How about a German shepherd?

The choice of dogs mentioned here is aimed at ordinary lovers, with personality and health as the main points. On the basis of the following, let's see if the appearance is a satisfied German shepherd. Puppy selection: Dogs of 50-60 days may be selected from a litter of puppies when buying. Pay attention at this time. If the same bitch is breastfeeding, there are more than 7-8 brothers and sisters in the same litter, which is not a good phenomenon at first, because it is impossible for a bitch to breastfeed so many puppies. Of course, it doesn't matter if the puppies have one more "wet nurse". The first thing to pay attention to when choosing is two breeds of dogs; In the selection process, those puppies that are obviously smaller, thinner and timid than other puppies should be excluded; Don't pick a puppy whose facial expression looks lifeless; Exclude dogs with diarrhea symptoms; Don't pick dogs that only pick up food scraps from other puppies when eating. Lift the puppy and look at the skin on its abdomen. If there is a pimple, it may be canine distemper or enteritis. See if his eyes are affected by nasopharyngeal mucositis or caught a cold; The nose must be cold and wet; There should be no obvious swelling around the navel, otherwise there may be hernia. Choose a young or old dog: color: lack of pigment shows weakness from a health point of view. Wool: short, of course, with fluff at the bottom. External observation: the skin feels soft, without dandruff and scabies, and the hair should be shiny. Eyes should be energetic and expressive. Oral examination: whether the number of teeth is correct, see if there is tartar, and the color should be white. If the teeth are in normal shape and arranged neatly, it proves that the dog has no symptoms of mental anxiety. If a dog's teeth are brown or yellow, it may suffer from canine distemper. Feet: sound and firm, and the skin between toes is healthy and firm. Check back: hold the leash well, take a walk first, then trot, and finally run fast. At this time, you should pay attention to the gait and speed of the dog. Through these, we can see the defects that are not easy to find when he stands upright or sits down. The concave back lacks endurance, which affects the appearance and the convexity is not ideal. See if the dog's muscles and tendons are strong when running. Frontal observation: let the dog face to face and observe the knee. The front legs should be properly parallel, and the claws and legs should be in a straight line. Rear observation: don't bend your hind legs inward or outward. Type o or type x will cause the dog's weight not to be properly dispersed to the bones during exercise, which will seriously affect the endurance.

The first step of German shepherd training;

1 equipped with traction belt.

2 Sit down

3 Training of lying down in disturbed environment

4. Listen to the command while exercising and lie down.

In addition, the puppy is a good opportunity to train him when playing. A ball, a piece of cloth and a wooden stick are all good teaching AIDS. The little German shepherd is always interested in bowling, which can stimulate his hunting nature. At this time, he is interested in all moving objects. If the little German shepherd has had enough fun, we can try to call him and let him relax. If you succeed, you can try to make another deal with the dog: exchange some snacks for his ball. And after each command is completed, you should touch him well to express encouragement.

It won't take long for the little German shepherd dog to pick up all the things thrown by its owner, and every time it comes, it will be rewarded. Gradually, German shepherds can respond to their names.

Because the owner is lazy, he will miss some opportunities to familiarize the dog with some specific environments, such as cars, trams, subways, trains and surrounding noises and phenomena.

In the training and education of German shepherd dogs, we should clarify several basic concepts: German shepherd dogs can't fully understand people's meaning, let alone have the ability to understand and judge like people. Some people think that dogs can understand everything people say, but dogs can't understand people's words, but they can understand the owner's meaning and some familiar intonations in some cases. When people and dogs live together for a long time, in the same situation and in the same behavior, dogs will understand the meaning of their owners and respond accordingly.

The layman thinks that the German shepherd dog has the ability of reasoning and thinking, but in fact, the German shepherd dog just shows good memory. Through repetition and various sensory stimuli, the German shepherd can understand the next command to be executed.

Therefore, the orders given by the host should vary widely, and the tone should be as consistent as possible.

Obedience training is to test the dog's obedience ability according to the regulations of German Dog Association (VDH) and SV, including: walking, sitting, lying, standing, lying in a designated place without leash, letting the dog chase, come over, take things, jump and climb.

Note: From the beginning of training, communicate with your dog as quietly as possible. If you keep yelling at him, the German shepherd will become more and more numb to your orders. And give him enough time to complete every movement every time, so as not to go home in the future training.

When training, treat your dog calmly, and don't act in a hurry because you don't have time. Another principle is that if a dog does something right, it should be made comfortable and comfortable. On the contrary, if they do something they shouldn't do, they should also feel uncomfortable, such as fighting with other dogs, biting, barking and so on. The training ground should be changed frequently, and the dog can't adapt to only one place, so the grown German shepherd dog has no adaptability.

Collars and belts

These two are indispensable. They are not only training tools, but also communication tools between people and German shepherds. They should not be used as tools of coercion and punishment. When putting a collar on a puppy, it often resists. At this time, he can divert his attention by rewarding and then put it on him. The dog's collar should be wide and made of leather, so that he can wear it more comfortably and won't hurt his fur. The belt should be about one meter. Then you can give him the first lesson and accompany him with a leash.

The password attached is "follow". Hold the leash with your left hand, and keep your dog on the left side of your body. You can't let the German shepherd feel dragged away passively, but the German shepherd is actively following.

Equipped with a traction belt

Not only SV, but also other breeders let the dog accompany them on the left side. The password is "FUSS" and let the dog's shoulder rest on the owner's left knee. When training, give the password of "follow", add the dog's name, and pull the leash properly to correct it. If the dog runs to the front, it will retreat. If it is on the left, it will go to the right. If it stays where it is, it can pat the thigh of its left leg with its left hand, call the dog's name at the same time, and give the password of "follow". In short, let him go back to his original position and walk on his master's knee so that he can walk slowly.

When the mistake is corrected, the German shepherd will be rewarded immediately. You can touch the fur of the German shepherd back and forth with your hands (with proper force) and praise the German shepherd as "so good".

sit down

The next basic skill is to sit down immediately when you hear the "sit down" command, and then keep sitting until you hear other commands. No matter whether the owner is near or far away, the dog should always sit. At the beginning of this training, you should use the leash. You can help him better understand the owner's meaning: after giving the password, press the dog's hip down with his left hand and lift it up with his right hand. If the dog sits down according to the password, reward it immediately and pet the German shepherd. Finally, it was not until the German shepherd heard the order that he sat down.

Sitting posture is the basic posture in every training, that is, the dog sits on the left side of the owner and faces the same direction of the owner. Every training is related to this basic posture, and the dog can consciously keep this posture until the owner gives another password.

lie

When the dog hears the owner's order to "get down", it should lie in place. A simpler method is that when the German shepherd dog keeps its basic posture-sitting, the owner gives the order to "get down" and pulls down the leash until it touches the ground on all four legs. It is difficult for a puppy to behave well after executing this password. At this time, the host should issue a softer password "Don't move". In addition, when executing the "get down" password, you can press the dog's shoulder with your left hand and send out the "get down" password at the same time, so that the dog can understand the owner's meaning.

When the dog slides forward with its front legs according to the command, it can't be rewarded immediately, otherwise it will stand up excitedly at once, and finally it will be in vain. But when he was quiet for a while, the master stood up slowly and issued a password of "get down and don't move". The traction belt should be hung properly, not too tightly, otherwise it will stimulate him to stand up.

The next step is to slowly leave the dog, the leash is still relaxed, take a few steps, walk back, and repeat several times until you can wrap the leash around your hand. Finally, you can try to get out of the leash so far and walk back to your dog. At this time, you can stand up and reward him well, give him his favorite snacks and let him play for a while.

drop by

When the dog is released, the headache is to call it back. When he is put on the leash again, many people will scold the dog by mistake, which is the biggest mistake in dog training.

Dogs don't feel punished for running around, but for running back. In this way, the next time he runs out, he won't dare to come back, because what awaits him is the punishment of his master, which can easily lead to a vicious circle.

The correct training method is to use the traction belt first. Start with the basic posture-sitting posture, and then give the password of "get down". When the dog came down, the owner turned to face it and gently pulled the leash to prevent it from being distracted. When the password of "get down, don't move" is given, then give the gesture: the arm reaches out to the dog, the palm faces the dog, and then the dog slowly retreats. At this time, the dog should stay lying down, otherwise it will be corrected immediately, and then the above process will be repeated. Once the owner retreats to the length of the leash and the dog is still motionless, he can give the password of "come here", and then he will run over immediately, and the owner can reward him well.

After many repetitions, using different distances (requiring different lengths of leashes), changing different environments and increasing some difficulties, such as people around him and other dogs, can't do this training until he can do it very well.

The quality of training can soon be seen through your own German shepherd, which depends on the efforts of the owner. Goethe once said: A well-trained German shepherd can show the wisdom of its owner.