My name is Elizabeth and my furboy is Prince. He is what one trainer calls the basic old fashiond german shepherd. This image was taken in March/05 when he was aproximatley 11 months. He is now 16 months and pushing the boundries all the time. A real challenge. I am hoping to gain some insight and some positive coaching on how to best deal with this breed. Everyone I have met have told me he has the working drive and a great temperment. Like any novice, I have similar problems in training as he is headstrong and wants to be the king of the world. I can tell you that I am not the best person to train him as trying to understand this breed and how he "works" is challenging on its own. Trying to absorb as much information as possible to make him a good citizen and portray a positive image in the public eye. Being part of the tabooed sector of aggressive dogs in societies eyes doesn't sit well with me.
Elizabeth http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y63/moeller/Prince4mar11.jpg
Howard Knauf Webboard User Reg: 09-24-2003
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Elizabeth,
Have you trained other breeds before? If you have, training a GSD is pretty much the same. You havent revealed what you want to do with your boy ie: personal protection, sport or just obedience. If he is high drive and you encounter problems, search this site and I am sure you will find that whatever you encounter has been addressed here before. Good luck
This is my first time in training any dog. So, I definitely put myself in a challenging situation. My husband Art wanted a GSD - he had one when he was younger. When we got Prince I was the one taking him to classes and I needed to be trained on how to train a dog. To this day, I am still fully involved in training him, feeding him, taking him to a holistic vet and so on...my husband only comes into the picture when I am unable to do that stuff. We do share taking him out for his daily activity to the park or for "lots" of walks. Personal protection training sounds great, but high risk liability. Have to work on the obedience constantly or at least try to. Agility sounds great but I am not sure of long term effects on his joints. I would like to try tracking maybe to start off. Since he is 16 months, he is trying to push more boundries on the dominence factor. Constantly keeping an eye on him and trying to keep it under control.
Elizabeth
Howard Knauf Webboard User Reg: 09-24-2003
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Pick up a couple of Ed's videos. You cant go wrong. They are easy to understand and full of usefull, practical information. Otherwise, look at some of the thousands of threads here and pick and choose the ones that answer your questions. Patience is a virtue in training your first dog.
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I know the feeling.
When I started dog training, I had a full head of hair. Now just look at me...
*sniff* <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" />
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