Puppy Training Course

Dog training can be a time consuming task. You may be thinking of hiring someone to help train your pet for you due to having a lack of time, or you are simply inexperienced. In that case, you need to know who to hire. Just ask yourself, what are the qualities of a good dog trainer? Perhaps you may find these pointers useful.

1) Patience is key.

I place patience at the top of my list because all good trainers must be patient. There is little point trying to rush a dog into learning certain behavior. If the animal doesn’t pick up the right cues, there must be some good reason for it. So all good trainers must learn to be patient with the animals. If a trainer is in too much of a hurry, he or she may end up accomplishing less.

2) Understanding of the animal.

There are literally dozens of dog breeds and no 2 breeds possess the same personality traits. To make things worse, no 2 dogs within the same breed are exactly the same either. They all differ in some way or other. Of course, having good knowledge of certain breeds certainly helps. Some personality traits are more obvious in some breeds. Trainers should have a good understanding of the background and genetics of the animals. The knowledge will enable them to alter their training methods so that they are better suited for the puppies.

3) Compassionate and kind.

Sometimes, dog owners like to hire trainers who have won tons of competitions. Maybe these trainers are really good at preparing the animals for the competitions. But that doesn’t mean that they are the best people to train your dog. Unless your goal is to have a dog fit for competition, you are far better off hiring a compassionate and kind trainer. A trainer with a good heart will bond quickly with your pet. If the animal goes off course, the trainer will gently guide the animal back on the right track. This is the type of trainer you want for your pet. Training is important, but it doesn’t mean your pet has to suffer in the process. It can be fun and engaging as well. And a kind trainer will be more likely to provide that kind of conducive environment.

4) Adequately equipped with the right tools and resources.

During training, you want the training to be effective, and you want your pet to have a comfortable stay with the trainer as well. For this reason, the training grounds should be well equipped with the right training tools and facilities. For example, dogs should not be in an area that is too confined. There should also be custom made obstacles, etc. The training will be more effective with these tools.

You can source for good puppy trainers just by asking other dog owners. If they had a good experience, they will surely refer these sources to you. But don’t hire a dog trainer based solely on word of mouth referral. Check out the training grounds yourself and speak with the trainer directly. Only then will you be able to determine the level of expertise that the trainer possesses.

By: Gen Wright

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I got my puppy from the local animal shelter. The description in the local paper was: “I am a beautiful, lively black puppy from a variety of dog breeds. I was abandonment and desperately need a home. Please come fetch me or else I will be going to doggy heaven”

Needless to say the puppy’s appeal worked and low and behold he was home with me. The abandonment word, led me to call him Bandit. I could not have asked for a more lovable dog.

Unfortunately that cute little puppy grew into a 60kg long-legged lively lovable dog that like a typical teenager listens to nobody!

This became a problem. Big and boisterous it ran my household with furious enthusiasm.

Now, what?

Can you train an 8 month old big dog? (Gosh, I forgot to mention, he must have some Great Dane in his family history somewhere, because Bandit sure stands high!)

Consequence

To be frank! I work long hours and come home late at night, which means Bandit do not get a lot of park time and on top of it I am so tired after a day at the office that I normally become a coach potato in front of the television.

This led to a very lovable but badly behaved dog with behavioural problems.

Considerations

Things I considered doing:

Enrol in the local dog training days, which normally was a Saturday or Sunday. Look on the internet to see if there is a do-it-yourself course on dog training with great material written by a professional dog trainer.

From what I know of my work schedule and my social schedule I knew that the local dog training courses days were not an option for me as I wanted more flexibility.

So I started searching the internet.

Oh Dear, what I did not anticipate was the amount of web sites that offer dog training courses.

The search took a couple of days and at last I selected a training program.

Solutions

I chose the dog training program based on the following criteria:

Researched the web site as much as possible to get an opinion from existing users. Asked some of the dog owners at the park their opinion on do-it-yourself dog training. Checked the cost of the on line dog training material. Checked what material the online dog training program offered.

To be honest, although I felt I had done a fair amount of checking, I could still not put my hand on my heart and swear that this online dog training course would be the program I was looking for.

Results

After one month Bandit was a 100% more obedient dog than before. The material, specifically the dog training video material was excellent.

Today, one year later, I have a wonderful obedient dog that listens and behaves when spoken to.

If this story is also your story and you are a dog lover, you owe the training to your dog. He or she would love it as this is another way that you give your dog the added attention he or she needs.

The effort is certainly worth it and you can do it at home like I did with the occasional practise day at the park.

Taking Bandit out for a walk or to the park now is an absolute pleasure. Before the training I became very stressed out when I took Bandit for a walk as fighting to restrain him from running off behind every other dog was difficult.

By: Ingrid David

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