I have a young GSD that is about 5 months old (next week). Since his two months old, I'm doing some imprinting with the use of food and a lot of praise for the sitz, platz and hier. My dog loves these training sessions and responds very quickly to the commands. I was wondering when I should start not using food and correct him when not responding ( I know he knows the 3 commands) and start training other commands. I recently tried training without food and he gets bored and loose interests when he figures that there is no rewards.
The other problem is about the leash. I suppose that he has a lot of prey drive, I mean he loves to play tug-a-war all the time, even with his leash. I don’t know what to do exactly, should I start giving him corrections for biting and playing with his leash or just stop bothering with it until he’s 6 months old.
What are your plans for this pup? Household pet, or will you be competing it in any venue? My answer would somewhat depend on your's; however, on the leash tugging, if you don't want him to damage the leash, provide him with an alternative behavior, another toy/rag. At his age, with his prey drive AND teething, he's GONNA need to chew and mouth and play with stuff all the time. There's nothing wrong with setting limits on what you find unacceptable, if you don't want him to grab the leash, but then show him an alternative item that he CAN play with.
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