Finding the Right Trainer for a German Wirehaired Pointer

How to Find a Trainer For Your German Wirehaired Pointer: What to Look For

• 1) A pristine reputation, inquire and get insight from your veterinarian, other German Wirehaired Pointer 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 German Wirehaired Pointers.
• 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 German Wirehaired Pointer’s well being.
• 6) Memberships with reputable associations, organizations and training clubs.

General German Wirehaired Pointer Obedience Tips

Training must be a pleasant and enjoyable experience for both you and your German Wirehaired Pointer. If you are not in the best mindset for training, don’t even start. Always commend the German Wirehaired Pointer for obeying your commands exactly! A reward is anything that your German Wirehaired Pointer wants and is willing to work for. Snacks are the usual reward but different treats could be oral admiration and playthings. Many brief sessions are much more effective than a long one. Training shouldn’t involve any negative components or consequences. There should be no shouting, no smacking or hitting, no leash yanking on training chains or collars, and absolutely no electric shocking! Each training session must be enjoyable and confidence-building with prizes for jobs well done.

Training German Wirehaired Pointers with head collars

Yanking the lead is one of the few displeasing jobs of raising a new German Wirehaired Pointer puppy. Using a head collar for German Wirehaired Pointer training has become very popular throughout the last decade. Training with a head collar does have some benefits over the standard training collar. Although very easy to use, it is imperative that head collars are fit properly and your German Wirehaired Pointer correctly introduced to the collar. Head collars are typically more simple to use than an usual training collar. Head collars are very effective when controlling German Wirehaired Pointers in tricky situations.

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