The "Down" Command With The Remote Trainer

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Procedure for Introducing the Remote Trainer with the "Down" Command 1. Have your dog on leash, and in a sitting position. 2. Command "Down" and press the button on the Remote Trainer. 3. At the same time, guide the dog down with your leash. 4. Release both the stimulation and the leash pressure the moment the dog lies down, and praise him. 5. If the dog gets up before you release him, press the button again as you command "Down." Release the button when he lies back down, and praise him. 6. Release the dog and move to a new place in the training area and repeat steps 1 - 5.

31 7. End the session with some play time. 8. When you see the dog anticipating the "Down" command and lying down very quickly (he's trying to "beat" the stimulation), he is ready to move on to distraction training. Generally you should see this behavior in your dog by the second session on "Down."

Add Distraction Training Now that your dog understands how to "turn off" the Remote Trainer by lying down quickly on command, and how to keep it turned off by staying down, it is time to introduce distractions. Train "Down" in other training areas, and around gradually increasing levels of distraction. Having an assistant introduce mild distractions can be very helpful.

Procedure for Distraction Training with the "Down" Command 1. Have the dog on a check cord, and give the "Down" command. 2. After the dog is lying down, introduce the mild distraction. 3. If the dog moves, correct with the Remote Trainer as you give the "Down" command. 4. Gradually increase the level of distractions. 5. When the dog responds reliably to the corrections, remove the check cord and use the Remote Trainer only. 6. Praise when your dog resists a temptation and stays lying down.

When working on distraction training, your dog ignores the stimulus, and doesn't seem to make any progress. Or he keeps "running through" the correction and visiting an enticing distraction. Use milder distractions until he becomes good at resisting them, and only then increase the distractions. Also, you can increase the level of intensity until you find a level that better gets his attention. Remember that during your beginning distraction training on the "Down" command, you should have your check cord on the dog until it's clear that he understands how to respond to a Remote Trainer correction even when strongly tempted. The check cord keeps the dog from ignoring the Remote Trainer entirely, and getting rewarded by visiting an enticing distraction. When the dog gets up in response to a distraction, remember to continue the stimulation until the dog lies back down. Stopping the stimulation tells him that his choice to lie down was the correct one. An effective Remote Trainer correction will teach him that moving after being told to "Down" is not what he wants to do.