How to train a shepherd dog to be obedient

2026-01-24 08:10

Training a shepherd dog to be obedient requires love, patience, and understanding of its behavior. Here are some training methods: ** 1. Jump Training ** 1. Basic training: - The training started from letting the shepherd dog jump over a small wall that was 30 to 40 centimeters high. When the owner led the shepherd dog from 5 - 6 steps away from the small wall to the front of the small wall, he issued the command "jump" and pulled the leash in the direction of the small wall. If the shepherd dog jumped over, he would be rewarded. He could repeat it 2 - 3 times at the same time. - They could also use food to lure them into jumping. 2. Advanced training: - When the basic training was proficient, they would gradually switch to the method of using commands and gestures, and gradually increase the height of the jump, or train the movements of jumping fences, jumping elevated frames, circles, trenches, etc. according to their needs. ** 2. Up and down training ** 1. Food Induction: - The shepherd dog was led to the front of the stairs, and food was placed on each floor of the stairs or on the platform of the highest floor. After the dog trainer gave the command of "up", the shepherd dog was ordered to go up the stairs. Because food could stimulate the shepherd dog's excitement, it might be able to walk up to the platform smoothly. 2. Co-training: - After the command "up" was issued, the owner and the shepherd dog could climb the stairs together, and then the shepherd dog could be trained to go up and down the stairs alone. ** 3. Crawling Training ** 1. Prerequisite: - This action should be carried out after the shepherd dog has developed the ability to "sit" and "lie". 2. Training Method: - During the training, the shepherd dog lay down, and at the same time as issuing the "crawl" or "crawl" command, it made a crawling gesture (both hands extended forward, palms down, and the left and right hands stretched out and retracted to make a "saw" movement). - If the shepherd dog crawled forward according to the requirements, it would be rewarded; if the shepherd dog did not crawl and stood, it should immediately lie down and continue to command it to crawl with its left hand. After repeated training, it could develop the ability to crawl forward. ** 4. Training after establishing an intimate relationship ** 1. Establishing a relationship: - First of all, he had to establish a close relationship with the shepherd dog, often give it delicious food, and play with it, such as playing a game of throwing a ball and picking it up. When it picked up the ball, he would reward it (such as biscuits, small ham, etc.), touch its head and praise it. 2. Herding related training: - After establishing a tacit understanding, they began to train the content related to herding, such as sheep training. In the beginning, they had to lead the shepherd dog to circle the sheep together, because at first, it might do bad things out of good intentions. If the shepherd dog did something wrong (such as losing the sheep, etc.), it would be punished (such as a few whips), and if it did well, it would be rewarded (such as verbal praise, food reward). - He first trained the shepherd dog to circle the sheep, and then taught it how to look at the sheep behind the flock. During the training process, the sheep might suffer a little because of the shepherd dog's tossing and turning, but this was a necessary process of training. Finally, the shepherd dog was trained to teach some disobedient sheep a lesson, such as biting the ears or neck of the disobedient sheep and pulling the sheep back. ** 5. Speaker Training Method ** - The marker training method used the sound produced by the marker as a bridge between behavior and reward. In the beginning, he could repeatedly ring the device and give the shepherd dog a reward, so that the shepherd dog could associate the sound of the marker with the reward. Then, when the shepherd dog made the expected obedient behavior, he could ring the marker and give the reward, gradually strengthening its obedient behavior.