Introduction to Electronic Dog Collar Training

The most important feature of the K-9 Electronic Dog Containment System is the type of electronic dog collar training that your dog receives. The training is what ensures that your dog stays in your yard instead of running out to end up lost or hurt.

Successful electronic dog collar training will also avoid 'Run-Through' Syndrome. 'Run-Through' Syndrome is a learned behavior whereby a dog has mastered the ability to run through an electronic boundary swiftly to get what they want on the "other side." Dogs learn this behavior because they are not thoroughly trained and tested with the electronic collar before being allowed to run freely in their yard. After a dog learns to run through their underground fence boundaries, it is very difficult, if not impossible, for many dogs to 'unlearn.'

Once a dog accepts or handles a shock, and receives the reward of what they wanted on the other side of the electronic fence, they learn that their reward far outweighs the momentary collar shock of a correction. The only way to deal with 'Run-Through' syndrome is to prevent it by properly training the dog with the collar so they learn to stay safely within their electronic fence boundaries.

To prepare a dog for distractions they'll face, we use Incremental Distraction Training.

• Learn about Incremental Distraction Training and the K-9 Nine Pillars of Training.
• Learn about the Drawbacks of Doing the Training Yourself.