With so many folks advertising in the field of professional dog training today, trying to determine who’s actually able to look after your Berner Laufhund can be tiresome. What to think about for when picking a professional to help you with training your Berner Laufhund:
How to Find a Trainer For Your Berner Laufhund: Six Things to Look For
- 1) A pristine reputation, ask around and get advice from the doctor, other Berner Laufhund 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 Berner Laufhunds.
- 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 Berner Laufhund’s well being.
- 6) Memberships with reputable associations, organizations and training clubs.
Basic Berner Laufhund Obedience Tips
Training has to be a pleasant and enjoyable experience for both you and the Berner Laufhund. If you’re not in the best mood for training, do not even start. Always treat your Berner Laufhund for obeying your orders to the letter! A reward is anything that your Berner Laufhund desires and is willing to earn. Food is the expected prize but other rewards could be oral praise and toys. Multiple shorter training sessions are usually more effective than a single long one. Training shouldn’t involve any negative components or punishment. There should be no shouting, no smacking or hitting, no leash jerking on choke chains or collars, and absolutely no electric fences! Each training session must be pleasant and confidence-building with treats for each job well done.
Training Berner Laufhunds with head collars
Dragging the lead is one of the few displeasing experiences of bringing up a new Berner Laufhund puppy. Utilizing a head collar for Berner Laufhund training has become very popular during the last few years. Training with a head collar does have some benefits over the standard training collar. Though it’s very easy to use, it is imperative that head collars are fit correctly and your Berner Laufhund correctly introduced to the collar. Head collars are usually more intuitive to use than an usual training collar. Head collars are quite effective when guiding Berner Laufhunds in tricky situations.
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