How to Find a Person to Train Your South Russian Ovcharka

How to Find a Trainer For Your South Russian Ovcharka: 6 Things to Look For

• 1) A good reputation, inquire and get insight from the veterinarian, other South Russian Ovcharka 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 South Russian Ovcharkas.
• 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 South Russian Ovcharka’s well being.
• 6) Memberships with reputable associations, organizations and training clubs.

General South Russian Ovcharka Obedience Tips

Training should be a pleasant and enjoyable experience for both you and the South Russian Ovcharka. If you’re not in the right mindset for training, don’t even begin. Always commend the South Russian Ovcharka for heeding your orders exactly! A reward is anything that your South Russian Ovcharka wants and is willing to work for. Food is the typical reward but different treats could be oral commendation and toys. Several shorter training sessions are usually better than a single long one. Training shouldn’t involve any degrading comments or consequences. There should be no shouting, no smacking or hitting, no chain jerking on choke leashes or collars, and absolutely no electric fences! Each training opportunity is to be pleasant and reinforcing with prizes for a job well done.

Training South Russian Ovcharkas with head collars

Dragging the leash is one of the few displeasing jobs of bringing up a new South Russian Ovcharka puppy. Using a head collar for South Russian Ovcharka training has become standard throughout the last few years. Training with a head collar does have some benefits over the usual training collar. Even though it is very simple to utilize, it is imperative that head collars are fitted correctly and your South Russian Ovcharka properly introduced to the collar. Head collars are generally more simple to use than a traditional training collar. Head collars are very effective when controlling South Russian Ovcharkas in tricky situations.

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