DogWatch BIGLEASH User manual

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Important Safeguards ...............................................................................................2
Transmitter Features ..................................................................................................3
1. Lanyar Loop ..........................................................................................................3
2. Antenna /Range Information ..................................................................................3
3. LCD Display ............................................................................................................4
4. Intensity Levels ......................................................................................................5
5. Dog 1/Dog 2 Feature ..............................................................................................5
6. Correction Button A [Au ible] . ................................................................................5
7. Correction Button B [Brief] ......................................................................................5
8. Correction Button C [Continuous] ............................................................................5
Turning the Trainer ON/OFF ......................................................................................6
Charging the Transmitter and Receiver Batteries ..................................................6
Receiver Features ......................................................................................................7
A justing the Receiver Collar......................................................................................7
Setting the Contact Posts .......................................................................................... 7
Using the Receiver Collar for Training ........................................................................7
General Training Considerations ..............................................................................8
Training Basics............................................................................................................9
Preparing to Train........................................................................................................9
Getting the Most From Your BIG LEASH Remote Trainer ............................................10
Obedience Training ..................................................................................................11
Getting Starte on a Tra itional Leash......................................................................11
Behavior Training......................................................................................................12
Getting Starte on a BIGLEASH ..............................................................................12
Examples of Specific Behaviors ..............................................................................13
Barking ....................................................................................................................13
Digging ....................................................................................................................13
Jumping Up ............................................................................................................13
Jumping on Furniture................................................................................................13
Chewing....................................................................................................................14
Chasing ....................................................................................................................14
Aggression................................................................................................................14
Troubleshoting ..........................................................................................................15
Warranties ................................................................................................................16
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Table Of Contents

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Important Safeguards
TO GET THE MOST OUT OF YOUR DOGWATCH®BIG LEASH REMOTE TRAINER,
PLEASE FOLLOW THE PROCEDURES IN THIS MANUAL.
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The BIG LEASH™remote trainer is appropriate for training companion ogs, fiel
trial training, an for hunting an sporting ogs.
■It is important to un erstan the training process before you begin using the
trainer.
■Be consistent with your og. Inconsistent comman s (verbal an non-verbal)
will be confusing to your og an will make training more ifficult.
■In the event your training pro uct requires servicing, please contact DogWatch
Customer Service at 1-800-793-3436 .
■Attempting to service the system yourself may invali ate the warranty.
■This pro uct is inten e for the purpose of training omestic ogs. Use for any
other purpose is at the owner’s risk.
■This pro uct is not esigne or recommen e for training aggressive ogs. Dog
aggression shoul be han le by a og training professional.
■This pro uct is recommen e for ogs in goo health an 6 months or ol er.
■Keep the transmitter an receiver collar out of reach of chil ren.
■Perio ically inspect your og’s neck for irritation ue to rubbing.
■The au ible warning soun use for this system is intentionally ifferent than
the soun use for Hi en Fence pro ucts so your og will not confuse the
training soun with the fence boun ary soun . The Hi en Fence collar will not
work with the remote trainer, an the trainer collar will not work with the fence.
If you have questions about your BIG LEASH™Remote Trainer,
contact Customer Service at 1-800-793-3 36.
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Transmitter Features
1. Lanyard Loop
■A lanyar is supplie with each transmitter.
2. Antenna/Range Information
■Your BIGLEASH Remote Trainer provi es up to a ½ mile range.
■How you hol the transmitter may affect the range. For maximum range hol
the transmitter away from your bo y with the antenna pointe towar the sky.
Pointing the transmitter antenna toward your pet will reduce the range. (See
illustration on next page.)
■Keep your fingers off the antenna. Touching the antenna will greatly re uce the
efficiency an the range of the antenna.
■Range may vary epen ing on environmental con itions such as terrain,
weather, vegetation, buil ings an other obstructions.
Transmitter Features
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5
3
1
2
Dog 1/Dog 2 Switch
Lanyard Loop
Antenna
Correction Level
Adjustment
LCD Display
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7
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The BIGLEASH™Remo e Trainer by DogWa ch®is he only remo e rainer wi h wo-way
communica ion be ween he ransmi er and he receiver collar.
Correction Button B (Brief)
Correction Button A (Audible)
Correction Button C
(Continuous)

1 - 3 = Mil Correction
4 - 6 = Mo erate Correction
7-10 = Strong Correction
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Correct Transmitter Position
Hol the transmitter away from your bo y
with the antenna up for maximum range.
■The large number isplays the
Correction Level
■Paw Icon in icates that
the receiver collar is ‘on’
an functioning properly.
Blinks when signal is lost.
■Transmistter Icon blinks to
in icate activation when
any button is pushe .
■Communication Link
Line in icates the status
of the signal between the
transmitter an collar.
Solid = communicating
Blinks = correction signal
sent & receive
Incorrect Transmitter Position
Pointing the transmitter antenna towar
your pet will re uce the signal range.
Top example = strong signal, correction level 3, collar 1, an low batteries
Bottom example = weak signal, correction level 9, collar 2, an goo batteries.
A weak signal usually indicates the dog is moving out of range of the transmitter.
■The Battery Icon isplays when
the battery nee s to be charge .
Upper icon: collar battery.
Lower icon: transmitter battery.
■Dog 1/Dog 2 Icon in icates
which collar is receiving the signal
when working with 2 ogs.
■Signal Strength is in icate by the
horizontal lines between the paw
an the transmitter icons.
Battery Icons
•Icon flashes when battery is
about 75% eplete .
•Icon flashes rapidly just prior
to complete epletion an
shut own.
No Line + Blinking Paw
= Not Communicating
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3. LCD Display
The LCD isplay on your transmitter lets you know your system is operating
properly. The LCD isplay will illuminate when the transmitter is turne on.
Correction Level 0 = Safety Mode
No Au ible / No Correction

4. Correction Levels
■The correction levels can be a juste up or
own, 0-10, by pressing the correction level
a justment buttons.
■Start at 1 an gra ually increase the level until
you get the correct response from your og.
Small an sensitive ogs usually respon to low correction levels; large,
aggressive or stubborn ogs may require a stronger correction level.
✧We recommend using the lowest effective correction level. ✧
■When working with 2 ogs (two collars), the transmitter will remember the
most recent setting for each collar.
5. Dog 1 / Dog 2 Feature
Every transmitter comes with two og capability. Your transmitter comes pre-set
for use with one og but can easily be programme for use with two ogs.
■If you are working with two dogs, you will nee two receiver collars.
Information about setting the remote trainer to work with with two ogs is
provi e with the a itional collar.
■The Dog 1 an Dog 2 buttons allow you to change comman s between the
two collars. The transmitter will store the most recent setting for each collar.
■When working with 2 ogs, the isplay on the LCD screen will in icate if the
transmitter is set to sen the signal to the collar on Dog #1 or Dog #2.
6. Correction Button A [Audible]
■Pressing the ‘A’ button sen s an audible warning
(soun only) to the og’s receiver collar. This au ible
warning soun continues as long as you press the button (up to 8 secon s.)
7. Correction Button B [Brief ]
■Pressing the ‘B’ button sen s a brief correction (1 secon ) to the og’s
receiver collar. A itional brief corrections may be sent after releasing the
button.
8. Correction Button C [Continuous]
■Pressing the “C’ button sen s a continuous correction as long as you hol
the button own (up to 8 secon s.) If the button is not release , the
correction will automatically stop after 8 secon s. The collar will be rea y to
receive another signal after the button is release .
When a correction button is pushed, the communication link line and transmitter
icon will blink briefly. This indicates the signal has been sent and received.
Correction Buttons
Use the ▲an ▼buttons
to the right of the LCD
isplay to a just the
correction level.
Brief
Audible
Continuous

Turning the Transmitter and Receiver “ON”and “OFF”
■Both the transmitter an receiver must be turne “on” to operate.
■To turn the transmitter an receiver “on” or “off”,hold the transmitter and
receiver next to one another aligning the markers (in icate below) an sli e
the markers past each other along the seams.
■When the transmitter turns “on”, the screen light will turn on. When the
receiver turns “on”, you will hear an au ible low-to-hi “beep” tone.
■Follow the same proce ure to turn “off” the receiver an the transmitter. The
receiver will make a hi-to-low “beep” tone when turne off. Turning your
system “off” will help to preserve the battery life.
✧We recommend turning the system “off” when not in use. ✧
Charging the Transmitter and Receiver Batteries
■Battery
•Both the transmitter an receiver use a rechargeable Lithium polymer
battery. Both units shoul be fully charge before use.
•For battery replacement information, see the Warranty on page 16.
•Recharge your batteries on a regular basis. It takes approximately 3-4
hours to fully charge a battery. With typical use, the charge
shoul last approximately three ays.
■Recharging the Battery
•To recharge the transmitter an /or the receiver, insert
the power a aptor plug into the recharging port.
•When the transmitter an /or receiver is charging, the
LCD screen remains “on” an the battery icon turns
soli . When charging is complete, the battery icon
isappears.
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ON/OFF
Magnetic Switch
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Receiver
Alignment Markers
A “Y” connector is incl ded so the power adaptor can be sed
to charge both the transmitter and the receiver at the same time.
Transmitter
Alignment Markers

Receiver Features
The BigLeash collar is waterproof for all-weather, year-ro nd se.
■Adjusting the Receiver Collar
Proper collar fit is important for successful training.
•Tighten the buckle so the stainless steel contact posts fit snuggly against
your og’s neck. Cut the collar to the apppropriate length for proper fit.
•The collar shoul be snug, but not so tight that it is uncomfortable or will
amage the og’s skin or restrict movement of the og’s hea or neck.
•If the collar is too loose, your og may not respon to the correction. Also,
too loose a fit can cause the collar to move on the og’s neck an can
cause irritation.
■Setting the Contact Posts
The receiver comes with contact posts size to work for most ogs.
•The correct fit epen s on the og’s size, neck shape, coat an skin
sensitivity. The posts must make contact with the skin in or er for the og
to feel the correction.
•In certain cases you may nee to trim some of the hair aroun the contact
posts in or er for the posts to make contact with the skin.
•If you feel the post size is too short for your og, please contact Customer
Service at 1(800) 793-3436.
■Using the Receiver Collar for Training
•It is recommen e that the collar be put on your og for a perio of time
before you use it for training, an that it remain on for a perio of time after
the training session. This is recommen e so your og oes not become
“collar wise” (i.e., learns to associate the collar with receiving corrections.)
•The receiver collar is not esigne to be worn for exten e perio s by your
og. It shoul be remove when you are not using it (allowing sufficient
time pre- an post-training, as recommen e above.) Removing the collar
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Receiver Features
The BIG LEASH Receiver is a ached o a dog collar and receives he commands from he
handheld ransmi er.
The BIG LEASH Receiver Collar Contact Posts an charging port
on the back of The BIG LEASH
Receiver Collar

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General Training Considerations
Your Dog’s Response To Stimulation
•Stimulation (the correction from the og’s collar) has been a safe an effective
part of og training for over forty years. All ogs respon ifferently when they
feel a mil stimulation. Some ogs may emonstrate little, if any, reaction, while
others may yelp or jump back. Some ogs “freeze”.
✧We recommend using the lowest effective correction level. ✧
Do not try to comfort the dog if he receives correction or it will reinforce his anxiety.
Dog Personalities and Traits
•Keep in min that a og’s personality an traits iffer among an even within
bree s. Dogs may not exhibit the same personalities an traits within the same
bree .
•A gregarious or easily istract og may take longer to train. The better you know
your og, the easier the training will be for both of you!
Creating The Right Environment
Attitu e an Consistency are Important!
1. Keep the training “light”. Use lots of praise. Keep the og’s spirits high.
2. Use high happy tones for praise. Use low tones for negative comman s.
3. In the early stages, limit the training session to no more than 20 minutes.
4. Keep training consistent.
Remember!
Proper techniques are essential for successful training. If you have any questions
about training your og, especially uring the first few weeks, or if you have questions
about your og’s behavior uring his training sessions, please contact our Customer
Service Department at 1-800-793-3436 (M-F, 9:00 am - 5:00 pm EST).

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Training is a me hod of changing your dog’s behavior. If used properly your BIG LEASH
remo e rainer will help you communica e more effec ively wi h your dog.
Preparing to Train
■Fitting the Receiver Collar
•Before you begin training, be sure the receiver collar fits properly.
•The collar shoul be worn snugly on your og’s neck. This is extremely
important!
■Picking the Right Correction Level
•Your BIG LEASH trainer provi es 10 levels of correction so you can
customize your remote trainer for your og’s temperament an the type
of training you o.
•It is always best to start with the lowest level of stimulation an work up.
•When your og’s response is similar to that of a quick tug on a training lea
you are at a goo starting point.
•You may nee to a just the correction level uring training as the og’s
temperament changes with excitement or istraction.
■Types of Training Corrections
Your BIG LEASH trainer allows you to a just the type, the duration an the
level of the training correction.
•The “A” button provi es an audible warning for as long as you press it
(up to 8 secon s). In most training situations, it is recommen e that any
correction be preceded by a short audible warning. Quickly your pet will
learn to avoi a correction by respon ing to the au ible warning beep.
•The “B” button provi es a brief 1 second correction (regar less of how
long you hol the button own.) Press the “B” button repeate ly for a
series of brief corrections.
•The “C” button provi es a continuous correction (up to 8 secon s.) This
allows you to control the uration of the correction when the situation calls
for a longer correction.
Training Basics
Yo sho ld be able to place no more than
one th mb width between the contact
posts and the dog’s neck.
When checking sn gness of collar,
the dog’s neck sho ld be facing down
(sniffing position) as this is where the
dog’s neck is the smallest.

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Getting the Most From Your BIG LEASH Remote Trainer
■Appropriate and Proper Use
Training is a metho of changing your og’s behavior. Use properly, your
remote trainer can be a very effective training tool. It can help control
behavior; assist in creating esire behaviors; or help extinguish unwante
behavior.
As with any training program, appropriate an proper use of the training tools
is irectly relate to the success of the training.
•The remote trainer is not a short cut or a “punishment” tool. It shoul
be use to train your og to avoi unwante behavior an to reinforce the
training, not as a way to punish them for ba behavior.
•Keep your training sessions short, especially early in the training. As your
og learns, he will respon more quickly to the au ible warning an training
sessions may be exten e .
•Do not let your pet know that it is you giving him the correction. Keep the
transmitter “hi en” (i.e., o not make it obvious you are using the
transmitter as part of the correction process).
•The use of a voice comman in conjunction with the remote trainer will vary
with the situation an your training goal. See examples of some specific
behaviors an suggeste training techniques in the next section.
•Always begin with a low intensity level until you etermine the appropriate
threshol for your og.
•In the early stages of training, most ogs respon to the first or secon
brief correction (correction button ‘B’). Some ogs may nee a few more
brief corrections (or a higher intensity level) epen ing on the og’s
personality an level of excitement or istraction.
•For some behaviors - such as chasing or barking - a continuous correction
(correction button ‘C’) of several secon s may initially be nee e .
•I eally, you want your og to learn to respon without the nee for a
correction.
■Consistency and Timing
•Consistency is critical for successful training.
•Timing of the correction is also critical. The correction must occur at the
time of the behavior. If the behavior is not occuring when the correction
occurs, the og will not assoiate the correction with the behavior.
If you want your og to stop igging in the yar , the correction must occur
while the dog is digging . . . not later when you fin the hole.

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Before you begin a behavior training program using your BIG LEASH, your og
must know the basic obe ience comman s.
Getting Started on a Traditional Leash
Once your og has learne to consistently respon to basic training comman s on
a tra itional leash, you can begin working with your remote trainer.
■The “Heel” Command
The ‘heel’ comman is the first comman to teach your og.
•With your og on a short leash at your si e, beginning walking while gently
pulling on the leash to keep your og positione at your si e as you walk.
•Say the comman ‘heel’ each time you use the leash to keep your og in
position at your si e.
•Praise your og when he returns to the correct position after you say the
‘heel’ comman .
•With repetition, consistency, patience an praise your og shoul be
walking next to you in just a few short training sessions.
■The “Sit/Stay” Command
The secon on leash comman is “sit/stay”. “Sit” is the comman ; “stay” is
the implie .
•Begin the ‘sit/stay’ training by walking on lea in the ‘heel’ position. Come
to a stop, pull up on the lea an tell the og to ‘sit’ while maintaining
pressure on the lea . Initially you may nee to put pressure on your og’s
rear en to teach him the sit position.
•With the og in the “sit” position, simply move away to the en of the leash,
an with a gentle tug, comman the og to ‘come’.
•When you tell your og to ‘sit’ he shoul stay until you give him a ifferent
comman .
Obedience Training
THE SUCCESS OF ALL TRAINING REQUIRES REPETITION,
CONSISTENCY,PATIENCE AND A LOT OF PRAISE.
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Behavior Training
After your og un erstan s the basic obe ience comman s, you are rea y to begin
training with your BIG LEASH. Be sure the receiver collar fits properly an let your
og spen some time wearing the receiver collar before you begin training.
Getting Started on The BIG LEASH
■The Basics of General “Avoidance” Behavioral Training
•Walking your og on his tra itional leash while wearing The BIG LEASH
collar will help him get use to wearing the new collar. Do this for a few
ays before you begin using the collar for training so your og will not learn
to associate the collar with training corrections.
•When correcting your og’s behavior, you must take into consi eration that
not all activities, such as barking, shoul be eliminate completely. The
goal of your training shoul be to control problem behavior rather than to
eliminate normal an acceptable aspects of the same behavior.
•Some ogs will learn quickly even with a very low correction level; others
may nee higher levels to get their full attention. For most ogs an most
behaviors, we recommen “pre-con itioning” with a low level before trying
incrementally higher levels.
✧We recommend using the lowest effective correction level. ✧
•“Avoi ance training” is teaching your og to associate the correction with
the problem behavior an helping him learn that in or er to avoi the
correction he must stop the behavior.
•It is best to minimize your association with giving the correction an o not
make it obvious that the transmitter is associate with the correction.
•The use of verbal comman s an /or au ible alerts varies with the training
situation an the training metho . In some training situations, you may
want your og to associate the behavior only with the correction with no
verbal comman or au ible warning.
•Do not praise or comfort your og after giving him a correction.
•Consistency an the timing of the correction are both very important when
using a remote trainer.
Field Trial Training and Hunting Dogs
This Owner’s Gui e provi es general training examples for common behaviors.
The BIGLEASH Remote Trainer is also appropriate for Fiel Trial Training an
Hunting Dogs. There are many books an online gui es which cover these topics
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Examples of Specific Behaviors
Training Methods
There are several training appoaches use by professional og trainers. When
using a remote trainer, some trainers a vocate precee ing the correction with a
voice comman an /or au ible warning; others believe that some behaviors are
eliminate more effectively if there is no precee ing verbal comman or au ible
warning.
Whichever training approach you use, the key is to be consistent. The following
examples offer general approaches for using the remote trainer to a ress
specific behaviors. Any of the suggeste corrections may be precee e with a
verbal comman (such as “No”) an /or an au ible warning epen ing on the
behavior, your training goal an preferre approach.
•Dogs shoul be allowe to bark as a normal part of what they o.
Determine what is ‘nuisance barking’ an use the BiG LEASH trainer to
correct only barking which meets your criteria for ‘nuisance barking.’ It is
important to be consistent when correcting your og’s barking.
•Use a “quiet” or “no barking” comman backe up with a correction from
your remote trainer.
•Dogs ig for many reasons; they may be looking for a cool place to lie
own or they may just be bore .
•To train your og that igging in certain areas is not acceptable, apply a
correction the moment he starts to ig.
•Dogs generally jump up to get attention. To correct jumping, all members
of the family an all guests nee to be consistent when training.
•When your og wants to jump up, instruct him to sit instea an then give
him the praise an attention he is looking for.
•If using the Trainer is nee e to correct jumping, press the correction
button the moment the og starts to jump up.
•Timing is important. DO NOT eliver the correction after the og has
jumpe up an is in contact with the person as the og coul respon
with a reflex negative behavior towar that person.
Digging
Jumping p
Barking

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•You can train your og to stay off of ALL furniture; or you can limit your
training to specific furniture. Regar less, it is crucial that you are
consistent. Any furniture that is ‘off limits’ should ALWAYS be ‘off limits.’
•Your timing is important. Apply a correction the moment your og starts to
climb on the furniture.
•You want your og to associate the act of jumping on the furniture with the
correction so he will avoi the selecte furniture in the future.
•You can also con itionally train your og that jumping on furniture
uninvited results in a negative response (a correction) while respon ing to
your invitation will be rewar e with praise. Use a lower correction level for
con itional training than you woul for “off limits” training.
•Chewing is a natural behavior for ogs. As with barking, acceptable an
unacceptable chewing must be efine so that training corrections can be
applie consistently.
•Teach your og that there are things he is allowe to chew (special chew
toys, bones, etc.) an things he shoul not chew (shoes, socks, gar en
hoses, etc.) As soon as your og begins to chew something he shoul n’t,
apply a correction.
•The most common chasing behavior is chasing cars.
•Care must be taken when teaching your og not to chase cars. Be sure
that when you apply a correction your og is away from the moving
vehicle.
•Generally ogs are excite an istracte when they are chasing
something an use of the Continuous correction [C button] may be
necessary, especially in the early stages of training.
•Dogs chase an engage in aggressive behaviors (such as biting an
fighting) for a variety of reasons that iffer from one og to another. We
recommen that you consult a professional trainer or animal behaviorist
who has experience using remote trainers to train aggressive ogs.
Chewing
Jumping on Furniture
Chasing
Aggression

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Troubleshooting
■Cold Weather Performance
•All batteries experience a rop in voltage uring col weather.
•The batteries may run own more quickly uring the winter months.
•The stimulation the og feels may not be as strong in col weather
•For best results in the col months store your remote trainer at room
temperature when not in use.
•Charge the unit at room temperature.
■Receiver Does Not Seem to Respond
•Check to see that both the transmitter an receiver are turne “on”. Both
the han hel transmitter an the receiver collar must both be turne “on”
for the system to operate.
•Check to see that you have a “link” between the transmitter an the
receiver
•Check that the batteries are charge .
•Check the correction level. If the correction level is set to “0” the receiver
will not respon .
•If your transmitter is programme for use with 2 ogs check to see that
your transmitter is set to the correct collar.
■The Transmitter Range is Reduced
•The Remote trainer is esigne to operate up to ½ mile.
•The range may be affecte by variations in terrain, weather, buil ings an
other obstructions.
•For best operation hol the transmitter with the antenna pointe towar the
sky, not towar s the og.
•Keep your fingers away from the antenna. Touching the antenna will greatly
re uce the range.
■The Dog Does Not Feel the Correction
•Check the “link” in icator on the transmitter to be sure that the transmitter
is communicating with the receiver.
•Check to see that the collar is snug an that the en s of the contact posts
are touching your og’s neck.
•Check the correction level. Try a ifferent setting if you are on a low setting.