Tuesday, July 10, 2012

How to choose a dog trainer for your puppy

By Steve Cote


Puppy training, along with good social learning is supreme to attain the result of a pleasantly-rounded adult dog.

Canine obedience training at present is under regulated if at all, and this gives the result of poorly or maybe unqualified folk being able to claim the position of dog trainer. Sadly as, sometimes desperate, dog keepers we can accept a convincing dog trainer on their own sworn statement.

Dog obedience training is so sundry that a great police dog trainer may not have the 1st clue of how best to deal with a mulish toy breed. In a similar fashion a guide dog trainer, solely dealing with golden retriever puppy training may not be experienced in the alteration of serious adult dog behaviour issues like aggression or fear based behaviors.

The expert that educates himself in many areas of dog behavior including breed characteristics and embraces the effectiveness of modern reward based strategies is kind of rare. This quality is less frequent than the "one strategy suits all" dog trainer. So when choosing a dog trainer ensure that he first has understanding of your dog breed and secondly will only use modern and positive methods.

When choosing a coach for your dog, ask if you can attend a training program without your dog. Observe how the tutor interacts with the dogs in the session. Keep an eye open for the use of language or dog training language. The good dog trainer will use words like positive, reward and reinforce. Less educated trainers may advocate dominance, dislike and punishment (something that appears minor such as a sharp pull on a dogs leash is a punishment method) Check the experience of the trainer and ask for testimonials of previous clients. A friend of mine was once forbidden from a dog obedience training class by a trainer that stated he rescued dog was "damaged products" Trainers with this sort of perspective should be avoided fully.




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