Finding a Trainer for a English Foxhound

How to Find a Trainer For Your English Foxhound: 6 Things to Look For

• 1) A good reputation, inquire and get suggestions from your animal doctor, other English Foxhound 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 English Foxhounds.
• 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 English Foxhound’s well being.
• 6) Memberships with reputable associations, organizations and training clubs.

Standard English Foxhound Obedience Tips

Training should be a pleasant and rewarding experience for both you and the English Foxhound. If you are not in the right mood for training, don’t even start. Always commend your English Foxhound for following your commands expediently! A reward is anything that your English Foxhound desires and is willing to work for. Edible treats are the typical reward but other prizes could be oral commendation and playthings. Many shorter sessions are usually more effective than a single long one. Training mustn’t involve any negative components or punishment. There should be no yelling, no smacking or hitting, no chain yanking on training leashes or collars, and absolutely no electric fences! Every training opportunity needs to be pleasant and positive with praise for jobs well done.

Training English Foxhounds with head collars

Pulling on the lead is one of the few displeasing experiences of raising a new English Foxhound puppy. Using a head collar for English Foxhound training has become very popular over the last few years. Training with a head collar does have some unique advantages over the standard training collar. While quite simple to utilize, it’s crucial that head collars are fitted properly and your English Foxhound correctly introduced to the collar. Head collars are usually more easy to use than a standard training collar. Head collars are very effective when controlling English Foxhounds in tricky situations.

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