Petsafe IN-GROUND FENCE PIG00-10773 - Manual (Page 24)

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Training Guide
Be Patient With Your Pet
Important: Proper training of your pet is essential to the success of the
PetSafe ® Elite Little Dog In-Ground Fence ™ . Read this section completely before
beginning to train your pet. Remember that the PetSafe ® Elite Little Dog In-
Ground Fence ™ is not a solid barrier.
• Have fun with your pet throughout the training process. Training should be fun,
fair, firm and consistent.
• Train for 10 to 15 minutes at a time. Don’t try to do too much too quickly.
More-frequent short sessions are better than less-frequent longer sessions.
• If your pet shows signs of stress, slow down the training schedule, add
additional days of training, or increase the amount of play time with your pet
in the Pet Area. Common stress signals include:
– Pet pulling on leash toward the house
– Ears tucked
– Tail down
– Body lowered
– Nervous / frantic movement or stiffening of pet’s body
• Your pet must be completely comfortable near the Boundary Flags at the end of
every training session. Spend at least 5 minutes of “play time” at the completion
of each session within 10 feet of the Boundary Flags.
• Finish each training session on a positive note with lots of praise and play.
• Remove the Receiver Collar after each training session.
• Be sure to contain your pet by another means during the training period (e.g.
pen, tie-out, leash, etc.).
• During training, if you need to take your pet out of the Pet Area, remove the
Receiver Collar and either pick your pet up or put him in the car to pass out
of the Pet Area.
• Even if you think your pet is responding well to the training, complete the
entire training. Reinforcement is important!
Day 1 - Boundary Awareness
Perform three training sessions per day, each lasting 10-15 minutes.
Goal:
To have your pet learn that the Boundary Flags and warning beep from the
Receiver Collar defines the new Pet Area.
Setup:
• Program the Static Correction Level on the Receiver Collar to Level 1 Tone
Only training mode.
• Put a separate non-metallic collar on your pet’s neck ABOVE the Receiver
Collar and attach a leash.
Be sure the extra collar does not put pressure on the
Contact Points.
• Have tiny pieces of treats that your pet will find desirable available (hot dogs
or lunch meat work well).
• Have your pet’s favorite play toy available.
Phase
1