How to Find the Right Person to Train Your German Shepherd Dog

How to Find a Trainer For Your German Shepherd Dog: What to Look For

• 1) A stellar reputation, ask around and obtain suggestions from your veterinarian, other German Shepherd Dog 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 German Shepherd Dogs.
• 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 German Shepherd Dog’s well being.
• 6) Memberships with reputable associations, organizations and training clubs.

General German Shepherd Dog Obedience Tips

Training has to be a positive and rewarding situation for both you and the German Shepherd Dog. If you are not in the right mood for training, do not even start. Always treat the German Shepherd Dog for obeying your orders expeditiously! A reward is anything that your German Shepherd Dog wants and is happy to earn. Food is an obvious reward but different prizes could be verbalized commendation and playthings. Several shorter sessions are demonstrated to be more effective than 1 long one. Training shouldn’t contain any degrading components or punishment. There should be no shouting, no smacking or hitting, no leash yanking on training chains or collars, and absolutely no electric fences! Every single training session should be enjoyable and reinforcing with treats for a job well done.

Training German Shepherd Dogs with head collars

Pulling on the leash is one of the few negative tasks of raising a new German Shepherd Dog puppy. Using a head collar for German Shepherd Dog training has become very popular in the last decade. Training with a head collar does have some advantages over the traditional training collar. Even though it is quite simple to utilize, it is crucial that head collars are fit properly and your German Shepherd Dog properly introduced to the collar. Head collars are generally more easy to use than a traditional training collar. Head collars are quite effective when controlling German Shepherd Dogs in difficult situations.

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