Finding a Trainer for a German Longhaired Pointer

How to Find a Trainer For Your German Longhaired Pointer: What to Look For

• 1) A respected reputation, ask around and get insight from the animal doctor, other German Longhaired Pointer 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 German Longhaired Pointers.
• 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 German Longhaired Pointer’s well being.
• 6) Memberships with reputable associations, organizations and training clubs.

General German Longhaired Pointer Obedience Tips

Training has to be a pleasant and enjoyable situation for both you and the German Longhaired Pointer. If you’re not in the best mindset for training, do not even think of beginning. Always commend your German Longhaired Pointer for following your orders expediently! A treat is anything that your German Longhaired Pointer desires and is willing to earn. Food is an obvious reward but different rewards could be verbalized praise and playthings. Several brief sessions are much better than one long one. Training must not involve any negative comments or punishment. There should be no shouting, no smacking or hitting, no leash jerking on training leashes or collars, and absolutely no electric fences! Each training opportunity must be enjoyed and confidence-building with rewards for each job well done.

Training German Longhaired Pointers with head collars

Dragging the leash is one of the few unpleasant jobs of raising a new German Longhaired Pointer puppy. Using a head collar for German Longhaired Pointer training has become standard over the last decade. Training with a head collar does have some advantages over the regular training collar. Even though it is very simple to utilize, it is vital that head collars are fit properly and your German Longhaired Pointer gradually introduced to the collar. Head collars are usually more intuitive to use than a standard training collar. Head collars are very powerful when controlling German Longhaired Pointers in tricky situations.

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