be pulled out of the boundary at least 50 times for this to work well.

Field Fluctuation - During the training process, make your boundary wider than your normal setting. Be sure to always pull your dog back as soon as his collar begins to beep (regardless of how close he is to your "normal" boundary). This will help your dog understand that the "beep" means turn around and come back towards the house. NOTE: Do not make the boundary narrower than your normal setting.

Stubborn Dog Receiver Collar - We manufacture a specially made "Stubborn Dog"collar for hard to train dogs. It produces approximately three and half times the amount of shock as the standard receivers. Very few pets require them, however we have found that on hard-to-train dogs it can help as long as it is used in conjunction with retraining the dog. For more information call our customer service department at 1-888-544-3647. NOTE: Use of a Stubborn Dog collar is most effective when combined with the 48 Hour Crash Course.

Citronella Spray Control Receiver Collar - Our newest product line, Citronella Spray Control, offers an alternative for dogs that have extremely high pain tolerances and do not notice the correction of our standard receiver collars.

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