Sunday, August 2, 2009

I just got 6 weeks puppy (German Shepherd Mix)i want to trian him as Guard dog how can i do that ?


Answers:
First off he's kinda young to be away from his litter. You'll need to google: bite inhibition so he doesn't bite YOU.

The best guard dogs are confident and well trained. So raise him right, socialize him, take him to obedience classes and treat him like a normal dog. When he is older then you can have your trainer evaluate him for any advanced training...Google Schutzhund if you want to really see some bite work. He would not be able to compete AFAIK.

Most GSDs don't need a lot of training, they are naturally territorial and they often need some training to tone it down so they don't bite the wrong person. The best guard dog these days doesn't bite...he just warns you about any problems. A biting dog can cause endless problems and may end up put to sleep.
They have school for training Dogs here's a link you might wanna look at http://www.gillsgermanshepherds.com/main...
I have a german shepherd who is a wonderful guard dog. The way I did it was gave him lots of love, made him a part of my family, treat him well, and give him good food, and lots of excersise. For that he protects me, our home, and my close friends.
Any other way will result in simply a mean dog that you cant trust.
If you want a guard to protect you, go and hire one. Do not force a dog to be one for you. No dog deserves or wants to be taught to attack or live outside. Dogs need to be inside with the family, they need love, attention, affection and exercise. Do not "train" your dog to be aggressive, to stay outside and to "guard" his property. Most dogs will do it naturally if they are loved inside the home.
Love it, feed it treat it like your best friend and never hit it.

This is a very young dog and you need to start with basic training. Make the sessions short and always end it on a positive reward. Make the lessons fun.

I have been training for 42 years and I would suggest that you don't start any serious protection training until it is 2 years old.
When any dog matures it instinctively becomes protective of it's people and their area.

If you start making it aggressive too young, by the time it is mature it will be very hard to control because it will assume the alpha position and my end up even biting the owner.

If you are serious about Guard/Protection training make sure that the dog is 110% Basic/Companion trained before you start with the aggressive training.
There are books for that!

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