Week 3 Let's Go With Electronic Collar

Let's Go command.   So remember let's go means just move towards me.   You can tighten that up as much as you would like to be closer or farther away.   At the very beginning, I like them to come at least six feet from me.

STEP 1:  Hold the long line appropriately through the handle

STEP 2:  Begin walking your planned path until the dog is not following you anymore and has become distracted or not paying attention to what you are doing

STEP 3:  At that point say "Let's Go" or "[Dog's Name] Let's Go" if you prefer.

STEP 4A:  If the dog immediately comes towards you say "Good Boy" or "Good Let's Go".  

STEP 4B:   If the dog doesn't (wait a couple of seconds to give them a chance, but not too long), use the top button (called the nick button) on the Dogtra collar and tap it repeatedly until the dog turns toward you, and then stop and encourage your dog forward

STEP 4C:  If your dog gets confused or stuck with the tapping, you can encourage him forward, or use the long line  to pull it a little and start the dog forward instead.
STEP 5:  Repeat

Continue repeating these steps for a good 30 minutes.

NOTE:  ADVANCING THE ABOVE DURING THE WEEK.  ONCE YOUR DOG IS CONSISTENTLY COMING TOWARDS YOU DURING THIS, YOU CAN START TO HAVE THEM FOLLOW YOU AROUND THE YARD BY SAYING "LET'S GO" IF THEY VEER OFF.   YOU CAN DO THIS EITHER HOLDING THE LINE, OR IF YOUR DOG IS VERY CONSISTENT, HAVING THEM DRAG THE LINE.   A TWO FIFTEEN MINUTE SESSIONS A DAY OF THIS EXERCISE WOULD BE GOOD.

ONCE THEY CAN FOLLOW YOU AROUND THE SPACE LIKE THE YARD, THEN YOU CAN START TO HAVE THEM FOLLOW YOU AROUND THE HOUSE DRAGGING THE LEASH SO YOU CAN HELP THEM IF THEY GET STUCK OR CONFUSED.