How to Find the Right Trainer for Your American Water Spaniel

How to Find a Trainer For Your American Water Spaniel: What to Look For

• 1) A good reputation, inquire and get insight from the veterinarian, other American Water Spaniel 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 American Water Spaniels.
• 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 American Water Spaniel’s well being.
• 6) Memberships with reputable associations, organizations and training clubs.

Basic American Water Spaniel Obedience Tips

Training has to be a positive and rewarding experience for both you and your American Water Spaniel. If you’re not in the right mood for training, do not even think of starting. Always reward your American Water Spaniel for obeying your commands precisely! A reward is anything that your American Water Spaniel desires and is happy to earn. Snacks are the typical reward but other treats could be verbal commendation and playthings. Many brief sessions are usually more effective than a single long one. Training must not involve any degrading components or consequences. There should be no yelling, no smacking or hitting, no leash jerking on training leashes or collars, and absolutely no electric shocking! Each training opportunity should be enjoyed and confidence-building with rewards for a job well done.

Training American Water Spaniels with head collars

Dragging the leash is one of the few negative requirements of bringing up a new American Water Spaniel puppy. Using a head collar for American Water Spaniel training has become standard during the last decade. Training with a head collar does have some unique advantages over the usual training collar. Even though it is quite easy to use, it is crucial that head collars are fit correctly and your American Water Spaniel correctly introduced to the collar. Head collars are typically more intuitive to use than a regular training collar. Head collars are very powerful when controlling American Water Spaniels in difficult situations.

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