Finding the Right Person to Train a Skye Terrier

How to Find a Trainer For Your Skye Terrier: What to Look For

• 1) A stellar reputation, inquire and obtain advice from your veterinarian, other Skye 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 Skye 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 Skye Terrier’s well being.
• 6) Memberships with reputable associations, organizations and training clubs.

Standard Skye Terrier Obedience Tips

Training must be a pleasant and rewarding experience for both you and your Skye Terrier. If you’re not in the best mindset for training, do not even begin. Always treat your Skye Terrier for listening to your commands precisely! A prize is anything that your Skye Terrier wants and is willing to earn. Food is the typical prize but other treats could be verbalized praise and playthings. Many brief training sessions are demonstrated to be better than a long one. Training shouldn’t involve any negative components or punishment. There should be no yelling, no smacking or hitting, no leash jerking on training leashes or collars, and absolutely no electricity! Every training opportunity needs to be enjoyed and confidence-building with praise for each job well done.

Training Skye Terriers with head collars

Yanking the leash is one of the few negative requirements of bringing up a new Skye Terrier puppy. Using a head collar for Skye Terrier training has become standard during the last few years. Training with a head collar does have some advantages over the standard training collar. Although quite simple to use, it’s crucial that head collars are fitted correctly and your Skye Terrier systematically introduced to the collar. Head collars are usually more simple to use than an usual training collar. Head collars are quite effective when controlling Skye Terriers in difficult situations.

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