How to Find a Trainer for a Westphalian Dachsbracke

How to Find a Trainer For Your Westphalian Dachsbracke: 6 Things to Look For

• 1) A great reputation, ask around and obtain insight from the doctor, other Westphalian Dachsbracke 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 Westphalian Dachsbrackes.
• 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 Westphalian Dachsbracke’s well being.
• 6) Memberships with reputable associations, organizations and training clubs.

General Westphalian Dachsbracke Obedience Tips

Training needs to be a pleasant and rewarding situation for both you and the Westphalian Dachsbracke. If you’re not in the right mood for training, do not even start. Always reward the Westphalian Dachsbracke for listening to your orders exactly! A prize is anything that your Westphalian Dachsbracke desires and is willing to work for. Edible treats are an obvious reward but other treats could be verbal praise and toys. Many brief training sessions are typically more effective than one long one. Training must not involve any negative components or consequences. There should be no yelling, no smacking or hitting, no chain jerking on choke chains or collars, and absolutely no electric shocking! Every training session should be enjoyed and positive with treats for a job well done.

Training Westphalian Dachsbrackes with head collars

Dragging the leash is one of the few unpleasant jobs of training a new Westphalian Dachsbracke puppy. Utilizing a head collar for Westphalian Dachsbracke training has become very popular during the last decade. Training with a head collar does have some unique advantages over the regular training collar. While quite simple to use, it’s imperative that head collars are fit correctly and your Westphalian Dachsbracke properly introduced to the collar. Head collars are usually more simple to use than an usual training collar. Head collars are quite powerful when guiding Westphalian Dachsbrackes in tricky situations.

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