With so many people advertising in the industry of professional dog training today, trying to determine who’s really best to train your Hokkaido can be tiresome. What to examine for when picking a trainer to help you with training your Hokkaido:
How to Find a Trainer For Your Hokkaido: What to Look For
- 1) A stellar reputation, ask around and get advice from the vet, other Hokkaido 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 Hokkaidos.
- 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 Hokkaido’s well being.
- 6) Memberships with reputable associations, organizations and training clubs.
General Hokkaido Obedience Tips
Training needs to be a pleasant and enjoyable experience for both you and your Hokkaido. If you’re not in the best mindset for training, do not even think of beginning. Always reward the Hokkaido for listening to your commands promptly! A treat is anything that your Hokkaido desires and is happy to work for. Snacks are a great reward but different rewards could be oral admiration and playthings. Multiple brief sessions are usually more effective than a long one. Training must not involve any negative comments or punishment. There should be no shouting, no hitting or smacking, no leash yanking on choke leashes or collars, and absolutely no electric shocking! Every single training opportunity should be pleasant and positive with treats for jobs well done.
Training Hokkaidos with head collars
Pulling on the lead is one of the few negative jobs of bringing up a new Hokkaido puppy. Utilizing a head collar for Hokkaido training has become very popular in the last few years. Training with a head collar does have some benefits over the traditional training collar. Though it’s quite simple to utilize, it’s imperative that head collars are fit properly and your Hokkaido correctly introduced to the collar. Head collars are pretty much more simple to use than a regular training collar. Head collars are quite effective when guiding Hokkaidos in difficult situations.
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