With so many people advertising in the world of professional dog training right now, trying to determine who’s actually qualified to care for your Kooikerhondje can be overwhelming. What to look for when selecting a trainer to help you with training your Kooikerhondje:
How to Find a Trainer For Your Kooikerhondje: Six Things to Look For
- 1) A good reputation, inquire and get recommendations from your animal doctor, other Kooikerhondje 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 Kooikerhondjes.
- 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 Kooikerhondje’s well being.
- 6) Memberships with reputable associations, organizations and training clubs.
General Kooikerhondje Obedience Tips
Training needs to be a pleasant and enjoyable situation for both you and the Kooikerhondje. If you are not in the right mindset for training, don’t even start. Always reward your Kooikerhondje for obeying your commands to the letter! A prize is anything that your Kooikerhondje desires and is happy to work for. Food is the typical prize but other rewards could be oral praise and toys. Multiple brief sessions are much more effective than 1 long one. Training shouldn’t involve any degrading comments or consequences. There should be no shouting, no hitting or smacking, no chain jerking on training leashes or collars, and absolutely no electric shocking! Each training opportunity must be enjoyed and confidence-building with praise for jobs well done.
Training Kooikerhondjes with head collars
Pulling on the leash is one of the few negative experiences of raising a new Kooikerhondje puppy. Utilizing a head collar for Kooikerhondje training has become very popular over the last decade. Training with a head collar does have some benefits over the usual training collar. Even though it is very easy to utilize, it is vital that head collars are fitted properly and your Kooikerhondje gradually introduced to the collar. Head collars are generally more easy to use than a typical training collar. Head collars are quite effective when training Kooikerhondjes in difficult situations.
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