Activities For Icelandic Sheepdogs

Obedience training activities are king in terms of influencing the dynamics of the relationship held between yourself and your dog; after completing enough obedience training courses together, you and your dog will gain a better understanding of one another's wants and needs. Icelandic Sheepdogs tend to be very eager to please their human companions by default, so they often acclimate to obedience training activities much easier than other, more stubborn breeds will. If you're also interested in teaching your dog how to perform tricks or execute commands on request, then you'll definitely need to incorporate obedience training activities in your dog's daily or weekly routine. Obedience training courses can cost between $100 to $200 plus if you seek out professional help, or you can do it yourself for about half the cost but twice the difficulty. Either way, try to complete these activities with your dog on clear, sunny days as you'll need to spend a lot of time outside.

Bring enough food and water to help your dog refuel themselves after a workout because your pet's going to work up quite a sweat completing agility training activities. Activities in which dogs jump over hurdles or bound through hoops, run up and down wooden planks or through nylon tunnels, and carefully make their way up and down winding flights of stairs all fall under the agility training umbrella. Icelandic Sheepdogs naturally have a lot of energy and love to run around the place as much as they can. These two factors make them great fits for agility training activities of all kinds. You can set up an agility training course for about $60 or so on your own, or you can gain access to an agility training facility (which usually charge by the hour.) If you have to train your dog outside, try to do it on a sunny day when it looks like it won't rain.

When people say that a person or an animal was born to do something, they're typically exaggerating a bit to make a point. But trust us when we say that, when it comes to Icelandic Sheepdogs and herding training activities, they genuinely were born to accomplish those sorts of tasks. Even if you don't intend to employ your dog as a professional or full time herding dog, this activity can be a great outlet for your Icelandic Sheepdog because of the many ways that it taps into their natural instincts. It would definitely make things a lot easier to have a professional around who can help you train your dog, as opposed to trying to do it all by yourself. Three training sessions typically cost about $250 or more, so this isn't exactly a cheap activity. That being said, you can find discounted trial sessions listed online throughout various times of the year. Just be prepared for any sort of weather, as training sessions can be offered during any of the four seasons.