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German Shepherd Training Information

December 23, 2007

German Shepherd Training Information in an easy, no-nonsense approach.

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Let me start off right now with this disclaimer: I’m not a professional trainer! I’m just a dog owner who happens to find training dogs to be both very interesting as well as beneficial to the dog.

What you’ll find here is my experiences “Training a Working Dog for Dummies”. I’m going to chronicle my German Shepherd Training Information of both of my GSD’s, Sable and Zero - and so I invite you to come on in and join the ride.

If you’re looking for information on the different colors of GSDs, check out the latest page on that. Or how about checking out our great articles on dog health and diet issues, as well as training your puppy and older dog. And if you’d like to leave a comment for us, simply click on the Comment >> link below all the pages and posts.

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Image uploading. I’ll be addin…

May 8, 2008

Image uploading. I’ll be adding the option for all of you GSD owners to upload you favorite pictures here soon!

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Pet vs Protection Dog. I’m cur…

April 29, 2008

Pet vs Protection Dog. I’m currently writing two articles. One is on handling a dominant dog, and the other is soon to be announced.

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Puppy questions. Please check …

April 28, 2008

Puppy questions. Please check out the great Schutzhund puppy questions that Cindy has asked on the site, on the recent comments area.

And by the way, here are a few of the pictures of her puppy:

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My dogs are loving the doggy-d…

April 25, 2008

My dogs are loving the doggy-door I’ve set up on our back sliding glass door. I love the fact that I can leave the door open!

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Socializing Your Puppy

April 25, 2008

It is such an important thing to socialize your dogs. Once your pup is safe from puppy-hood diseases, take her out where ever you go!

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Socialization is so important to gain a very trustworthy, stable dog. Even with protection/Schutzhund dogs, you want to socialize them as pups. Now, I’m not saying that you should let everyone pet your Schutzhund pup, but allowing him to be among people and noisy situations will give him confidence.

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Why I Returned My New GSD

April 24, 2008

I have been chronicling the newest addition to my family, my new female GSD. Well, sadly enough, I returned her to her original owners this week. The issues we faced together were training issues as well as nerve issues.

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Now, the training issues I can handle. And out of every issue that my new female exhibited, there was none that couldn’t be dealt with, to work her into my pack. So it actually came down to just one issue that was not a training issue. Yes - this issue could have been dealt with using motivational training, or incorporating corrections as well (which I recommend) - but I specifically want a Schutzhund dog. And a perspective Schutzhund dog needs great nerves. The poor girl I got had very weak nerves…

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Her original owner did not seem to have the issues I experienced with her, but they were there nonetheless. Hiding under my desk after a full week of having her. Running away at every loud noise. The list goes on and on. And as I stated before, these issues I could have trained out of her - but…the nerve issue and Schutzhund / Protection training - they simply don’t mesh.

That’s one of the main differences between a “pet dog” and a “protection trained dog”. Yes, I could have trained many of these issues out of her, but you need great genetics for Schutzhund, or you might end up with a fear biter.

I want specific characteristics from the new female I get, for which Sissy did not have, and so the hunt continues for my Schutzhund female…

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