Tri-Tronics Sport Junior G3 User Manual

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Sport Junior Dog Training Guide

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Sport Junior Dog Training Guide

Have your dog on leash and at your side,

say “Heel,” and start walking. Then put

some distance between yourself and your

dog by making a 180 degree U-turn away

from him. If he does not come with you,

say “Heel” and nick as you turn. Guide

him into position by your side with the

leash and praise him. Keep walking.
Repeat this a few times then sometimes

turn and command but without the nick

(a “freebie”). At other times use both the

command and the nick.
Remember, one goal of all introductory

e-collar Lessons is to teach your dog to

understand the nick, as well as perform

the command, so you need to find op-

portunities to nick after the “Heel” com-

mand. Some dogs will give you more

opportunities and some will give you

fewer.

Let’s Recap Lesson One
• Start on leash.

• While heeling turn 180 degrees

away from dog

• If dog does not come with you,

say “Heel” and nick

• Guide with leash

• PRAISE as dog rejoins you

Repeat the procedure several times in

your first practice session then take a

break for some play. In later sessions

teach him to speed up and slow down as

you walk, and make both left and right

turns as well as U-turns. Keep sessions

short. Keep work on “Heel” interesting

need quite a bit higher intensity level

than they do for normal training.
Remember to praise your dog for a nice

response!

TRAINING THE
“HEEL” COMMAND

LESSON ONE
INTRODUCTION TO “HEEL”

When your dog heels, he should walk

quietly beside you. If you speed up, slow

down, or make a turn he should stay with

you. You can teach your dog to heel on

your left or your right. Some people like

to teach the dog that it’s okay to be on

either side as long as the dog stays there.

The choice is up to you. Most people

want their dogs to stay on their left side.

In this Lesson plan we will assume your

dog heels on the left.
The best time to start the Lesson on

“Heel” is after a couple of sessions on

the “Here” command.