When to start training your german shepherd
How to Train a German Shepherd Puppy - A Detailed Video on GS Training Tips
German Shepherds are one of the most
intelligent dog breeds and they can be
trained easily they enjoy learning and
can easily adopt themselves to new
environment training a German Shepherd
requires patience guidance and time this
video is long and descriptive and we
tried to cover almost all training tips
related to your German Shepherd if you
are here for a specific training
practice move on to that topic as shown
in time intervals
time to start training matters a lot a
puppy German Shepherd can be easily
molded into desired personality adult
German Shepherd are strong dominant and
they can become reluctant to training by
showing aggressive behavior start
training your German Shepherd puppy when
he is seven to eight weeks old before
this time do your homework make a
descriptive plan for training your puppy
gather some information and training
tips from your friends who own German
Shepherd or a trainer remember that your
puppy is like a baby he doesn't
understand your language or commands he
also doesn't know which behavior is
acceptable and which isn't
puppy brain may take time to comprehend
the meaning of your commands
so at start be patient and consistent
this is a first step of training your
German Shepherd and is a prerequisite to
other training practices in this
practice your German Shepherd is
introduced to training process and learn
his first basic commands
first thing which your German Shepherd
need to learn is to recognize his name
he will recognize his name when you call
him by his name while looking at him do
this several times till he completely
understands his name other basic
commands which your German Shepherd need
to learn are come sit stay heal etc
associate these commands with different
actions or hand gestures so that they
becomes easy for your German Shepherd to
learn consult a trainer or your German
Shepherd owner friends to know how to
teach your German Shepherd these
commands unfortunately these commands
cannot be covered in this video since
they require a lot of practical
demonstrations
keep your commands short and simple
always use the same words do short
training sessions and give a break
between them do several repetitions of
every command
95% of German Sheperd learn new commands
in five repetitions positive
reinforcement will help you a lot in
getting result build a healthy
relationship with your German Shepherd
the first rule which your German
Shepherd puppy need to learn after
you're brought him home is to urinate in
a specific place and not everywhere take
advantage of new environment and start
potty training year puppy the day you
bring him home if a puppy remains with
his mom for first few weeks he already
would have an idea not to urinate in his
living area
crate training can help you a lot in
potty training near German Shepherd
puppy
it actually makes them understand that
their living area shouldn't be made
dirty
designate a specific area which your
puppy should use for potty it could be a
potty pad or a specific area in your
yard once established in his mind your
German Shepherd puppy will go to that
specific area by himself whenever need
to potty
having a schedule means your German
Shepherd puppy will go for potty at
specific times which will make your life
much easier some recommended times for
taking out your puppy are in the morning
before puppy goes to bed
almost 20 minutes after eating some food
after playing for some time after taking
a nap
if you noticed any one of these most
probably it means your German Shepherd
puppy needs to potty so take him outside
these are if puppy cries or whimper if
puppy stand in front of door and looks
at you if scratches the door leading
outside walking oddly or circling
sniffing
doesn't happen overnight it takes time
giving rewards in the form of treats or
praise will be more helpful associate
going to potty with a specific command
to make your life easier so when you
give that command your puppy will go for
potty
keeping your German Shepherd in a cage
Crate may look cruel at first but it is
an effective way to control and train
your German Shepherd also living in a
crate like places in their nature
because while German Shepherd used to
make stennes in caves and trenches to
live their crate training can help you
in a number of ways controls dog
aggressive behavior helps a lot to potty
train your puppy dog feels safe and
comfortable helpful and dog separation
anxiety a safe place for your dog when
you are away
being the owner of a beautiful German
Shepherd it is your responsibility to
know about the crate specifications some
of the available crate types in the
market are wire mesh type plastic type
wooden box type it is totally up to you
what kind of crate you want for your
German Shepherd however there are some
requirements for a crate enough space
for German Shepherd Dog to stand turn
around and sleep comfortably bottom of
crates should be soft and comfortable
put a blanket or towel there put some
dog toys and crates so that he can play
with when become bored fresh water and
food should be available close to crate
put the crate in a place where your
German Shepherd spends most of the time
the recommended place is bedroom
each German Shepherd dog is different
there is no exact time period for crate
training it could take days or weeks
till your German Shepherd is comfortable
with crate
one of the main obedience training your
German Shepherd need to learn is leash
training it is required to keep your
German Shepherd safe and under control
whenever you take him outside the best
time to start leash training is when
your German Shepherd is a puppy this way
he will learn those leash manners
quickly finding the right collar and
leash for your German Shepherd is very
important a soft collar and a strong
short leash would be a perfect choice
for your German Shepherd to keep him in
your control and prevent him from going
away use a short leash leash pulling is
the main problem you will face while
leash training near German Shepherd it
is a natural behavior of any dog so
don't be worried and don't yell on your
German Shepherd use paws method to
overcome leash pulling when your German
Shepherd tries to pull the leash and
drag you towards a direction or object
just stop and don't move with your dog
your German Shepherd will look back at
you and will understand you don't want
to go there this way he will come to
know what he is supposed to do repeat
this every time whenever you German
Shepherd tries to wander away it will
teach your German Shepherd that he
should follow you whenever you both are
outside and the leash should be loose
like any other dog training process
using rewards and treats will help you a
lot in leash training near German
Shepherd at first use treat to lure him
into leash make sure the associate
treats and praise with walking nicely in
leash using force may create negative
association between your German Shepherd
and leash don't make a tight noose or
pull hardly if training a German
Shepherd puppy
there are many reasons why German
Shepherds start using their mouths their
teeth start to develop so they practice
chewing toys and hands they didn't get
proper training about biting inhibition
when they are puppy they use their
mouths to explore play within taste
different objects it is also about pact
dominance more dominant German Shepherd
use biting to show their dominance over
other German Shepherd this is something
important that you need to know biting
is totally normal thing every dog starts
biting when they are pup they may do it
when they are adults if not trained
early it is not specific about your
German Shepherd so take it as a normal
thing to let your German Shepherd know
that biting is unacceptable behavior
discourage him you can do it by several
ways through hand or body gestures when
he bites you saying ouch or no after he
bites you showing grief on your face
stop playing and moving away
another practice in which your German
Shepherd puppy comes to know that biting
is not good and is a wrong behavior so
basically what happens in this practice
is you start playing with your German
Shepherd and your puppy bites you
accidentally or intentionally you make a
Yelp sound to show that you are hurt
also your hand goes limp and you ignore
the puppy for some time your German
Shepherd witnesses this whole thing and
understands he has done something wrong
this way he might associate biting with
a prohibited behavior and may not repeat
it in future repeat this practice
several times till you get the desired
results using toys could be an easy way
to handle your German Shepherd and teach
him not to bite use a soft rubber or
fluffy toy your German Shepherd will
soon learn that he should use his biting
skills on toys and not humans
to make a pact and become leader of the
pack is an important step for training
your German Shepherd puppy you don't
need other German Shepherds for pack
formation you can make a pack of you and
your German Shepherd puppy this pack
instinct and a leadership demand is in
the genes of dogs and it is because of
these they adjust themselves easily into
our families make sure you assume the
charge as the Alpha leaders so that rest
of the training process goes easily if
you fail to establish yourself as alpha
the German Shepherd will take the charge
by himself and will be reluctant to
follow your commands or show a rude
behavior becoming an alpha leader
doesn't means that you should create
fear in your puppy or yell at him
instead you need to make a love bond
with your puppy and also teach him that
you are the one in charge
positive reinforcement is the key to
your German Shepherd training this
helped you to make an association with
your German Shepherd and to enforce your
commands more efficiently using food
treats and toys are very effective also
praise your German Shepherd whenever
follows you commends punishing or using
force during training will ruin your
relationship with your German Shepherd
and don't give up you will not train him
well if you want results so fast having
a well-trained German Shepherd as a life
companion worth all time being spent on
its training
and behave differently so is every
German Sheperd learn some knowledge
about your German Shepherd psychology
and his common behaviors talk with your
friends who have German shepherds
consult dog trainer and watch few
classes about German Shepherd training
don't lose patience your dog can sense
your anger and frustration from your
body gestures and voice tone if not
working today take a break and start a
new session later when you both are
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