Finding a Person to Train a Old English Sheepdog

How to Find a Trainer For Your Old English Sheepdog: Six Things to Look For

• 1) A good reputation, inquire and get suggestions from your animal doctor, other Old English Sheepdog owners, or local kennel clubs.
• 2) Experience. – Inquire about their background, i.e. number of years experience.
• 3) A genuine love of and devotion to Old English Sheepdogs.
• 4) Extensive and up to date knowledge. Dedicated trainers keep themselves updated by attending dog training and animal behavior courses, conferences, seminars and workshops.
• 5) Their training methodology and handling skills. A good trainers first concern should be the Old English Sheepdog’s well being.
• 6) Memberships with reputable associations, organizations and training clubs.

Basic Old English Sheepdog Obedience Tips

Training should be a positive and rewarding experience for both you and your Old English Sheepdog. If you are not in the best mindset for training, do not even think of beginning. Always commend your Old English Sheepdog for heeding your orders precisely! A reward is anything that your Old English Sheepdog desires and is willing to earn. Food is an obvious prize but different rewards could be verbal praise and playthings. Many shorter training sessions are typically more effective than a long one. Training shouldn’t involve any negative comments or punishment. There should be no yelling, no smacking or hitting, no leash jerking on training chains or collars, and absolutely no electric shocking! Every single training session should be pleasant and confidence-building with prizes for jobs well done.

Training Old English Sheepdogs with head collars

Dragging the lead is one of the few negative experiences of raising a new Old English Sheepdog puppy. Using a head collar for Old English Sheepdog training has become standard in the last few years. Training with a head collar does have some benefits over the standard training collar. Even though it is very simple to use, it is imperative that head collars are fit properly and your Old English Sheepdog gradually introduced to the collar. Head collars are typically more simple to use than an usual training collar. Head collars are quite effective when training Old English Sheepdogs in difficult situations.

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