Toilet Training For 5 Month German Shepherd Dog

What is the best age for a German Shepherd to start training?

You can never start training too young, or too old.I got a dog who was 5 months old from a high-kill shelter, and a terrier mix...never walked on a leash, not housebroken, etc...within a week she was housebroken (without a crate - I often work from home), and within two weeks she could sit on command. It's now been 2 and a half weeks...and we're still working on leash training (not pulling) but it's getting better every day. She's a smart, high-energy, easily distracted dog...and if she can do it, so can your dog. We've also gotten dogs who were 10 years old from shelters and were AMAZING dogs. My family had an old Lhasa Apso from a shelter that was initially so timid because she was abused and although always a little shy, was the sweetest, best behaved dog in the world once she had some time in her new loving home...You just have to have patience, give them time, and teach them through positive reinforcement (never punishment). Training classes helped me immensely with my first dog and I'd highly recommend them. With the others, we just did the same things we had learned from training...Best of luck with your dog!

How can I start training my 7-week-old German shepherd?

HiThis is a young puppy, full of energy, it wants to see the whole world today and do everything by noon. Be patient with the puppy. It is not too young to start training the puppy; it is at the age, it wants to lean. One rule I go by is “obedience commands only get praises, trick get treats.” I will explain this statement, obedience training, is commands that all dogs need and should be trained to do for your safety and everyone else safety. When a dog knows these commands then it will be a more enjoyable for you and everyone else. These commands are sit, heel, down, no, stay, etc. They are obedience commands, which get praise only when they do it right. Tricks are things like play died, shack hands, round over, speak, etc. these commands get treats. The first thing I teach a dog (other than no) is sit. You can do this when you are watching TV.I have the dog standing in front of me, facing me, I put my hand on its rump flat and gently push down on the rump saying repeatedly “sit” until it sets down. Let the dog sit a shot time if it jumps up before you let it then, do it over until it stays seated. After a minute or two, (I make the time increase each time) give a big positive praise. In time, it will get the ideal what it is supposed to do when it hears the sound “sit”. As time goes by you will notice that when telling the dog to sit it will do it immediately. When it is told to sit, it will do it for the praise, praise the dog every time it fallows an obedience command, even if it is just a verbal praise. When sitting has been mastered, the I move onto stay. In less than a months, the dog will know its first three commands very well. Keep in mind it is a puppy full of energy so sometimes it will have problems with the command be forceful but gentle. Dog do not fully mature until it is two or three years old.Go online and type in the search engine “Best Dog Training Books” pick one, buy it, and fallow it. But remember “obedience commands only get praises, trick get treats.”GlennPS - Quick note: using treats for obedience training, there will be a time in the future you will need the dog to fallow a obedience command and you will not have a treat and in time the dog will stop doing the obedience command cause it is not getting the treat any more, that is why praise is so important.

How can you train an untrained 2 year old German Shepherd?

With kindness and compassion. Above all else, be consistent.Don’t yell or get angry with the dog for doing the wrong thing.Take the dog outside after each feeding so that he can pee and poo. When he does, praise him with lots of good dog and ruffling. While out there play with him one on one, whether he likes to chase a ball or just run with him. Also walks. Lots of walks.When training to walk on a leash start out small and slow. Take him for a walk up the street and back and don’t let him pull. If he pulls then stop walking until he stops. Give him a tiny treat and walk with him again. When he pulls stop walking until he stops. When he stops give him a tiny treat. Walk with him and as he walks beside you without pulling give him tiny bits of treat.Sitting would be the same. When you see him sit immediately say good sit good sit. Give him a treat. He will begin to associate the word ‘sit’ with the action. You won’t always see him sit but the times you do catch him say good sit and give him the treat. Then ask him to sit. Do it a couple of times and stop the training after he has been called a good boy and given a treat because he sat on command.Train like this at least four or five times a day. Always reward him when he does the correct thing and always finish the training on a good note.A german shepherd is a pretty intelligent dog and is trained to do all kinds of things. No reason, with patience, your dog can’t be one of those well trained dogs too.

What is the right time or age to train a German Shepherd dog? How do I train him at home?

First things first, potty train him! See this: How to Housetrain Your Dog or PuppyNow, the useful and necessary thins like sit, stay, lie down, focus, come, etc.12 lifesaving tricks to teach your dogHow to teach them :Dog 101 | Training & Behavior |  Basic Dog ObedienceTraining | Nylabone®Potty training , sit, stay, come can be done when he's young. For the other commands, wait till he's 5-6 months old.

Can I raise a German Shepherd while working for 40 hours Mon to Fri?

Assuming you work 8 hours a day plus the travelling to and from work, it comes to more than 40 hours per week. A german shepherd puppy eats 4–5 small meals a day and will pee/poop immediately after eating and after waking up from his naps. You may need help raising him in the initial few months.Once the puppy starts growing (around 5 months), the number of meals decreases and they have better control while peeing and pooping. Once the vaccinations are complete, you can take your puppy for a walk before you go to work, to tire him out. After coming back home, the puppy will sleep while you can head to work. Make sure to keep a bowl of fresh water and a few toys around.You can ask someone (maid, friend, family or neighbor) to feed him again in the afternoon and clean the pee/poop or take for a short walk to pee/poop outside. Change the water in the bowl and play with him. Once he is napping they can leave.As soon as you come back from work, take him out for a walk again for pee/poop. After coming back you can feed him, play with him. This way you can manage to keep a german shepherd provided this schedule can be strictly followed for at least until the puppy is one year old.After that you can leave him alone in the house for a longer period of time without anyone checking up on him. Make sure to keep water, toys and some chew sticks so that he is busy by himslef and not destroying the house.Alternatively, you can adopt an adult GSD and bypass the puppy stage and toilet training altogether. Adult dogs eat only once or twice a day, so you can feed him before going to work and after coming home. Some people also train their dogs to pee in the bathroom for convenience when there is noboday to take them out.