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Training tips
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Precautions of use
- before using an electronic collar, we advise you to have your dog checked by your vet to ensure it is fit to wear a collar
- do not use the collar with dogs that are not in good physical shape (i.e. cardiac problems, epilepsy) or have behavioural problems
- do not leave the collar on your dog for more than 8 hours a day
- check your dog's neck regularly, the repeated rubbing of the contact points against the animal's skin may cause irritation. If this happens, remove the collar until all signs of skin irritation have disappeared
- you can start using the collar with 6 month-old puppies that have already received some rudimental training: "stay", "sit" or at least "no"
- your dog will need to get used to the collar, for a few days let the dog wear the collar but do not use it
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Starting out with the training collar
Positive and effective training takes time, do not rush:- at the beginning, choose a familiar area, a location your dog is used to
- put the collar on your dog even if you do not plan to use it. Your dog must not associate the collar with the sanction
- define the level of stimulation from which your dog reacts by starting with the lowest level of intensity and increasing gradually
- choose the right moment to press the button: at the exact time your dog does something wrong
- give your dog plenty of encouragments: it will learn fast and its desire to respond will increase
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Fitting the collar
 Collar adjustment is very important for an electronic collar (training, bark limiter, pet fencing).The strap must be adjusted so that the electrodes are in contact with the skin of the dog.- if the strap is too loose, the collar is likely to move and repeated friction can irritate the skin of your dog. Furthermore, it will not function correctly.
- if the strap is too tight, the dog will have breathing difficulties.
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Principles for the keeping of pet animals
(extracts from the European convention for the protection of pet animals)- Art. 3 - Basic principles for animal welfare
1. Nobody shall cause a pet animal unnecessary pain, suffering or distress.
2. Nobody shall abandon a pet animal.
- Art. 4 - Keeping
1. Any person who keeps a pet animal or who has agreed to look after it, shall be responsible for its health and welfare.
2. Any person who is keeping a pet animal or who is looking after it shall provide accommodation, care and attention which take account of the ethological needs of the animal in accordance with its species and breed, in particular:
a. give it suitable and sufficient food and water;
b. provide it with adequate opportunities for exercise;
c. take all reasonable measures to prevent its escape.
3. An animal shall not be kept as a pet animal if:
a. the conditions of paragraph 2 above are not met or if,
b. in spite of these conditions being met, the animal cannot adapt itself to captivity.
- Art. 7 - Training
No pet animal shall be trained in a way that is detrimental to its health and welfare, especially by forcing it to exceed its natural capacities or strength or by employing artificial aids which cause injury or unnecessary pain, suffering or distress.
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