Patent ID: 8402924

Claim:
A system for training an animal not to pull excessively on a lead coupled to a collar on the animal, the system comprising: a corrective assembly coupled to the collar and the lead, the corrective assembly including: a tension detector adapted to detect when a tension in the lead exceeds a predetermined force; a first stimulator adapted to emit a first stimulus to the animal; a second stimulator adapted to emit a second stimulus to the animal, wherein the second stimulus is different from the first stimulus; and a controller adapted to: actuate the first stimulus in response to the tension in the lead exceeding the predetermined force; actuate the second stimulus only in response to the tension in the lead exceeding the predetermined force for a first predetermined non-zero length of time after actuation of the first stimulus and not in response to the tension in the lead exceeding a force that is greater than the predetermined force; and not actuate the first stimulus or the second stimulus, for a second predetermined non-zero length of time, after actuation of the first and second stimulus irrespective of whether the tension in the lead remains above the predetermined force.