Finding the Right Trainer for Your Japanese Terrier

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

• 1) A great reputation, inquire and get advice from the doctor, other Japanese 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 Japanese 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 Japanese Terrier’s well being.
• 6) Memberships with reputable associations, organizations and training clubs.

Basic Japanese Terrier Obedience Tips

Training needs to be a pleasant and rewarding experience for both you and your Japanese Terrier. If you are not in the best mood for training, don’t even think of beginning. Always treat the Japanese Terrier for following your orders exactly! A prize is anything that your Japanese Terrier wants and is happy to work for. Snacks are a great reward but different treats could be verbal commendation and playthings. Many brief training sessions are much more effective than one long one. Training should not involve any negative comments or punishment. There should be no shouting, no smacking or hitting, no leash jerking on choke leashes or collars, and absolutely no electric shocking! Each training opportunity must be enjoyable and reinforcing with treats for jobs well done.

Training Japanese Terriers with head collars

Yanking the lead is one of the few unpleasant requirements of training a new Japanese Terrier puppy. Using a head collar for Japanese Terrier training has become standard during the last few years. Training with a head collar does have some unique advantages over the standard training collar. While very easy to utilize, it is important that head collars are fitted correctly and your Japanese Terrier systematically introduced to the collar. Head collars are usually more intuitive to use than a typical training collar. Head collars are quite powerful when training Japanese Terriers in tricky situations.

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