• Have your pet's favourite play toy available.
• Create distractions to tempt your pet to enter the Boundary Zone, such as:
- Have a family member cross from inside the Pet Area to outside of it.
- Throw a ball outside of the Pet Area.
- Have a neighbor walk their pet outside of the Pet Area.
• Gradually increase distraction level. Never coax or call your pet out of the Pet Area.
Steps:
1. With full control of your pet on a lead, have the distraction presented.
2. If your pet does not move toward the distraction, praise and offer a treat.
3. If your pet does react to the distraction, allow him to go into the Boundary Zone.
4. Help your pet back into the Pet Area if he does not turn back after 2 seconds.
5. Treat and praise your pet anytime he comes back into the Pet Area with or without help.
6. Repeat this process with other distractions. Use other family members during this process.
7. If your pet does not respond to the Static Stimulation, confi rm that the Receiver Collar is fi tting
properly according to Step 5 on page 12.
8. If the Receiver Collar is fi tted properly and if your pet does not respond to the Static Stimulation,
increase the Static Stimulation Level by 1.
PHASE 4
Days 9 thru 14 - Supervision Off the Lead
Training sessions should start at 10 to 15 minutes, gradually increasing to
over an hour.
Your pet is ready for this step only when he clearly avoids the entire
Boundary Zone, regardless of any distractions or temptations. During this
step, do not leave your pet unattended.
Goal:
To give your pet free run of the Pet Area off the lead.
Setup:
Adjust the Receiver Collar to the permanent setting appropriate for your pet depending on his size
and temperament.
Steps:
1. Enter the Pet Area with your pet wearing the Receiver Collar.
2. Walk around the garden and play with your pet, staying within the Pet Area at all times.
3. Preoccupy yourself with another task in the garden while watching your pet.
4. Should your pet escape, take the Receiver Collar off or turn the system off at the Fence Transmitter
and lead him back into the Pet Area.
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