With so many folks advertising in the field of professional dog training today, learning who’s really able to train your Cretan Hound can be overwhelming. What to consider for when selecting a trainer to help you with training your Cretan Hound:
How to Find a Trainer For Your Cretan Hound: What to Look For
- 1) A respected reputation, ask around and obtain recommendations from the vet, other Cretan Hound 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 Cretan Hounds.
- 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 Cretan Hound’s well being.
- 6) Memberships with reputable associations, organizations and training clubs.
Standard Cretan Hound Obedience Tips
Training has to be a pleasant and rewarding experience for both you and your Cretan Hound. If you’re not in the best mood for training, do not even think of beginning. Always commend your Cretan Hound for heeding your orders expeditiously! A prize is anything that your Cretan Hound desires and is happy to work for. Food is the usual prize but different treats could be oral admiration and toys. Multiple brief training sessions are demonstrated to be better than 1 long one. Training shouldn’t involve any negative components or consequences. There should be no shouting, no smacking or hitting, no chain yanking on choke chains or collars, and absolutely no electricity! Each training opportunity should be pleasant and positive with prizes for a job well done.
Training Cretan Hounds with head collars
Dragging the leash is one of the few negative tasks of bringing up a new Cretan Hound puppy. Using a head collar for Cretan Hound training has become very popular in the last decade. Training with a head collar does have some advantages over the regular training collar. Although very simple to use, it’s vital that head collars are fitted correctly and your Cretan Hound properly introduced to the collar. Head collars are usually more easy to use than a traditional training collar. Head collars are very powerful when guiding Cretan Hounds in difficult situations.
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