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BASIC TRAINING
BEFORE TRAINING YOUR DOG WITH THIS PRODUCT
You will have the most success using this Remote Trainer if you always remember to teach a command
before trying to reinforce the command with a Remote Trainer. We recommend that you read the
following Basic Training instructions before training with this Remote Trainer. Your training will be
easier and proceed faster if you follow the guidelines in this teaching assistant

BASIC TRAINING WITH PRO TRAINER CHARLIE JURNEY
TRAINING YOUR DOG TO PERFORM OBEDIENCE COMMANDS ON A LEASH
It is mandatory that you control your dog’s actions during every training session. Initially, controlling
your dog during obedience training sessions is accomplished in two ways: 1) the leash and 2) the tone of
your voice. While on the leash, your dog does not have an opportunity to escape through the instinctive
mechanisms all canines possess. Bolting, biting, and quitting are no longer options. Your tone of voice
will later take the place of the leash. Later the e-collar will replace both and you will be able to put the
leash away until you train your next dog.
Your dog should always work for you because you are the most important relationship in its life, and
pleasing you should be at the top of its priority list. The positive reward any dog appreciates most from a
trainer is a thank you in the form of a loving shoulder stroke, affectionate eye contact, and a sincere “good
dog.” If your dog does not light up on any of those three, you need to reevaluate your relationship. Each
command should be followed with a positive reward of some fashion when your dog follows your lead.
THE FIRST COMMAND: NO
The first command your dog will learn is “No.” Usually your dog will understand this command by the
end of its first day with you. Your dog hears this command each time it is doing something wrong and it
comprehends the command by the way you say it. Your dog may have been running around the house
with your wife’s pantyhose in its mouth or chewing on your prized decoy when it hears that dreadful
word. Intonation expresses your feelings to your dog in a language that is universal. The tone of your
voice tells your dog that it is in trouble and through repetitive use, the word “No” comes to mean the
same thing. Voila! Our first conditioned response! (Thank you, Dr. Pavlov).
“No” means stop what you are doing immediately. Put yourself in your dog’s place when it hears this
command and understands it. The dog is thinking it must quickly stop what it is doing. Your dog would
gladly obey you, if it only knew what you desired. For this reason, when your dog does stop doing
whatever it was that bothered you, you must give another command expressing what will please you.
“No” is always followed with something that will make you happy. When you are happy, your dog will
see it through your eyes, feel it by your touch, and hear it in your tone. And, that is your dog’s positive
reward. Even when it makes a mistake and is corrected by the word “No,” it receives a reward by
following your next command. This is a simple and foolproof method.

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THE MOST IMPORTANT COMMAND: HERE
“Here” is the most important command your dog will ever learn. It is an escape from almost any
trouble. “Here” tells your dog to come to you immediately and without deviation. This command is very
easy for your dog to learn if you will speak its language. Most dogs will make a beeline to any person
who kneels down and opens up their arms. In this position you are using postural language to welcome
your dog. While you are kneeling and your dog is running to you, add the verbal command “Here.”
Shower your dog with positive verbal rewards while stroking its shoulder.
Let’s take a second again and discuss how much positive reward to give a dog when it follows your
commands. Do you remember how your dog communicates to you that it understands and accepts your
actions? When your dog swallows, it says, “I understand.” So, back off the positive rewards when your
dog says it understands and accepts your thank you by swallowing. Continually stroking your dog’s
shoulder and praising it will eventually lessen the sincerity of your reward and that could be a huge
mistake. Training your dog to come to you with the “Here” command is done along with the postural
position of kneeling and opening up your arms.
The leash (or lead) should be used in training your dog on the command “Here” as soon as it is
comfortable with the leash. Give the command “Here” and apply a slight tug on the leash. Be sure to
release the leash pressure the instant the dog starts coming toward you. Many people try to maintain
leash pressure until the dog is at their side. While this works, it can be too much pressure and your dog
does not get the reward of turning the pressure off while it is coming to you. If your dog hesitates or
fails to come directly to you, give another tug with the lead and repeat “Here.” When your dog arrives
at your side, stroke its shoulder until it gives you a swallow response. Your dog has learned what you
want and now it is time to condition the response with repetition.
A POSITIONAL COMMAND: HEEL
“Heel” is a positional command that instructs your dog to assume a position beside your leg whether
you are walking, standing, running, or riding a horse. People seek professional help in teaching their
dog to heel properly more than for any other command. These folks always explain that their puppy
is a great dog but it will not walk on its leash. This means the dog feels like it is alpha and should lead
its owner where it pleases. Every dog will learn the proper heel position on its first day of training with
proper leash usage. Place the leash in its proper position behind your dog’s ears and begin walking
forward. If your dog attempts to lead you by moving ahead, simply change direction. The leash will
tighten around its neck and it will follow your new direction. It is imperative that no leash pressure
be present when your dog’s head is beside your knee. It will learn this position is safe and causes no
discomfort through repetition. Add the verbal command “Heel” after the dog assumes the correct
position and repeat “Heel” each time its head is beside your knee.
We have discussed how to correct your dog if it attempts to lead you, but what should you do if it tries
to lag behind or flop around like a fish instead of following your lead? Keep moving forward and allow
the leash to do its job. The important point is for you not to stop moving. If you stop walking to check
on your dog or coax it forward, the leash will relax and its pressure will stop. Your dog must learn that
the only way the pressure around its neck will disappear is by assuming the correct “Heel” position.
With repetition, this position will become a comfort zone.
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FINDING THE CORRECT STATIC STIMULATION LEVEL
The hardest thing about using an e-collar is finding the proper level of static stimulation and sticking
with it. Some folks are of the opinion that you should use continuous high-level static stimulation
until the dog complies. Others think you should use low-level continuous static stimulation. Both
programs can work and create a dog that performs great, but either of these methods could lead to
trouble for a novice trainer.
Your long-term goal is to have your dog remain under total control while receiving correction from
the e-collar and understand why the correction occurred. Remain under total control is the key
phrase in that sentence. If your dog is jumping around or cannot focus on you because it is vocalizing,
it is not under control. If your dog reacts in either of these ways, back off. Either you are progressing
too fast or the static stimulation intensity is too high.
You should shop for the correct level of static stimulation by starting with the lowest intensity
and continuing up until you see the acceptance mechanisms appear. This is first introduced during
obedience drills. With your dog on-leash, call it to you. After a few successful “Here” routines, apply
leash pressure and stimulate with the e-collar at the same time. Look for the swallow response,
head drop, or neck twitch. Sometimes you can see a change in the breathing pattern. Progress up in
intensity until you see your dog say, “I accept” with one of these responses. When you see your dog
drop its head or swallow, you are there and this will be your most-often used correction level.
COLLAR CONDITIONING WITHIN EACH OBEDIENCE COMMAND
Never correct your dog with the e-collar without first conditioning it to accept and understand the
collar. This will take a short period of time, but without the conditioning process, your dog will be
dazed and confused about the discomfort around its neck. It is easy to confuse your dog and undo
a couple of months of good training in just a few minutes by over-stimulating on a correction or
correcting when it is not justified. No corrections should occur until the conditioning process has been
successfully completed. The collar-conditioning process can be thought of as practice in accepting
electronic static stimulation. Your football coach didn’t send you on the field without practicing the
plays and likewise, we do not want to send your dog into the world without an understanding of how to
comfortably accept electronic correction.

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