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Avoid Making Your Dog “Collar- W ise.” A “c o l l a r- w i s e ”

dog is one that has learned that he might be corrected

if he’s wearing the collar, and that he won’t be corrected

if he’s not wearing it. Dogs don’t automatically become

“collar-wise” from being trained with the Sportsman,

but they can if they learn to compare results. Here

are some tips to follow to prevent this:

First, if you are using the collar for reinforcing

commands, do not work the dog without the collar

on until his habit of obeying your commands is

established. This way you don’t put the dog in a

position where he is likely to disobey a command

and you can’t correct him. In other words, consistency

in reinforcing a command is what keeps your dog

from becoming “collar-wise.”

Second, if you are using the collar to stop misbehaviors,

like chasing, digging, or jumping up, put the collar on

the dog well before you plan to correct him with it

(20 minutes minimum). This way, he will not relate

having the collar put on to the correction he receives.

Be sure that his problem behavior has been eliminated

before you put him in a situation where he could

misbehave and not be corrected because the collar

isn’t on.

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