With so many folks advertising in the industry of professional dog training right now, finding out who’s truly able to look after your St. Bernard can be overwhelming. What to look for when picking a trainer to help you with training your St. Bernard:
How to Find a Trainer For Your St. Bernard: Six Things to Look For
- 1) A pristine reputation, ask around and get suggestions from the veterinarian, other St. Bernard 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 St. Bernards.
- 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 St. Bernard’s well being.
- 6) Memberships with reputable associations, organizations and training clubs.
General St. Bernard Obedience Tips
Training must be a pleasant and rewarding situation for both you and your St. Bernard. If you are not in the best mindset for training, do not even think of starting. Always commend the St. Bernard for heeding your commands promptly! A treat is anything that your St. Bernard desires and is willing to work for. Edible treats are an obvious reward but other prizes could be oral commendation and toys. Several brief training sessions are typically more effective than a long one. Training must not involve any negative comments or punishment. There should be no shouting, no hitting or smacking, no leash yanking on training leashes or collars, and absolutely no electricity! Each training opportunity should be enjoyed and positive with rewards for each job well done.
Training St. Bernards with head collars
Dragging the lead is one of the few unpleasant tasks of training a new St. Bernard puppy. Using a head collar for St. Bernard training has become very popular in the last decade. Training with a head collar does have some advantages over the regular training collar. Although quite simple to use, it is crucial that head collars are fit properly and your St. Bernard gradually introduced to the collar. Head collars are usually more easy to use than an usual training collar. Head collars are quite effective when training St. Bernards in difficult situations.
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