"Can't
Control Your German Shepherd?"
You Need German Shepherd Training - 5 Easy Tips
German Shepherd
training is easier than you think. Unfortunately, the #1 reason people give their German Shepherds away is
because of their inability to get their German Shepherd to stop pooping and peeing on the carpet. Before
you give your German Shepherd away, try these 5 easy tips.
German Shepherd Training Tip
#1
When you bring your dog home,
always keep one eye on the German Shepherd at all times. If you cannot keep your eye on your dog at all
times, then you must confine him to a crate. Why?
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German Shepherd Training Tip
#2
How does keeping your German Shepherd in
a crate stop him from peeing and pooping on your carpet, floor or bed? First of all, the reason the German
Shepherd pees and poops in your house is because he is comfortable doing so. You have to make
the experience of peeing and pooping in the house a very unpleasant experience. How?
Every single time your German
Shepherd pees and/or poops in your house (it doesn't matter if it was an accident) you must give him
immediate strong correction. He should be able to associate a negative consequence with “doing his business” in
your home and a positive consequence for peeing and pooping outside.
German Shepherd Training - The
Crate Training Factor
Second, the
crate acts as a deterrent from pooping in your house in that your German Shepherd sees his crate as a
sanctuary, so he will wait to eliminate until you take him outside. Dogs don’t like to lie in their own poop. However, the crate
must only be big enough for the German Shepherd to stand, sit and lie comfortably.
You have to be
able to correct your German Shepherd as soon as he urinates or defecates in your house. If you’re not constantly
watching him, or if you do not have him confined to one area, you will not catch him in the act, nor will you be
able to correct his behavior. Never give your German Shepherd free reign of your home until your German
Shepherd is 100% house proofed.
German Shepherd Training Tip
#3
The third Tip of German Shepherd
training is that you should take your German Shepherd to eliminate in the same spot all the
time. As soon as you see your German
Shepherd getting ready to eliminate, quickly grab him up and take him outside to the predetermined
spot. Then what? Then you give the command. What’s the command? Whatever you want it to be. “Get busy” is a good one.
German Shepherd Training -
Lavish Praise is a Must
As soon as your German
Shepherd eliminates in the predetermined spot, give him lavish praise. It is essential that you praise your
German Shepherd when he behaves in a way that pleases you. Dogs are creatures of habit.
By taking your German Shepherd to
the same place to eliminate all the time, he will then associate that spot with the correct place to
eliminate. He will also expect praise for
it.
Associating a command with his
elimination also means that you can take him anywhere and give him the command to “get busy” and he will go wherever you want
him to go.
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German Shepherd training Tip
#4
German Shepherd training Tip #4 is to
buy an odor eliminator. Your dog’s urine will stay
in your carpet if you use regular soap and water or some other form of detergent. Once your German Shepherd has marked his spot, he will
continually go to eliminate in that spot. So that
means you need to use an agent that completely removes and neutralizes the odor.
Whatever you do, don’t use
ammonia. A dog’s urine contains ammonia, so if you
use ammonia, it is likely to encourage your German Shepherd to continue going on your carpet in that same
spot - which is not what you want.
German Shepherd training Tip
#5
Last, but not least, get your German
Shepherd on a very strict and consistent feeding and drinking schedule. You must feed and water your German Shepherd the same
time every single day. Doing so will make your
German Shepherd have to go to the bathroom the same time every day.
For some dogs, this means right after
his meal. Other dogs may take
longer. The trick is to watch your German
Shepherd and time him after each meal.
Then you’ll be able to anticipate when he wants to go do his business.
If you don’t feed your German
Shepherd on a consistent schedule, you’ll never know when he has to go to the bathroom, which is
frustrating for you, because your house will smell of poop, and frustrating for your German Shepherd , because
he will get corrective measures, which will be unpleasant for him.
Have Him Potty Trained in 10-14 Days
A small caution about unlimited and free
access to water - unless your German Shepherd is 100% housebroken, I highly discourage you from giving
your German Shepherd free and unlimited access to water. By following these 5 German Shepherd training
Tips, you’ll be able to house train your German Shepherd in as little as 10 to 14
days.
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