With so many people marketing in the industry of professional dog training today, finding out who’s truly best qualified to look after your Shih Tzu can be overwhelming. What to think about for when selecting a professional to help you with training your Shih Tzu:
How to Find a Trainer For Your Shih Tzu: What to Look For
- 1) A pristine reputation, ask around and get insight from the veterinarian, other Shih Tzu 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 Shih Tzus.
- 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 Shih Tzu’s well being.
- 6) Memberships with reputable associations, organizations and training clubs.
Standard Shih Tzu Obedience Tips
Training has to be a pleasant and rewarding situation for both you and the Shih Tzu. If you’re not in the best mood for training, do not even think of starting. Always commend the Shih Tzu for obeying your orders precisely! A reward is anything that your Shih Tzu desires and is happy to earn. Food is an obvious prize but other prizes could be verbal admiration and toys. Several brief training sessions are typically more effective than a long one. Training mustn’t involve any degrading components or punishment. There should be no shouting, no smacking or hitting, no chain yanking on choke leashes or collars, and absolutely no electric fences! Every single training opportunity should be pleasant and positive with praise for a job well done.
Training Shih Tzus with head collars
Pulling on the lead is one of the few displeasing requirements of raising a new Shih Tzu puppy. Using a head collar for Shih Tzu training has become very popular throughout the last few years. Training with a head collar does have some advantages over the traditional training collar. Though it’s very easy to utilize, it’s vital that head collars are fitted properly and your Shih Tzu systematically introduced to the collar. Head collars are usually more easy to use than a regular training collar. Head collars are quite effective when guiding Shih Tzus in tricky situations.
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