Tie-out Training - First, make sure the probes are making good contact with the skin, without good contact with the skin, the dog will not feel the shock. Also, make sure the battery is at full strength. Once a battery loses half its voltage, the receiver will no longer shock properly. If the receiver is working properly, try the following training suggestion.

Try using a tie-out that has enough rope to allow your dog to get the shock area but no farther. Once your dog reaches the shock area, there is no choice but to come back into the yard. Let him out on the tie out for the next several days. At some point a distraction will tempt him to leave the yard and he will get a shock and have no choice but to return to the yard. This should get your dog trained to the boundary even when distractions are present.

If this training fails to contain your dog, you will need to order the Stubborn Dog Receiver.

48 Hour Crash Course - The following training procedure is recommended for use with any Instant Fence Pet Containment System. Keep in mind that the key to the success of a Instant Fence Pet Containment System is the training your pet receives. The strength of the shock alone will not keep your pet within their boundary.

Set aside 48 hours (most people pick a weekend), and dedicate it to training your pet. It is important to have as little disruption as possible during this training session.

On an hourly basis, take your pet on a leash out towards your boundary (with flags installed). Let him wander on his own will into the edge of the boundary, just far enough that he can hear the beep of his receiver collar. As soon as that happens, pull sharply on his leash and bring him well back inside his safe zone. Once he is there, command him to "Sit" and "Stay" and give him praise or a treat. Repeat this step along different points along your boundary during each hourly session. If possible, do this training with a distraction present on the other side of the flags. Distractions can be anything that might normally occur in your particular yard that might tempt him to cross the boundary: children or other family members playing, other dogs or cats, a friend of family member walking down your sidewalk, etc. It is OK for the people participating as your "distraction" to pay attention to the dog, but they must not give him any commands such as "Come!" or "Here!" or even calling his name. This would only confuse him in the future.

When you are not actively training your pet during this 48 hours, you MUST keep him either inside your home or confined on a leash that is not long enough to allow him near the boundary. This rule must NOT be broken! If he gets loose even once you are back to square one!

Towards the end of your 48 hours, give your dog the following test to see if he is learning:

As you allow him to get near the point in your boundary where you would normally pull him back...don't. See if he starts to turn around on his own. If he does, you know he is starting to learn the routine. Don't let this be an indication for you to discontinue training. Continue for the entire two-day period. The dog must be pulled out of the boundary at least 50 times for this to work well.