Finding a Trainer for a Sussex Spaniel

How to Find a Trainer For Your Sussex Spaniel: What to Look For

• 1) A respected reputation, inquire and obtain advice from your veterinarian, other Sussex Spaniel 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 Sussex Spaniels.
• 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 Sussex Spaniel’s well being.
• 6) Memberships with reputable associations, organizations and training clubs.

General Sussex Spaniel Obedience Tips

Training should be a positive and enjoyable situation for both you and the Sussex Spaniel. If you are not in the best mood for training, do not even start. Always commend the Sussex Spaniel for listening to your orders promptly! A prize is anything that your Sussex Spaniel desires and is willing to work for. Food is the expected prize but different treats could be oral commendation and playthings. Multiple shorter training sessions are demonstrated to be better than 1 long one. Training should not involve any degrading components or punishment. There should be no yelling, no hitting or smacking, no chain jerking on training leashes or collars, and absolutely no electric shocking! Every training session must be pleasant and positive with treats for each job well done.

Training Sussex Spaniels with head collars

Yanking the lead is one of the few negative experiences of training a new Sussex Spaniel puppy. Utilizing a head collar for Sussex Spaniel training has become standard in the last decade. Training with a head collar does have some unique advantages over the standard training collar. While very simple to utilize, it is vital that head collars are fit correctly and your Sussex Spaniel gradually introduced to the collar. Head collars are usually more simple to use than a traditional training collar. Head collars are very effective when controlling Sussex Spaniels in tricky situations.

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