Tri-Tronics 2003 Basic Training - Manual (Page 36)

T R I - T R O N I C S
O b e d i e n c e P r o g r a m
What If …?
Your dog won’t lie down at all.
Place the receiver on the back of the dog’s neck, so that the
stimulation “pressure” is downward. Lower the intensity by
one level when placing the collar in this position.
Maybe your dog needs more training on “Down” using just
the leash before using the Remote Trainer. Be sure to teach
him how to respond to downward leash pressure by lying
down, so that he can respond to it when the Remote Trainer
is used simultaneously with it.
When working on distraction training, your dog ignores
the stimulus, and doesn’t seem to make any progress.
Or he keeps “running through” the correction and
visiting an enticing distraction.
Use milder distractions until he becomes good at resisting
them, and only then increase the distractions. Also, you can
increase the level of intensity until you find a level that better
gets his attention.
Remember that during your beginning distraction training
on the “Down” command, you should have your check cord
on the dog until it’s clear that he understands how to respond
to a Remote Trainer correction even when strongly tempted.
The check cord keeps the dog from ignoring the Remote
Trainer entirely, and getting rewarded by visiting an enticing
distraction.
When the dog gets up in response to a distraction, remember
to continue the stimulation until the dog lies back down.
Stopping the stimulation tells him that his choice to lie down
was the correct one. An effective Remote Trainer correction
will teach him that moving after being told to “Down” is not
what he wants to do.
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