With so many people advertising in the industry of professional dog training today, learning who’s really best qualified to care for your English Mastiff can be overwhelming. What to prepare for when determining a professional to help you with training your English Mastiff:
How to Find a Trainer For Your English Mastiff: Six Things to Look For
- 1) A respected reputation, ask around and get suggestions from your veterinarian, other English Mastiff 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 English Mastiffs.
- 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 English Mastiff’s well being.
- 6) Memberships with reputable associations, organizations and training clubs.
General English Mastiff Obedience Tips
Training should be a positive and enjoyable situation for both you and the English Mastiff. If you’re not in the right mood for training, do not even start. Always treat your English Mastiff for obeying your orders to the letter! A treat is anything that your English Mastiff desires and is willing to earn. Food is a great prize but other prizes could be verbalized praise and playthings. Several brief training sessions are typically more effective than one long one. Training must not contain any negative comments or punishment. There should be no yelling, no hitting or smacking, no leash jerking on choke leashes or collars, and absolutely no electric fences! Every single training opportunity should be pleasant and confidence-building with praise for jobs well done.
Training English Mastiffs with head collars
Yanking the lead is one of the few negative jobs of bringing up a new English Mastiff puppy. Utilizing a head collar for English Mastiff training has become standard in the last decade. Training with a head collar does have some benefits over the standard training collar. Though it’s very easy to utilize, it’s crucial that head collars are fitted correctly and your English Mastiff correctly introduced to the collar. Head collars are typically more intuitive to use than an usual training collar. Head collars are quite powerful when guiding English Mastiffs in difficult situations.
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