Training a German Shepherd - How to Get Your Dog to Stop Barking
My German Shepherd used to bark at all sorts of sound.
Sound from the water heater, cars passing by, people talking on their cellphone in the car, sounds of birds chirping & the list just keeps going on.
My dog would bark for a long period of time without stopping.
In general, I realized my dog will not well behaved & stop barking.
Several embarrassing encounters experience in the public later, this uncontrollable barking need to stop.
So something got to change for the better, so I took the initiative and went online just to quickly realized, I was not the only person with this concern.
I decided to try a dog training guide online & some of the tips help me realized what are some of the reasons my German Shepherd bark so much.
German shepherd most often times will not hesitate to bark against strangers who are foreign to my dog.
This behavioral nature is actually due to it's nature trying to protect & defend it's owner ensuring they are not harmed.
Using some of the techniques I learn from this dog training program.
I softly whisper to my dog letting him know it's okay while rubbing gently on his coat.
In parallel, I also reward my dog with some of his favourite treats to provide positive reinforcement letting him know that he did good.
Since, he did not do anything wrong in the first place, it was his kind but often confusion intention to protect me & my family.
In about 3 weeks my dog begin to clam down & begin to understand that employees from the utility company, UPS, FEDEX, newspaper delivery, girls scouts selling cookies are nothing to be worrying about.
My dog still keep an close eye on outsiders but no longer barks even when I open the door to sign my UPS package.
So does this makes my dog timid now? German Shepherd been used to protect kings,emperors, rulers since ancient times.
German Shepherd are one of the most loyal & faithful dogs that behave like bodyguards.
Nowadays they are widely used by law enforcers, SWAT team, US Army, Secret Service, ski patrol & etc.
German shepherd are highly intelligent, fast on their feet can be easily train using the right methods.
German Shepherd are a great breed, athletic by nature they enjoy playing with you like all dogs.
Once properly trained they can be extremely obedient.
I always thought only properly trained professional can train dog properly.
But, that also required a respectable financial investment.
I was really surprise to discover that my dog can be home train using the proper methods.
All dogs at all ages can be train using the proper methods & on a continuous basis with appropriate feedback.
Once your dog understand what pleases you, you can bet they will do all that they possibly could to make you happy.
Sound from the water heater, cars passing by, people talking on their cellphone in the car, sounds of birds chirping & the list just keeps going on.
My dog would bark for a long period of time without stopping.
In general, I realized my dog will not well behaved & stop barking.
Several embarrassing encounters experience in the public later, this uncontrollable barking need to stop.
So something got to change for the better, so I took the initiative and went online just to quickly realized, I was not the only person with this concern.
I decided to try a dog training guide online & some of the tips help me realized what are some of the reasons my German Shepherd bark so much.
German shepherd most often times will not hesitate to bark against strangers who are foreign to my dog.
This behavioral nature is actually due to it's nature trying to protect & defend it's owner ensuring they are not harmed.
Using some of the techniques I learn from this dog training program.
I softly whisper to my dog letting him know it's okay while rubbing gently on his coat.
In parallel, I also reward my dog with some of his favourite treats to provide positive reinforcement letting him know that he did good.
Since, he did not do anything wrong in the first place, it was his kind but often confusion intention to protect me & my family.
In about 3 weeks my dog begin to clam down & begin to understand that employees from the utility company, UPS, FEDEX, newspaper delivery, girls scouts selling cookies are nothing to be worrying about.
My dog still keep an close eye on outsiders but no longer barks even when I open the door to sign my UPS package.
So does this makes my dog timid now? German Shepherd been used to protect kings,emperors, rulers since ancient times.
German Shepherd are one of the most loyal & faithful dogs that behave like bodyguards.
Nowadays they are widely used by law enforcers, SWAT team, US Army, Secret Service, ski patrol & etc.
German shepherd are highly intelligent, fast on their feet can be easily train using the right methods.
German Shepherd are a great breed, athletic by nature they enjoy playing with you like all dogs.
Once properly trained they can be extremely obedient.
I always thought only properly trained professional can train dog properly.
But, that also required a respectable financial investment.
I was really surprise to discover that my dog can be home train using the proper methods.
All dogs at all ages can be train using the proper methods & on a continuous basis with appropriate feedback.
Once your dog understand what pleases you, you can bet they will do all that they possibly could to make you happy.
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