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magic! It distracts the animal but the

actual training is up to you.

4. How to use

MasterPlus

PRO?

For the best results, follow these

guidelines:

1- Let the dog get used to wearing the

collar without the battery for a few

days (a week), so that it becomes a

part of his usual environment.

2- During training, make sure the collar

is ready to work at all times.

3- If the dog is not already wearing the

MasterPlus

PRO collar, put it on at

least 20 minutes before the exercise

session, so that he does not

associate the collar with the walk or

the exercise.

4- Whilst training your dog, have one or

two daily sessions of no longer than

30 minutes each, so that neither you

nor the dog becomes stale. For

retraining, you can either organise

sessions during which the behaviour

to be discouraged is specifically

"provoked", or you can wait

for the misbehaviour to occur

spontaneously. In either case, the

collar must be ready for use at all

times.

Surprise and reward

5- The collar has different settings of

spray. Use these variations to

surprise your dog, so he does not get

used to them. However, if the dog is

difficult to distract, use a stronger or

longer stimulus.

6- Using

the

"tone"

button

- The tone can be used as a pre-

signal: when your dog is about to

commit a discouraged behaviour,

press the tone button immediately

followed by one of the two spray

buttons, this way the dog will quickly

associate the sound with the spray.

After a few sessions, he will react to

the TONE button without your having

to use the spray as well. Indeed, the

dog will understand that if he doesn't

change his bad behaviour as a result

of the tone, he will be sprayed.

- Just as the tone can be used as a

signal for impending punishment, so

can it also become a rewarding

signal. Of course you need to decide

in advance which role you want to

assign to the signal: as a warning that

the animal is about to be punished by

a spray, alternatively as a signal that

the dog has performed the correct

behaviour.

To train the reward association,

follow the same principles that are

now well-established in the world of

clicker training. This is to offer a

treat, and at the moment he takes it,

activate the signal on button number

1. Repeat five or more times, offering

food from your hand.

Now move back and toss the treat

towards your dog, each time pressing

the signal button as he picks up the

treat. After 20-50 such pairings of

the signal with the treat, your dog will

reliably associate the signal with

reward.

You can now apply this learned

association by linking your dog's

obedience to easy commands such

as to "sit" or "down" by sounding the

tone, and again offering a titbit. Later

you can use more difficult or

problematic obedience commands

such as "come" (which from time to

time dogs ignore). When you have

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gained your dog's attention and he is

running towards you, sound the

signal as he is moving closer towards

you. Repeat two or three times as he

makes the journey in your direction.

You now have a device that can

provide pleasure to match the

punishment of the gas.

7- When you trigger the spray, try to

ensure that the dog does not see you

holding the remote control. It is

better he forms the impression that

the burst of spray comes "out of the

blue". Otherwise, he could think that

he has to behave only when you are

there. You can achieve this by

keeping the remote control in a

jacket pocket, looking away from the

dog and ignoring him when you

trigger it. Do not always adopt the

same pose, because dogs are very

sensitive to body language and will

soon be able to predict when you are

about to press the button! The dog

should not know that you are

activating the collar. s

8- Activate the spray as soon as you

see the dog beginning the chain or

sequence of misbehaviour. The

earlier you act, the easier it will be

to distract the dog and interrupt the

chain. When your dog pauses, get

his attention straight away by

calling

and

enthusiastically

encouraging him to play with you.

Your demeanour should suggest

fun, so produce special toys that

you have brought along as a play-

reward. Play with him for a few

minutes and then go back to the

area where he is prone to

misbehave.

9- If the stimulus was not strong

enough to completely distract your

dog, increase it to the maximum

setting, and distract him with

another game.

Improve your dog's behaviour:

10- As your dog's behaviour improves,

you should take him to places where

he is more and more prone to

misbehave. This way, you will be able

to control him in the worst situations,

and to go anywhere with him.

5 - Why should you want

to change your dog's

behaviour ?

Rather than punishing your dog, a

disruptive stimulus distracts him for the

moment and makes him receptive to a

new, alternative activity. However,

unless you take full advantage of this

brief moment to put him back on the

right path, he may go back to his

previous misbehaviour. In other words,

dogs learn not to misbehave if there is

a desirable alternative available.

This alternative is generally a behaviour

desired by the master. To encourage

him, you will have to reward this good

behaviour frequently. There are several

ways of rewarding a dog.

Enthusiastic congratulations or games are

the best, but it may be necessary,

especially with a young puppy, to combine

them with treats and physical attention. If

the choice of food rewards has been

made, it is advised to give them out after

the rewarded action progressively so that

your "authority" does not become totally

dependent on them.

In any case, do not forget: if the reward

is given immediately after the action,

your dog will establish the relation

between his behaviour and your