Teaching a dog how to respond to a correction is a systematic process. Teaching your dog a correction does not imply that you are against motivation or positive techniques. Positive reinforcement and negat ive reinforcement are not mutually exclusive. Many owners are thoughtless about introducing their dog to the underground fence. These owners are surprised when the dog gets shocked and bolts out of the yard.
Huge problems result.
For example, if a puppy with no prior leash experience is put on a leash and walked up to the fence's boundary, when he feels the correction he might lie down and refuse to move. In his mind this new skill, walking on a leash is dangerous. He associates the leash with the electric correction. This puppy needs to understand leash walking before the fence's boundary is introduced. When the owner takes control of the correction and, more importantly, takes control of the dog's response, the underground fence correc tion can be taught.