Finding a Person to Train a Shetland Sheepdog

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

• 1) A good reputation, inquire and obtain advice from the veterinarian, other Shetland 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 Shetland 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 Shetland Sheepdog’s well being.
• 6) Memberships with reputable associations, organizations and training clubs.

General Shetland Sheepdog Obedience Tips

Training should be a pleasant and rewarding situation for both you and the Shetland Sheepdog. If you are not in the right mindset for training, don’t even begin. Always commend your Shetland Sheepdog for obeying your commands precisely! A treat is anything that your Shetland Sheepdog wants and is happy to work for. Food is an obvious reward but different rewards could be verbalized admiration and toys. Several brief training sessions are usually more effective than 1 long one. Training must not contain any negative components or consequences. There should be no shouting, no smacking or hitting, no leash jerking on training chains or collars, and absolutely no electric fences! Each training session should be pleasant and reinforcing with treats for each job well done.

Training Shetland Sheepdogs with head collars

Dragging the lead is one of the few unpleasant jobs of training a new Shetland Sheepdog puppy. Using a head collar for Shetland Sheepdog training has become very popular during 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 important that head collars are fitted correctly and your Shetland Sheepdog correctly introduced to the collar. Head collars are typically more easy to use than a traditional training collar. Head collars are quite effective when training Shetland Sheepdogs in tricky situations.

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