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greet people, which is by sitting calmly and waiting to be spoken to. This means you have to train your
friends to greet your dog correctly also. Where jumping up has become a nuisance the collar can be
used to stop this through disrupting his motivation to jump and then redirecting him to an acceptable
behaviour – sitting.
Take this exercise in small steps and use the lead to control and guide effectively along with the Remote
Training Collar. You do not want your dog to become nervous of people, but to learn to sit in front of
them. Harsh corrections must not be used.
For this behaviour modifi cation you should have taught your dog to sit using the collar. You may also
have to go up one level from his Recognition Level if he becomes over excited.
1. Put the Remote Training Collar on your dog as described previously and
attach a short lead.
2. Do four “Here” exercises where he comes to the front of you and sits. If he
does not sit, press the “Bad Dog” Tone and use the stimulation to sit him.
3. Now take him toward a new person. You can set up this situation with
friends and family.
4. If he pulls at all towards this person, press the Bad Dog tone, do a
“Come On” and turn him away using a tap of stimulation from thecollar
(simultaneous with the command) and the lead to guide him.
5. Once more, go back towards the new person. Do not allow him at any
stage to pull you towards this person. Any pulling should result in you
turning around “Come On” and walking slowly away.
6. When you are able to walk towards the person and be directly in front
without pulling, ask your dog to sit.
7. If his feet lift off the ground at all – press the “Bad Dog” Button – if they
return to the fl oor and he sits, praise him gently and calmly.
8. If his feet leave the fl oor again (in fact it is better to react the moment
his feet are “thinking” of leaving the fl oor) press the “Bad Dog” Button
followed by the stimulation button. Again, ask him to “Sit”.
9. Read your dog and his reaction and if the level of stimulation is not being
recognised by him, go up one level.
10. The moment he sits, when he reaches a person, and waits – praise slowly
and make sure that even though you have praised him he does not see
this as a “release” to do what he wants again – which is to jump on the
person.
11. Ask the person to smile at your dog and if your dog can be petted to slowly put a hand down to
pet the dog on the chest or side of the head. Not on top of the head.
12. If the dog moves the guest has to remove his hand. Now you go back to step 7 and repeat until
the dog will remain seated.
Digging
It is important to fi rst understand why your dog is digging. Many dogs, such as terriers, were bred to
fl ush out prey, and digging is very innate to them. Other dogs may be digging to fi nd a cool spot to
lie down, or simply out of boredom. Your dog may no longer have the desire to dig if he is provided
with the following:
• A cool, shaded area in which to lie down, and plenty of water.
• An alternate activity, such as a favourite toy.
• Plenty of play, exercise and attention.
• A garden free from rodents or prey that he may be trying to fl ush out.