Dog Fence should never be taken as a replacement for training your dog. In order to make your invisible fence effective in teaching your dog, time and patience is necessary. There are specific instructions for effecting the invisible dog fence training but it entails careful execution.
Using the invisible fence system for training your dog can either be done on your own or with a help of a professional dog trainer. You need to consider this closely, since with or without professional trainer, you need to be hands-on with this process especially when the trainer is not around.
In order for your dog to recognize an invisible fence, it will cost you time and patience. However, this task is much easier when you are well-bonded together and the dog listens to your instructions.
The length of the invisible fence training varies depending on how fast or slow your dog acquires the needed training.
At the start, small red flags are lined up along where the cables are. If you are using Wireless Dog Fence the flags will be put in the ground along the circle where the signal ends. This will serve as physical reminder for your dog on where its boundaries are. Make sure to tape the prongs on the collar to prevent sending out shocks to your dog.
Whenever your dog is out, allow him enough freedom to roam around the boundaries. A warning beep will start off whenever it goes beyond the area, so this will ensure the dog stays within the boundaries. When this happens, pull off the dog right away and praise him if he obeys.
By doing this several times in a day, you can allow your dog to familiarize with the system and train himself to go back once the beep is activated.
After the association part of the stage, now you can allow the shock to work by removing the tape around the collar prongs. If you are worried about your dog, the shock is not painful but enough to alert the dog and cause him to return.
It works the same way as static shock wherein you feel a twinge of sensation but not enough to inflict pain. The level of shock is adjusted in accordance to the size of your dog and ability to respond to it.
However, every dog owner must be aware that not all shock collars can be adjusted so make sure to purchase those with adjustable settings. And whenever your dog goes out, check the collar to correct the shock level, just in case it reaches the border.
When you remove the cover from the collar prongs, make sure not to remove the leash at the same time. Keep the leash on your dog whenever he explores the area within the invisible fence.
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#1 by stian søvik karlsen on February 21, 2010 - 9:04 pm
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I think you’re taking this a bit too loosely. Using these tools are questionable at best, and in my opinion they should be banned all together.
What’s to keep your dog from panicking and keep running outside the “fenced” area instead of returning back? Any number of things could go wrong here…