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New Notes for Week 3: The exercises that you can use the e-collar on are sit, sit stay both still and circle(try to catch her before she moves), send to place, circle place, long place (to try to correct her before she leaves), recall (come command), and let's go. Remember the ecollar correction for sit is one tap (verbal "no" marker can be given beforehand). just like the metal manual collar gave.  So after a "one mississippi" count of not performing, and then still spaced like that afterward. The correction for let's go and send to place is a 'tap tap tap" close together until her eyes meet yours and/or she comes towards you. You can use the long line both for safety if you are in an unfamiliar area AND for training wheels for yourself and to help her if she gets stuck, as you are getting used to using it. Remember if you are having trouble, it is okay to go back steps to get back on the right footing.  For instance, decrease your distance and tim...

  Mannerly Mutts E-Collar Usage Notes (Educator) Online full manual link to Educator Collar   NOTE 1: REMEMBER THERE IS A DIFFERENCE IN COLLAR OPERATION DEPENDING ON IF YOU ARE USING IT IN THE 1 DOG MODE OR THE 2 DOG MODE.  IN TWO DOG MODE, YOU NEED TO USE THE T BLACK BUTTON (NO OTHER BUTTON ON THAT SIDE) TO ACTIVATE VIBRATE OR ELECTRONIC.   VIBRATE MODE WILL LOOK LIKE TWO HOCKEY STICKS IN THE WINDOW, AND ELECTRONIC WILL SHOW THE LEVEL THE DOG IS WORKING AT.  IN ONE DOG MODE, THE T BUTTON IS HOW YOU VIBRATE THE DOG.  THE RED BUTTON ON THE OTHER SIDE THEN BECOMES THE BOOST OR CONTINUOUS  DEPENDING ON THE MODE.  I USUALLY SET IT TO BE ALL MOMENTARY (M WILL SHOW IN THE WINDOW ONLY) BY FIRMLY PRESSING THE TINY BUTTON ON THE BACK UNTIL IT IS IN THAT MODE.  NOTE 2:  TO CHANGE FROM ONE DOG TO TWO DOG (AND VISA VERSA) IF YOU NEED TO, YOU HOLD THE RED BUTTON, THEN THE BLACK BUTTON THEN THE T BUTTON WHILE THE SETTING IS SHOWING ZERO IN THE WI...

Sit Reps with the Electronic collar: ***Some or all of these can be done in the above exercise, when the dog is called back to you.   Simply place them in a sit after a "let's go" or "come".   They can also be done as a stand alone. Equipment needed:    Electronic collar, flat or training collar for leash attachment, and long line or 6' leash. STEP 1:  . Make sure you have turned the electronic collar on correctly (use the vibrate button, which on the dogtra is the last button away from the antenna side).   Also make sure the collar was put on tight enough. STEP 2:   Come to a stop from whatever you are doing (walking with the dog or following the dog around).   Be sure that you have access to stepping on the long line fairly close to your dog.   In fact in the beginning, you may want to be stepping on it already. STEP 3:   Issue the command "sit". STEP 3A:   Give them a second.   If they sit within that time, be sure t...

Let's Go command.   So remember let's go means just move towards me.   You can tighten that up as much as you would like to be closer or farther away.   At the very beginning, I like them to come at least six feet from me. STEP 1:  Hold the long line appropriately through the handle STEP 2:  Begin walking your planned path until the dog is not following you anymore and has become distracted or not paying attention to what you are doing STEP 3:  At that point say "Let's Go" or "[Dog's Name] Let's Go" if you prefer. STEP 4A:  If the dog immediately comes towards you say "Good Boy" or "Good Let's Go".   STEP 4B:   If the dog doesn't (wait a couple of seconds to give them a chance, but not too long), use the top button (called the nick button) on the Dogtra collar and tap it repeatedly until the dog turns toward you, and then stop and encourage your dog forward STEP 4C:  If your dog gets confused or stuck wit...

     NOTE 1:  ALL TRAINING SHOULD BE DONE WITH TRAINING COLLAR AND TRAINING LEASH ON. NOTE 2:   DO NOT LEAVE TRAINING COLLAR OR TRAINING SLIP LEAD ON WHEN YOU ARE NOT ACTIVELY TRAINING YOUR DOG. NOTE 3:  PLEASE PUT ON YOUR TRAINING COLLAR CORRECTLY.  ALSO BE SURE TO HOLD THE LEASH CORRECTLY. This is a link to a leash article on our business blog.  Leashes How to Hold Them and How to Fold Them . NOTE 4:  LUCY COULD VERY WELL WORK IN THE YARD FOR YOU.  IF THAT IS TOO DIFFICULT AT FIRST, JUST WORK IN THE INSIDE DISTRACTIONS. NOTE 5:   THE GOALS ARE PLACES TO WORK TO IN THE FUTURE.  IF YOU DON'T MAKE THE GOAL, DON'T WORRY AS LONG AS YOU PUT IN THE WORK TOWARDS THE GOAL.  PLEASE REMEMBER THAT YOU CAN CALL OR EMAIL ME WITH ANY TRAINING PROBLEMS THAT COME UP IN BETWEEN LESSONS. NOTE 6:  IF YOU DON'T GET THROUGH ALL THE EXERCISES IN ONE DAY, YOU CAN JUST BE SURE THAT THE EXERCISES YOU DID NOT GET TO ARE DO...

PROPERTY OF MANNERLY MUTTS DOG TRAINING AND ROBIN RUBIN. WE ONLY ALLOW PAYING CLIENTS TO COPY THIS MATERIAL FOR THEIR USE ALONE. THIS MATERIAL MUST NOT BE DISTRIBUTED TO OTHER NON-CLIENT PARTIES OF MANNERLY MUTTS WITHOUT EXPRESS PERMISSION. Heeling Begins Equipment needed: -6' Leather Lead -Training Collar NOTE:  THESE ARE OLD DIRECTIONS WITH THE PARTS YOU DO NOT NEED TO WORRY ABOUT CROSSED OUT. ****NOTE, IF THE LONGE LINE HOMEWORK HAS NOT BEEN DONE, BEEN DONE INCORRECTLY, OR DONE INCONSISTENTLY DO NOT START HEELING. IT IS NOT FAIR TO THE DOG TO DO THIS, AND YOUR DOG WILL MOST LIKELY NOT BE COOPERATIVE. Explanation and Goal of Exercise: To teach the dog to walk in an exact position for convenience of the handler. The Longe Line Work has started the commands of heel, come, and future off leash behavior. It is also a method to teach the dog never to pull on the leash. However, a dog is still able to get under foot at times or not be in such a convenient position when they are out ...

  Long place is technically the 4th step in the overall place command:   First step is intro.  Intro is just walking the dog and letting them pass over it.  "Place" is said when all paws are on the place. Second step is teaching the dog to step on the place themselves. Third step is teaching them that there is a boundary they should not step off. Fourth step is beginning to proof and advance this exercise by having them keep themselves on the place for a period of time.   Trainer only gets involved if they try to leave. This teaches your dog that you might very well be in a seated position when they are in a place (while the third step has started the idea that you may be moving around the room).   This is tricky for dogs as they usually want to be petted or cuddled when you take a seat, but it is important that owners have time to read, work, eat a meal, and so on without constantly needing to pay attention to their dog.   Usually ...