Finding the Right Person to Train a Welsh Sheepdog

How to Find a Trainer For Your Welsh Sheepdog: What to Look For

• 1) A great reputation, inquire and obtain advice from the doctor, other Welsh Sheepdog 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 Welsh Sheepdogs.
• 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 Welsh Sheepdog’s well being.
• 6) Memberships with reputable associations, organizations and training clubs.

General Welsh Sheepdog Obedience Tips

Training has to be a pleasant and rewarding situation for both you and the Welsh Sheepdog. If you are not in the best mood for training, don’t even begin. Always reward the Welsh Sheepdog for listening to your commands precisely! A prize is anything that your Welsh Sheepdog desires and is happy to work for. Food is the expected reward but other rewards could be verbal commendation and toys. Multiple shorter training sessions are typically better than 1 long one. Training mustn’t involve any negative comments 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 single training opportunity needs to be enjoyable and confidence-building with treats for each job well done.

Training Welsh Sheepdogs with head collars

Yanking the lead is one of the few negative experiences of bringing up a new Welsh Sheepdog puppy. Using a head collar for Welsh Sheepdog training has become standard 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 crucial that head collars are fitted properly and your Welsh Sheepdog gradually introduced to the collar. Head collars are pretty much more easy to use than a traditional training collar. Head collars are very effective when guiding Welsh Sheepdogs in tricky situations.

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