With so many people advertising in the industry of professional dog training right now, trying to determine who’s actually qualified to care for your Griffon Nivernais can be confusing. What to consider for when determining a trainer to help you with training your Griffon Nivernais:
How to Find a Trainer For Your Griffon Nivernais: Six Things to Look For
- 1) A pristine reputation, inquire and obtain recommendations from the animal doctor, other Griffon Nivernais 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 Griffon Nivernaiss.
- 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 Griffon Nivernais’s well being.
- 6) Memberships with reputable associations, organizations and training clubs.
General Griffon Nivernais Obedience Tips
Training should be a positive and rewarding experience for both you and the Griffon Nivernais. If you’re not in the right mindset for training, don’t even think of starting. Always commend the Griffon Nivernais for obeying your orders to the tee! A prize is anything that your Griffon Nivernais wants and is happy to earn. Snacks are a great reward but different prizes could be verbal praise and playthings. Many brief sessions are much better than one long one. Training shouldn’t contain any degrading components or consequences. There should be no shouting, no smacking or hitting, no chain yanking on choke chains or collars, and absolutely no electric fences! Each training opportunity must be enjoyed and positive with treats for a job well done.
Training Griffon Nivernaiss with head collars
Pulling on the lead is one of the few negative experiences of training a new Griffon Nivernais puppy. Utilizing a head collar for Griffon Nivernais training has become standard over the last decade. Training with a head collar does have some unique advantages over the usual training collar. Though it’s very easy to use, it’s crucial that head collars are fitted correctly and your Griffon Nivernais systematically introduced to the collar. Head collars are usually more easy to use than a typical training collar. Head collars are quite effective when guiding Griffon Nivernaiss in tricky situations.
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