How Do You Train Your Dog with a Dog Containment System?

As mentioned in previous blogs, it is important to use your wireless or in-ground dog fences as a tool in training your dog or dogs.  Your dog will learn the boundaries through the visual aids with the flags that you set up around the perimeter as well as with your voice commands.  The in-ground or wireless dog fences are additional aids in learning.  


We have mentioned it in the past and we will reiterate that you do need to utilize the flags with training so that the dog has a visual aid.  This will especially be useful if you have a dog that has hearing problems because they may not hear the warning signal from your in-ground or wireless fence, so they can use the flags to guide them.  During the training period, you do want ample flags.  The flags should be left in place for at least two weeks but may remain in place for up to one month.  Once into the training and after the initial two weeks, then you may want to slowly start to decrease the amount of flags that are present.  


It is recommended that you start the training with the dog containment systems with dogs that are about three months old.  But, these systems can be used at any age and some dogs may need to be trained sooner if they are a little more advanced.  You can still use these systems with older dogs too.  The actual amount of training that a dog will need in order to learn this system will vary on the dog itself as well as the amount of time you spend with the dogs and your experience.  On average, if you spend at least ten minutes a day with your dog, then it should take roughly two to three weeks to train your dog with the dog containment systems.  The recommendation is to spend the first week training your dog while the dog is on a leash, then one week with a 20-30 foot line, then the last week with the dog off the leash.

Now, to get down to the actual training and what you will actually do with the dog to begin training.  With the first week, while the dog is on his or her leash, you will begin to walk the dog toward the boundary with the collar next to his or her ear.  When you hear the collar beep, hit the flag with your hand and rush your dog  back toward the center of the yard.  Praise your dog at this point.  After your have completed this training for one week while the dog is on a leash, then start adding some distractions for the dog.  Try to let the dog correct himself.  If the dog does not run back towards the center of the yard as trained, then use the leash to guide the dog back towards the center of the yard.  As stated above, after you have done this step for at least one week while the dog is on a leash then you will switch to using a long line.  Again, once you have worked with the dog some time with this step then you will need to add distractions.  You will then spend at least one weeks time training the dog off the leash and with you out of the dogs line of vision.  


If you have found in the past that your dog or dogs are more difficult to train then you may want to consider a stubborn dog containment system such as the Petsafe In-Ground Stubborn Dog Fence, (http://www.baddogsupplies.com/catalog/item/8482923/9419887.htm).


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