Finding the Right Person to Train Your Golden Retriever

How to Find a Trainer For Your Golden Retriever: 6 Things to Look For

• 1) A pristine reputation, ask around and obtain suggestions from your vet, other Golden Retriever 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 Golden Retrievers.
• 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 Golden Retriever’s well being.
• 6) Memberships with reputable associations, organizations and training clubs.

Standard Golden Retriever Obedience Tips

Training needs to be a positive and enjoyable situation for both you and the Golden Retriever. If you’re not in the best mood for training, don’t even begin. Always treat the Golden Retriever for obeying your orders to the letter! A prize is anything that your Golden Retriever wants and is willing to earn. Edible treats are the typical prize but different rewards could be verbalized commendation and toys. Several brief sessions are typically more effective than one long one. Training should not contain any negative comments or consequences. There should be no yelling, no hitting or smacking, no chain jerking on choke leashes or collars, and absolutely no electric fences! Every training session should be pleasant and positive with praise for jobs well done.

Training Golden Retrievers with head collars

Dragging the lead is one of the few displeasing experiences of raising a new Golden Retriever puppy. Utilizing a head collar for Golden Retriever training has become very popular during the last decade. Training with a head collar does have some benefits over the standard training collar. Though it’s quite simple to utilize, it’s important that head collars are fitted properly and your Golden Retriever systematically introduced to the collar. Head collars are usually more simple to use than a typical training collar. Head collars are quite effective when controlling Golden Retrievers in tricky situations.

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