This document discusses training a German Shepherd to be a guard dog. It recommends beginning training at 8 weeks old, when puppies are more receptive. The first steps are socializing the puppy and basic obedience training, including commands like sit, stay, and fetch. German Shepherds want to please their owners, so with discipline and consistency they can learn when to protect and when to refrain from jumping on friends. Attending guard dog training classes helps teach expert techniques so the well-trained dog can protect its home and family.

1. TrainingGermanShepherd.Net<br />Episode4: Training Your German Shepherd To Be a Guard Dog<br />Hello and welcome to a new Episode from TrainingGermanShepherd.Net<br />Today we are going to talk about: Training Your German Shepherd To Be a Guard Dog<br />German Shepherds are one of the most vigilant and smart breeds of dogs. They need constant physical activity that makes them a perfect choice for guard dogs and police investigation dogs.<br />However, training your German Shepherd to be a guard dog is a little more complicated than the general dog house training for other breeds.<br />It is ideal to begin when your German Shepherd pup is eight weeks old as he will be more willing to accept your authority at an early age.<br />The first thing you need to do for training a German Shepherdto be a guard dog is to socialize it. Take him to new places and make him meet new people, it will not only help it differentiate between what is a threat and what is not but also teach him to behave properly when with people.<br />The second stage of training should include basic obedience training, which in turn should include lessons in understanding and responding to commands such as sit, stay, go, run and fetch.<br />German Shepherds have a tendency of pleasing their masters and once you have won the heart of your pet, he will do anything to please you by refraining from jumping on people you consider friends as well as protect you from potential risks.<br />You should also have your own rules within your home so that your dog learns to be disciplined.<br />It is also important to make it understand that you want him to behave in a particular way with particular people and particular circumstances.<br />You might have basic German Shepherd information that would be helpful for obedience training your puppy but training your dog to be a guard dog might need you to take him to the guard dog training classes once in a while.<br />Once your dog has completed his obedience training module, training him to be a guard dog would not be difficult for the professionals. Teaching him expert guarding techniques will only take a short time.<br />Once your dog is well educated in the guarding techniques, he can actually protect your home as well as your family from adverse advances as well as strangers.<br />To know more about Training German Shepherds visit TrainingGermanShepherd.Net <br />I hope you have enjoyed this episode and stay tuned for more to come. <br />