The Training Method of Shepherd Dogs

2026-01-14 21:09

To train a shepherd dog to herd sheep, you can follow the following methods: 1. ** Establishing Intimate Relationship and Basic Training **: - In the early stages, he had to establish a close relationship with the shepherd dog, such as giving it food and playing with it. For example, throwing a small ball for it to pick up, and when it picked it up, giving it food rewards such as biscuits or small ham sausages, while patting its head and praising it. - When training a young shepherd dog, you should start from the basic behavior. For example, when you are going to pen a sheep, you need to lead it at the beginning, because it may not know how to pen a sheep at the beginning, and it is easy to do bad things with good intentions. 2. ** Familiar with herding behavior, learn instructions and develop herding skills **: - Show the shepherd dog the behavior of herding sheep and let it familiarize itself with the process of herding sheep through observation. - He learned commands such as "Chase the Sheep","Go to the Dead Corner", and "Stay". Through daily training, the shepherd dogs were familiarized with these instructions and developed their herding skills, such as making the correct sound when herding sheep to ensure safety. 3. ** Combining multiple training methods **: - ** Induction Method **: Use the dog's favorite food and toys to induce it to engage in sheep-related behavior. - Reward Method: When the shepherd dog completes a task or performs well, give it food, or pet and praise it. - ** Compulsion Method **: It is used during the initial training. By forcing the dog to understand the instructions, it will form a conditioned reflex, but it must be moderate. 4. ** Special Training Technique **: - It was easier to train shepherd dogs with purer bloodlines. When she herded the sheep, she let the dogs follow her. When she got home, she would use the bait to train them. - Eye training could be used (this method was commonly used by border herders and Central Asian shepherd dogs) to control the leader through their eyes. - Training the shepherd dog to move in different positions to control the sheep. - Training a shepherd dog to control a flock of sheep by biting them lightly was a common and easy method to train. 5. ** Follow-up training and correction **: - When the shepherd dog was about one year old, if it was more obedient and followed its owner, it could be taught some simple commands other than "come back". For example, when a sheep crossed the road, it would habitually shout. After repeating it two or three times, as long as it shouted, the shepherd dog would take the initiative to drive the sheep away. If the task was completed beautifully, it would be rewarded or verbally praised. - Shepherd dogs were punished for doing something wrong, such as a few whips. If they were done well, they would be rewarded with words and food. They would pat their heads and praise them a few times. They would be rewarded with meat, biscuits, ham sausages, etc. This way, they would be more active in helping their owners graze in the future.