How to Find a Trainer for a Istrian Shorthaired Hound

How to Find a Trainer For Your Istrian Shorthaired Hound: Six Things to Look For

• 1) A great reputation, ask around and obtain advice from the vet, other Istrian Shorthaired 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 Istrian Shorthaired 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 Istrian Shorthaired Hound’s well being.
• 6) Memberships with reputable associations, organizations and training clubs.

General Istrian Shorthaired Hound Obedience Tips

Training should be a positive and rewarding situation for both you and the Istrian Shorthaired Hound. If you are not in the right mood for training, do not even begin. Always commend the Istrian Shorthaired Hound for heeding your orders to the letter! A prize is anything that your Istrian Shorthaired Hound wants and is willing to work for. Edible treats are an obvious prize but different prizes could be verbal commendation and toys. Several shorter training sessions are demonstrated to be better than a single long one. Training mustn’t involve any negative comments or punishment. There should be no shouting, no smacking or hitting, no leash yanking on choke chains or collars, and absolutely no electric fences! Each training opportunity must be enjoyed and confidence-building with prizes for each job well done.

Training Istrian Shorthaired Hounds with head collars

Pulling on the lead is one of the few unpleasant requirements of training a new Istrian Shorthaired Hound puppy. Using a head collar for Istrian Shorthaired Hound training has become very popular throughout the last decade. Training with a head collar does have some benefits over the standard training collar. While very easy to use, it is vital that head collars are fitted properly and your Istrian Shorthaired Hound properly introduced to the collar. Head collars are pretty much more simple to use than a typical training collar. Head collars are quite powerful when controlling Istrian Shorthaired Hounds in difficult situations.

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