How to Find a Trainer for a Artois Hound

How to Find a Trainer For Your Artois Hound: What to Look For

• 1) A good reputation, ask around and get recommendations from your doctor, other Artois Hound 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 Artois Hounds.
• 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 Artois Hound’s well being.
• 6) Memberships with reputable associations, organizations and training clubs.

Basic Artois Hound Obedience Tips

Training has to be a positive and rewarding experience for both you and the Artois Hound. If you are not in the right mood for training, do not even think of beginning. Always commend the Artois Hound for listening to your orders to the letter! A treat is anything that your Artois Hound wants and is willing to earn. Snacks are the typical prize but different prizes could be verbal commendation and toys. Many shorter sessions are typically more effective than 1 long one. Training must not contain any negative comments or punishment. There should be no shouting, no hitting or smacking, no chain yanking on choke chains or collars, and absolutely no electric fences! Every single training session needs to be pleasant and reinforcing with treats for jobs well done.

Training Artois Hounds with head collars

Yanking the leash is one of the few unpleasant experiences of training a new Artois Hound puppy. Utilizing a head collar for Artois Hound training has become standard during the last few years. Training with a head collar does have some unique advantages over the traditional training collar. Though it’s quite simple to utilize, it’s important that head collars are fit properly and your Artois Hound systematically introduced to the collar. Head collars are generally more easy to use than a standard training collar. Head collars are quite effective when controlling Artois Hounds in tricky situations.

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