With so many guys marketing in the world of professional dog training right now, deciding who’s really best qualified to care for your French Bulldog can be overwhelming. What to consider for when picking a professional to help you with training your French Bulldog:
How to Find a Trainer For Your French Bulldog: Six Things to Look For
- 1) A good reputation, inquire and get suggestions from the veterinarian, other French Bulldog 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 French Bulldogs.
- 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 French Bulldog’s well being.
- 6) Memberships with reputable associations, organizations and training clubs.
Basic French Bulldog Obedience Tips
Training has to be a pleasant and rewarding situation for both you and your French Bulldog. If you are not in the right mindset for training, do not even begin. Always commend your French Bulldog for obeying your commands promptly! A reward is anything that your French Bulldog desires and is happy to work for. Food is the typical reward but other prizes could be verbal praise and toys. Multiple shorter sessions are typically better than a long one. Training should not involve any negative components or punishment. There should be no yelling, no smacking or hitting, no leash yanking on training chains or collars, and absolutely no electric shocking! Every single training opportunity is to be enjoyed and confidence-building with prizes for jobs well done.
Training French Bulldogs with head collars
Pulling on the leash is one of the few displeasing tasks of training a new French Bulldog puppy. Using a head collar for French Bulldog training has become standard in the last few years. Training with a head collar does have some advantages over the usual training collar. While very simple to use, it’s imperative that head collars are fit properly and your French Bulldog systematically introduced to the collar. Head collars are usually more simple to use than a regular training collar. Head collars are very powerful when training French Bulldogs in tricky situations.
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