With so many guys advertising in the world of professional dog training today, trying to determine who’s really able to look after your Rafeiro Do Alentejo can be overwhelming. What to consider for when deciding on a trainer to help you with training your Rafeiro Do Alentejo:
How to Find a Trainer For Your Rafeiro Do Alentejo: What to Look For
- 1) A stellar reputation, ask around and obtain suggestions from the animal doctor, other Rafeiro Do Alentejo 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 Rafeiro Do Alentejos.
- 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 Rafeiro Do Alentejo’s well being.
- 6) Memberships with reputable associations, organizations and training clubs.
Standard Rafeiro Do Alentejo Obedience Tips
Training should be a pleasant and enjoyable situation for both you and the Rafeiro Do Alentejo. If you are not in the best mindset for training, don’t even think of starting. Always treat your Rafeiro Do Alentejo for following your commands exactly! A reward is anything that your Rafeiro Do Alentejo wants and is willing to earn. Food is a great reward but other prizes could be verbal praise and playthings. Multiple shorter sessions are demonstrated to be more effective than a long one. Training must not involve any negative comments or punishment. There should be no shouting, no smacking or hitting, no leash yanking on training leashes or collars, and absolutely no electricity! Every single training session is to be enjoyable and positive with prizes for jobs well done.
Training Rafeiro Do Alentejos with head collars
Yanking the leash is one of the few displeasing tasks of training a new Rafeiro Do Alentejo puppy. Using a head collar for Rafeiro Do Alentejo training has become standard over the last few years. Training with a head collar does have some advantages over the traditional training collar. While quite simple to use, it is important that head collars are fit properly and your Rafeiro Do Alentejo properly introduced to the collar. Head collars are usually more easy to use than a traditional training collar. Head collars are quite powerful when controlling Rafeiro Do Alentejos in difficult situations.
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