Finding the Right Person to Train a Pyrenean Shepherd

How to Find a Trainer For Your Pyrenean Shepherd: Six Things to Look For

• 1) A good reputation, inquire and obtain advice from your doctor, other Pyrenean Shepherd 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 Pyrenean Shepherds.
• 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 Pyrenean Shepherd’s well being.
• 6) Memberships with reputable associations, organizations and training clubs.

Basic Pyrenean Shepherd Obedience Tips

Training should be a pleasant and rewarding experience for both you and the Pyrenean Shepherd. If you’re not in the best mood for training, do not even think of beginning. Always reward your Pyrenean Shepherd for heeding your orders to the letter! A treat is anything that your Pyrenean Shepherd wants and is willing to work for. Food is an obvious reward but other prizes could be oral praise and playthings. Many shorter sessions are demonstrated to be more effective than a long one. Training should not contain any degrading components or punishment. There should be no yelling, no smacking or hitting, no chain jerking on training leashes or collars, and absolutely no electric fences! Every training session is to be enjoyed and reinforcing with treats for each job well done.

Training Pyrenean Shepherds with head collars

Pulling on the leash is one of the few negative requirements of training a new Pyrenean Shepherd puppy. Utilizing a head collar for Pyrenean Shepherd training has become standard throughout the last few years. Training with a head collar does have some advantages over the regular training collar. While very simple to utilize, it is crucial that head collars are fitted properly and your Pyrenean Shepherd systematically introduced to the collar. Head collars are pretty much more easy to use than a typical training collar. Head collars are very powerful when controlling Pyrenean Shepherds in difficult situations.

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