If you have not had the chance to read over what it is exactly that needs to be done during German Shepherd obedience training before your brought your puppy home, it is never too late to start. Giving your puppy the right type of training is just as important as giving proper skills to a child so that they are able to function in the world with as few problems as possible. Just as a parent is to a child, you are to your pup so German Shepherd training should always be handled with care and concern. The sooner you get started though, the easier of a time that it will be for both you and the dog. Giving your pup the right start is vital in making sure they live a happy and well-balanced life. Training will surely give your dog a happy life and you as well because you will have more control over every situation that comes about. While everyone wants to see their puppy do amazing tricks, German Shepherd obedience training, or housebreaking, is generally the most important to get through because having a puppy using every room as a potty or ends up chewing up the end of your sofa, is much more of a concern then one who doesn't yet understand the command to sit. The key to getting through the house breaking stage is to be calm, patient, and consistent. Every single time the puppy does something wrong, they must be corrected or else they will not understand that it isn't a behavior that is allowed. And most importantly you must praise, praise and then praise some more when they are on the right track. Your puppy will learn right from wrong by seeing what action gets a correction and what action gets love and attention. Within a couple of weeks, you will have a perfectly housebroken puppy and won't even remember the times of frustration you may have felt deep down during that time. Now that the housebreaking part is over, the rest of the German Shepherd obedience training is the commands such as sit, stay, heel and come. These commands are very important for many reasons such as control over who is the leader between you and the dog and for the safety concerns of your pet. Focusing on one command at a time also means that the entire training period will not take as long. If you are consistent and do not try to force too much on your puppy at once, then it will take no time at all. It is best to keep training sessions thirty minutes or less in length. If you train on these commands too long, you will end up frustrated and the puppy will be learning nothing from it so it will be a waste of time. Each command, if given enough training time, broken up throughout the day, should be finished within a week to two weeks depending on the individual dog.
Dog training may not be a science but pretty much every aspect of dog training has been understood and catalogued. If you want to train your dog there are three basic weapons that your dog training arsenal should be equipped with the first is praise, the second is discipline and the final is bribery. Dog training is a combination of all three and a dog cannot be trained by employing just one of the above mentioned. Professional dog trainers understand when a dog needs to disciplined and when a dog needs to be praised. If you are thinking of training your dog on your own, then the first thing you need is patience. Dogs are not unlike children; they can throw tantrums, get depressed and be very naughty. The right age to start training a dog is usually 12 weeks after birth, before 12 weeks the dog is too young to understand training and the best you can do is let the dog get accustomed to its surroundings. Once the dog is 12 weeks old you can teach the dog some basic commands and also start potty training the dog. Ideally you should start training the dog twice a day for fifteen minutes. However if your dog is impatient and lacks concentration then you should lessen the duration of your training sessions, remember the dog should be isolated and free from any distractions when it is being trained. Before you start training your dog try and figure out what the dog likes, not all dogs like dog biscuits. You have to figure out what your dog's favourite treat is. Once you know what your dog likes you can use the treat as a bribe and use it to treat the dog whenever it follows your instructions. Remember that not all dogs enjoy treats; your dog might enjoy petting more, if that is the case make sure you praise the dog and pet it whenever it follows your command. Before you use a collar and chain on your dog, make sure the chain is not too tight and the dog is not in pain when you are using the collar during training. If the chain is too tight the dog might follow your commands but the dog will become very aggressive as it grows up. Like people, dogs too learn from their surroundings and respond to people the same way they are treated. The first few commands that you should train your dog in are sitting, down and come. If you are looking for tips and tricks on how to train your dog, you can visit sites like www.masteryourdog.com. Although the general principles associate with dog training are the same, different sites have different methods and techniques. The best option is to visit a couple of sites to get a better idea, also remember that different breeds of dogs react differently to training and you should look for a site that can offer advice on training that is specific to the breed of your dog. All in all dog training is not rocket science all it takes is a little bit of research and patience.
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