How to train my dobermann pup?

Question

It is a male 4-5 month old,naughty & energetic pup

Answer 1

Dobermans are very smart, very needy dogs that must have a lot of exercise and attention. You're going to have to spend at least thirty minutes a day trotting the pup and another fifteen minutes training the pup how to behave the way you want. Go to training classes and do some reading!

These are the books that I recommend to my students; you can get them on Amazon.com
What All Good Dogs Should Know – Volhard http://www.volhard.com/
Good Owners, Great Dogs - Brian Kilcommins
Dog Tricks : Eighty-Eight Challenging Activities for Your Dog from World-Class Trainers by Haggerty and Benjamin
Don't Shoot the Dog - Pryor
Training Your Dog: The Step by Step Method - Volhard
Dog Problems - Benjamin
Cesar's Way - Cesar Millan
Also, watch the Dog Whisperer on the National Geographic Channel. Cesar Millan is the best trainer I've ever seen on TV.
http://www.dogpsychologycenter.com/

Answer 2

You should really look for a Doberman training book at your bookstore. There are some different training methods that you use with Dobies that you might not use with other breeds. Another thing is before you begin a training session, make sure to play with him for a while and get some of the energy out so he's not all over the place while you are trying to train.

Try How to Train Your Doberman Pinscher by Liz Palika
or

Doberman Pinschers: Everything About Purchase, Care, Nutrition, Diseases, Breeding, Behavior, and Training (Barron's Complete Pet Owner's Manuals (Paperback)) by Raymond Gudas, Matthew M. Vriends, and Michele Earle-Bridges

Hope this helps

Answer 3

a few months ago would have been a better time ti get started w/the basics, but a naughty/destructive doberman is almost always a bored doberman. do you spend enough time w/him? A dobie left outside in the yard or home alone may be greatly helped by more attention. Try "Doberman Pinschers;A Complete Pet Owners Manual, by Raymond Gudas and Sikors Siino. Or, there are TONS of helpful websites yiu can learn specifics from. Good luck.

Answer 4

You don't say what you want help with - just to get him to behave? He's very young, and at the age where you need to teach him what acceptable behaviour is. First of all, is he getting enough exercise? He needs to be walked at least 2 times a day. In addition to that, do you play with him? Play ball in the yard of teach him to catch a frisbee? He's old enough that you can be doing some obedience with him at home (no obedience classes at this young age). He can be taught sit, down, stay, practice heeling when you walk, and definitely, teach him to come when called.

If you give him plenty of exercise every day to tire his body, and do some kind of training with him because dobies are smart dogs and need mental stimulation too, your puppy will become well behaved in a short time. Keep in mind he's still a puppy and needs to act like one.

Answer 5

I have a Doberman pup who is 6 months and you have chosen a great dog if i say so myself. Have a look at the questions i have asked regarding my pup and it should help instead of you using 5 points.

Answer 6

The Doberman is a highly intelligent breed. He is, by virtue of his physical prowess and mental excellence, one of the most formidable of all the working guard breeds. He is a finely tuned protection "weapon", capable of doing considerable harm and damage to his foes. Because of his temperament and physical superiority, the Doberman must be "managed" properly from puppyhood. This means kindly and patiently and respectfully nurtured along---issuing appropriate discipline when necessary to make the point or correct undesirable behavior.

Because many people don't research and study the Doberman breed and the characteristics of his temperament, problems with behavior can occur.


Be aware that **THE DOBERMAN IS NOT FOR EVERY PERSON OR FAMILY**. This is just the reality of the breed. It is a demanding breed and requires constant attention and guidance from the family. With the mobile society we live in, where often two people are working and out of the home for long periods of time everyday, the possibility that the Doberman will not be nurtured properly is a distinct possibility. This sets the scenario for trouble to follow.

The first year is ABSOLUTELY CRITICAL to the proper development of correct behavior patterns and the establishment of the *ORDER* that must be present in the family---which is the *people* call all the shots---the Doberman must comply and follow their lead. The family CANNOT be held hostage by an improperly raised and trained Doberman who thinks he is the ALPHA and is running "the show." Poor behavior, lack of discipline and even dangerous displays of aggression toward family members and other acceptable people is the consequence of mismanagement of the Doberman in some manner.

Of course, there are exceptions, where the Doberman has a physical cause for behavior problems. But typically BEHAVIOR PROBLEMS follow improper training attempts or inappropriate or too severe discipline---or lack of bonding to the family because the Doberman is locked away and has not integrated itself within the family---and also the total lack of available time to spend with this Doberman that demands quality efforts to train.

BEFORE you purchase a Doberman---do your *HOMEWORK.* Study the breed---read everything available on Dobermans. Study and read about training methods and how Dobermans are different than the great majority of breeds. TALK to reputable breeders---go to AKC Dog Shows and establish contacts, so you can spend some time around Dobermans to observe and see how they act and react. Observe Obedience classes and how they're taught.

Get all the details worked out on how you are going to handle a Doberman puppy coming into your home, including the proper usage of a portable wire crate/kennel to use in the training process. Do all of this BEFORE you go look for a puppy.

If you have very small children---babies, toddlers and young school age children---getting a tiny Doberman puppy is NOT GOOD!!! BABIES AND DOBERMAN PUPPY BABIES ARE NOT A GOOD MIX!!! Doberman puppies are high energy, bundles of **SHARP TOENAILS AND NEEDLE TEETH**!! Young children can be absolutely terrified by nipping puppies and the puppy can be absolutely terrified by running, screaming children that cause their mom's and dad's to harshly discipline the puppy for normal puppy behavior. This sets the scene for a very bad experience for both toddler/child as well as the young Doberman puppy and is frequently the start of major BEHAVIOR PROBLEMS that will follow.

The puppy gets locked up more because the kids are afraid and pretty soon the puppy is in the basement or garage or even worse---outside---and the puppy grows up with no family socialization--no house time--fear of children and possibly adults. MAJOR PROBLEMS start and are magnified once the puppy becomes an adult and the critical "imprinting" period of puppyhood is passed.

Many older puppies (6 months to 12 months) and young adolescent adults end up in Shelters, Humane Societies and Rescues across the Country because people cannot handle their Doberman. Or their Doberman is aggressive---or they are using the wrong training methods and they are afraid of their Doberman. Any number of scenario's can cause behavior problems in the Doberman.

Make sure you seek the advice and counsel of a Professional Behaviorist, a Professional Trainer who has experience with Dobermans, and seek advice from experienced breeders who can point you in the right direction for help.


Dobermans are formidable guard dogs that have the potential to do harm. Do not wait to seek Counsel to correct offensive/dangerous behavior.

Answer 7

get the book...."the Art of Raising a Puppy"
by the Monks of New Skete

Saved my life. Good luck

Answer 8

well, not sure what exactly hes doing wrong so i'll just give it all to u.
hous training is simple- rub nose in wet spot, bop on the nose, say NO" and put directly outside. u could also ty to scrub the spot with an old rag and place it outside in a spot u woulndt mind him goin in-not sure if this would work since he's just a puppy.

chewing on shoes, books, etc... bop on nose with object that he chewed on and say NO again he'll eventually stop.

u never have to bop him too hard, just enough the FIRST time that he yelps. the rest of time it doesnt even have to hurt cause he'll know that he's in trouble. Make sure he knows why he's in trouble.

Answer 9

i took mine to puppy class, you learn and so does your pet.
i went to petsmart and most time at petsmart if your pet doesn't pass then you get to do the class again for free