German Shepherd Dog Training
German Shepherd dogs are highly versatile. A German Shepherd dog with the right breeding and the proper training can be the type of dog that you have been searching for; someone to protect your home, loyal companion, a beautiful show dog or anything else that might come to mind, this dog will be more than capable of doing. All around working skills is what this breed of dog was designed for. German Shepherd dog training will be the glue that holds the pieces together.
These great dogs are capable of learning at the early age of seven weeks old. By this age the pups’ brain is able to take in some of the simple commands, their bodies are going to take quite a bit longer to catch up though. Teach your puppy games that he will enjoy for years to come.
Exercise can help your dog mentally and physically. Teaching tricks is fun and enjoyable. Your dog will become more self assured the more he learns. Learning new commands and signals can be helpful later in his teaching sessions. When teaching your dog tricks, it best to use treats. As your puppy matures doing some tricks for some praise will be very exciting for him.
The favorite training method for German Shepherds is the positive training method. The positive training method doesn’t involve any kind of punishmet. You will reach your goals faster by using this type of training. Training your dog using the positive method doesn’t mean the dog gets to do whatever it wants to do. They must show proper behavior to get the reward. Positive training produces a dog that is happy and eager. Trust is one of the ways a dog will obey. You and your dog will become a team.
Leash Training
In the beginning, while walking your dog, they might want to carry the leash in their mouth. They can carry the leash for the first few times, but aren’t allowed to chew on it. Try to keep the dog on your left side and hold the leash in your left hand. Start the dog with short lessons. The dog could take several lessons before figuring things out.
The Sit and The Down
The basics for teaching a dog to sit. Using treats is easiest with positive training. Take a treat and hold it in front of his nose, lift the treat up and back. This lets the dog fold his legs under himself for the perfect sit. Always repeat the word “sit’ while lifting the treat up. Reward him with a treat, after he sits.
You start in the sit position, when teaching the down. Move the treat down and forward in front of the dog’s nose. This will get the dog to lower the front legs for the down. Don’t forget to say “down”, while lowering the treat. After the dog lays down reward with the treat and lots of praise.
In Closing
The careers of German Shepherd dogs depend on training or lack of it. The experience that you have in training these dogs will be very exciting. Living with a well trained German shepherd dog is a trip of a life time.
