How to Find the Right Trainer for Your West Siberian Laika

How to Find a Trainer For Your West Siberian Laika: 6 Things to Look For

• 1) A good reputation, ask around and get recommendations from the doctor, other West Siberian Laika 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 West Siberian Laikas.
• 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 West Siberian Laika’s well being.
• 6) Memberships with reputable associations, organizations and training clubs.

General West Siberian Laika Obedience Tips

Training must be a positive and enjoyable experience for both you and your West Siberian Laika. If you are not in the best mood for training, don’t even think of beginning. Always treat your West Siberian Laika for listening to your commands expediently! A treat is anything that your West Siberian Laika desires and is willing to earn. Snacks are the typical reward but other prizes could be oral commendation and toys. Many shorter sessions are demonstrated to be better than a single long one. Training must not contain any negative components or punishment. There should be no yelling, no smacking or hitting, no leash yanking on choke leashes or collars, and absolutely no electric fences! Every single training opportunity is to be enjoyable and confidence-building with praise for each job well done.

Training West Siberian Laikas with head collars

Yanking the lead is one of the few displeasing jobs of bringing up a new West Siberian Laika puppy. Using a head collar for West Siberian Laika training has become standard during the last decade. Training with a head collar does have some unique advantages over the regular training collar. Even though it is quite easy to use, it is vital that head collars are fitted correctly and your West Siberian Laika systematically introduced to the collar. Head collars are pretty much more intuitive to use than a traditional training collar. Head collars are very powerful when controlling West Siberian Laikas in difficult situations.

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