Testing The Bark Control Collar; What To Expect During Use - Petsafe PBC17 Gebrauchsanweisung

Testing the Bark Control Collar

1. Plug the Bark Control collar into the charger.
2. While the charger is attached press and hold the on/off button.
3. Continue to hold the on/off button while unplugging the Bark Control collar from the
charger. A blue LED will appear and the red and green LED lights will turn off.
4. Release the on/off button. There is a 2 second delay and the following will begin:
The Bark Control collar will emit an audible tone (beep) for each level of stimulation.
Then it will sound the normal power off tone and turn itself off.
5. The test can be stopped at any time by pressing the on/off button.

What to Expect During Use

Important: Do not leave your dog alone the first few times he receives a stimulation.
Place the Bark Control collar properly on your dog and wait nearby until he barks. Most dogs
will understand very quickly that the collar is disrupting their urge to bark and will relax and
stop barking. Because the static stimulation may be surprising or startling at first, some dogs
may bark more at the initial stimulation.
On rare occasions, a dog may begin barking at the stimulation. If this happens, reassure your
dog with calm, soothing voice. As your dog relaxes, he will understand that if he becomes
quiet, he will not receive any more static stimulations. The small minority of dogs that have this
reaction will only have it the first time they wear the Bark Control collar.
You should notice a reduction in your dog's barking within the first couple of days that he
wears the Bark Control collar. At this point, it is important to remember the learning process is
still not complete. Dogs will "test" this new learning experience and will increase their attempts
to bark. This usually occurs during the second week a dog wears the Bark Control collar. If this
does occur, remain consistent and do not alter your use of the Bark Control collar. You must
place the Bark Control collar on your dog in every situation when you expect him to be quiet.
If your dog is not wearing the Bark Control collar, he may resume barking and his learning
would suffer a setback.
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