The Jingler is a simple device that uses sound therapy. It works by distracting your dog momentarily from what it is doing. The repetition of the jingle and either a change of direction or a command conditions your dog so that it associates the noise with a movement or command.
Your dog will soon get the idea that for instance if you are curing (pulling on the lead) then if the walk is to continue the dog quickly works out that the Jingler, plus my technique means it cannot possibly pull on the lead and watch your movements at the same time. You will then be in control of the walk and the reward for good behaviour is for it to continue.
The Jingler can be used for a variety of problems “Walking to Heel” “Jumping Up” “Barking” “Nipping & Mouthing” (both puppy and adult dogs), “Food Snatching” and to aid “Recall” and “General Obedience”. I have also used it successfully in cases of interdog aggression, food stealing, jumping on furniture, cat chasing etc.I developed and refined this aid over a number of years it is now used by many thousands of dog owners.
SAFETY
At no time should you jerk and pull the lead during training, it is possible to put considerable strain on your dog's neck muscles. This is an outdated and injurious technique. The Jingler is designed to overcome this, when using it, just a gentle shake of the lead is all that is required. Try it, put it near your ear and shake, it is quite loud and your dogs hearing is quite acute.
PATIENCE
It is easy to get angry with your dog, but like us, dogs also can have off days, so if they don’t want to work on occasions don’t force them. If you find yourself getting frustrated count to ten and then try to imagine what it would be like if you were shouted at or abused simply for not understanding what was expected.
INTRODUCTION
When you get your Jingler It will include full instructions on how to use it for the following problems:
- Pulling on the lead
- Jumping up
- Nipping and Biting
- Recall using the Sit Stay method.
It can be used for many other training and behavioural problems that will become obvious as you use this method.
To Use the Jingler method effectively it works better with the items shown below:
1. A proper leather or canvas collar, not a thin one, thin rolled collars bite into the neck; therefore I would not recommend them. Never use a check or choke chain this is a barbaric outdated method of lead control and with this method there is no reason to use one, you also will not need a Halti or a Harness.
2. A five foot lead, A very short lead will make it difficult for you to control the dog when he or she pulls or jumps up, plus you want to give your dog the freedom to toilet without standing over them. I sell these in four colours see my website for cost, with Jingler or on its own
3. A Dog. “This one is fairly important”