How to Find a Trainer for Your Old English Terrier

How to Find a Trainer For Your Old English Terrier: What to Look For

• 1) A respected reputation, inquire and get suggestions from the vet, other Old English Terrier 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 Old English Terriers.
• 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 Old English Terrier’s well being.
• 6) Memberships with reputable associations, organizations and training clubs.

Standard Old English Terrier Obedience Tips

Training needs to be a positive and rewarding experience for both you and the Old English Terrier. If you are not in the right mindset for training, do not even start. Always commend the Old English Terrier for obeying your commands expediently! A prize is anything that your Old English Terrier wants and is happy to earn. Snacks are the typical prize but other rewards could be verbalized admiration and toys. Many shorter training sessions are typically better than one long one. Training should not contain any degrading components or punishment. There should be no yelling, no smacking or hitting, no leash jerking on choke chains or collars, and absolutely no electric fences! Every single training session is to be enjoyed and positive with rewards for a job well done.

Training Old English Terriers with head collars

Pulling on the leash is one of the few displeasing experiences of bringing up a new Old English Terrier puppy. Utilizing a head collar for Old English Terrier training has become standard throughout the last decade. Training with a head collar does have some benefits over the usual training collar. Though it’s quite easy to utilize, it’s important that head collars are fitted properly and your Old English Terrier properly introduced to the collar. Head collars are pretty much more easy to use than a standard training collar. Head collars are quite powerful when training Old English Terriers in difficult situations.

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