Dogs do not understand the English language, making it difficult for us to communicate what we are asking of them. In using the Smith family Silent Command System™ we are able to build a point of contact. There are three areas where we build the point of contact: the flank, neck, and toe. Constant contact on the flank will cue a dog to sit or stand still. (Later in the training process this cue is transitioned and moved to the neck.) Momentary contact on the neck will cue a dog to go with us or come to us. Constant contact on the toe will cue a dog to fetch.

The point of contact begins with the human touch. From there, a conditioned response is gained via rope (i.e. lead, check cord, whoa post), transitioned to the e-collar, and finally named with a word, whistle, etc. Now you will have a working language with your dog and your dog will understand correction if he/she should choose to not comply with you.