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To understand better
the Lhasa Apso, a cute and energetic breed from
Tibet, we wanted to address some of the more common
questions. Without doubt, this beautiful breed makes
a wonderful companion pet. In addition, the Lhasa
Apso is good with children and other pets, but he
must be socialized young.
For Many people, the Lhasa Apso is regarded as
difficult to train for obedience. However, may of
the staf at MyDogBreed.com have lived with many
Lhasas, and haven’t found this to be the case. In
our experience, these wonderful dogs are generally
smart, trainable and quite capable of working with
both style and precision.
Most people prefer to take a
traditional approach in their lhasa apso training
based on praise and corrections. I think you’ll find
that just about any obedience class will treat your
lhasa apso no differently than any of the other dogs
and at the end of the course most lhasas are
consistently at or near the top of the class. Even
though some of usual dog training methods have
changed somewhat over the years, we have always
applied the same techniques to the Lhasas that are
used with any other breed.
Lhasa Apsos work best
in the presence of strong and consistent leadership,
expectations that are based on clear direction, and
definite well-timed consequences. Regardless of the
training techniques one uses, Lhasas (as with all
other breeds) need to clearly know when their
behavior is right and when they are wrong. Using a
balanced approach that includes both positive
reinforcement and correction usually yields the best
results with these beautiful dogs. Very early in
your training efforts the reinforcement should be
small treats, but this should quickly be replaced
with praise and affection. The aversive element
should mostly be in the form of collar and leash
corrections.
The truth is, most often the greatest obstacle to
successfully training Lhasas, is their size coupled
with the romantic notions held by some of their
owners (which Hollywood has helped to instill).
Although they are a relatively small dog, lhasa
apsos tend to have very big hearts and they (unlike
many of their owners) seem to have no trouble seeing
past their own small size. If you are able to See
the Lhasa for who he really is – a dog that is eager
to please as any other - then, he or she will
happily work for you. However, if you fail to see
past the “teddy bear” and he’ll simply work you.
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