Training Your Dog With An Indoor Containment System

Our last blog talked about indoor containment systems.  With this blog I would like to briefly touch on how to train your dog or dogs before you decide to use this type of system.  First off, most of the indoor containment systems come with a collar and a transmitter.  The transmitter will be placed in a central place in your home.  The transmitter will have a control on it that will allow you to adjust the distance from the transmitter that your dog can travel in before he or she is corrected.  Most systems will give a warning beep or sound before an actual correction.  However, if the dog continues towards the restricted area then he or she will get a small correction given in the form of an electrical pulse.  We have discussed this in the past and I will say it again, the correction will not hurt your dog!  The correction is very minimal like the shock you would receive if you touched a metal object after walking around the carpet in your sock feet.  If you are still hesitant, then try it on yourself so that you feel more at ease.

Now that you have the system in place where you want or need it I am going to briefly cover how to train your dog with this type of system.  Yes, you must train them!  That is very important.  Do not just put the collar on your dog and hope for the best.  If you do this, then you are not going to get the results you need as the dog is just going to get continuous corrections without knowing why, they could end up on the wrong side of the fence with the corrections still going and then they will panic.  Please do not do that to your dog.  Training tools are great!  But you have to use them as such, training tools.  Now, with that being said.  You will first need to train your dog as to where the barrier is.  To do this, you can set a small object like a chair or foot stool at the end of the fence line so they have a visual indicator of the barrier.  Place the collar on the dog and attach your leash.  You will walk the dog slowly toward the fence line.  When you start to approach the barrier, slow down so the dog has time to hear the warning beep.  Then move a few steps more until he or she feels the correction.  Immediately upon the correction, you will turn and walk the dog in the other direction.  Reward the dog with praise and treats for moving away from the barrier line.  You will then repeat this process until the dog no longer approaches the barrier line.  

Most dogs catch on to this training very quickly but some may take a little more training.  Just take your time and train them properly and all will be rewarded with the benefits of an indoor wireless fence.  Again, use this device for training only and when it is not in use then remove the collar from the dog.  

At baddogsupplies.com we do carry a variety of indoor containment systems for your convenience.  We are even currently having a sale on our Petsafe Model.  Check out our website and ask us any questions you may have about these types of systems or any of our many other great products.  We hope to hear from you soon.