US 5,054,428 AGranted

Method and apparatus for remote conditioned cue control of animal training stimulus

AssigneeTri-Tronics, Inc.

InventorGregory J. Farkus

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Abstract

A technique is disclosed for further training or control of a dog that has been previously trained to conform to a particular desired behavior. If the dog fails to conform to the expected behavior, a first remote control signal is transmitted to a collar-mounted receiver-stimulator to produce a first conditioned cue as a short duration electrical stimulation signal applied to the animal, to get the animal's attention and inform it that continued failure to conform to the expected behavior will result in a higher degree of electrical stimulation. If the animal fails to conform to the expected behavior, a second control signal is generated to produce a second conditioned cue of a higher degree of electrical stimulation than the first to the animal. Such subtle conditioned cues result in effective control or training of the dog with little or no discomfort to it.

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Dependent claims

A method of training an animal, comprising the steps of:

(a) training the animal to conform to a desired behavior;
(b) later inducing the animal to conform to the desired behavior;
(c) if the animal fails to continue to conform to the desired behavior, producing a first control signal to produce a first conditioned cue as a low degree of electrical stimulation applied to the animal;
(d) producing the first conditioned cue as a short first preselected duration electrical stimulation signal applied to the animal in response to the first control signal to get the animal's attention and indicate to it that continued failure to conform to the desired behavior will result in a higher degree of electrical stimulation;
(e) if the animal fails to conform to the desired behavior, producing a second control signal to produce a second conditioned cue as a higher degree of electrical stimulation;
(f) producing the second conditioned cue as a second preselected duration electrical stimulation in response to the second control signal, the second preselected duration being substantially greater than the first.

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