Finding the Right Person to Train a Dandie Dinmont Terrier

How to Find a Trainer For Your Dandie Dinmont Terrier: What to Look For

• 1) A stellar reputation, ask around and obtain insight from the vet, other Dandie Dinmont Terrier 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 Dandie Dinmont Terriers.
• 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 Dandie Dinmont Terrier’s well being.
• 6) Memberships with reputable associations, organizations and training clubs.

Standard Dandie Dinmont Terrier Obedience Tips

Training should be a pleasant and rewarding experience for both you and the Dandie Dinmont Terrier. If you are not in the right mood for training, don’t even start. Always reward your Dandie Dinmont Terrier for following your commands to the letter! A reward is anything that your Dandie Dinmont Terrier wants and is happy to work for. Food is an obvious prize but different treats could be verbalized commendation and playthings. Many brief training sessions are demonstrated to be more effective than a single long one. Training shouldn’t contain any negative comments or consequences. There should be no yelling, no smacking or hitting, no chain yanking on choke chains or collars, and absolutely no electric shocking! Every training session must be enjoyed and reinforcing with praise for a job well done.

Training Dandie Dinmont Terriers with head collars

Pulling on the lead is one of the few displeasing tasks of training a new Dandie Dinmont Terrier puppy. Using a head collar for Dandie Dinmont Terrier training has become very popular throughout the last decade. Training with a head collar does have some benefits over the usual training collar. Even though it is quite simple to use, it’s important that head collars are fit correctly and your Dandie Dinmont Terrier gradually introduced to the collar. Head collars are typically more intuitive to use than a typical training collar. Head collars are quite powerful when training Dandie Dinmont Terriers in difficult situations.

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