how can i make my 5 months German Shepherd much more sharp in sporting activities and with barking?

Question

breed:-german shepherd(long coat)
age:-5months

Answer 1

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Answer 2

First take your dog to an obedience school and work with him every day. If you don't have time to do this, then reconsider owning a dog of any breed. Shepherds in particular require daily attention from their "humans."

Secondly, play with him. Your dog has the measurable IQ of a 5 year old child. That's pretty smart. So play with him. Interact with him.

Thirdly, by barking, I'm assuming you mean "protection." Darling, guard dogs of any breed are considered deadly weapons - to be handled by professionals only. You see, a guard dog will consider anyone a target - even you, as you come home from the office late at night.

If you're so concerned about your neighborhood that you would consider bringing a living "deadly weapon" in your home, then either install an alarm system that calls the authorities right away - or move to a safer neighborhood.

Answer 3

You're dealing with a puppy. Puppies have short attention spans, but shepherds are intelligent and will learn. Play games with your puppy that can relate to these sporting activities or barking so it fools the animal into learning while it plays.

Always use positive reinforcement directly after the desired response is given by the dog. Never use negative reinforcement.

Try a dog training for dummies book. I have found the "dummies" series of books to always be well written and informative. I read one just on German Shepherds before I adopted mine.

Answer 4

Barking at things is one of the behaviors that will come with time. Most pups do not get assertive until they are closer to 12 months. As they become more mature they will learn to bark at things and be more protective.
They will also sharpen their skills at what ever sport by the time they are two or so. They learn the stuff but come into their own with time and some age.
My field dogs hit their prime after about two years old.
My dobermans about the same age some a little later.

Answer 5

So you get the right answer, what do you mean by "sharp"? What sporting activities?

The only area with dogs where I've seen barking as a positive, is in Schutzhund, or French Ring Sport. In everything else, barking is considered a negative.

Why do you want your dog to bark?

Simple thing. Get your dog to bark by getting the dog excited. When the dog barks, reward the dog for barking with a treat, or praise. After this happens a few times, add a command to it. Then wait for the dog to bark. Then when the dog barks, you reward it. Eventually you can teach the dog to bark on command.

Most people have an issue of trying to get their dog NOT to bark.

Answer 6

hey i m also having a 6 months old german shepherd long coated, its the mere fun to keep them! but our deer ones are so small to be trained properly, they just want to play, to explore and they dont much concentrate on training, my vet told me that from 7 months onwards a german shepherd will have good abilities to grasp the trainings sessions.
just keep playing with him, let him grow up a bit more n then expect more difficult and complicated activities. but he needs to go for walking at least half an hour, because german shepherd is a breed with athletic mussels which have to be tamed in order to keep the dog in good physical shape. he needs to run and walk daily.

Answer 7

At 5 months, your dog will learn the behaviors, but he will still be distracted. Continue to train him with no distractions, and then with increasing distractions to sharpen his responses.

Also, at 5 months, he is probably teething and getting in his adult teeth... so he is a little cranky from the pain... show discipline, and be consistent... but be compassionate and forgiving at small infractions... they will go away in a few months if you are persistent.

In addition, he is about to become an adolescent, and you know how teenagers can be. He will try to push his boundaries and try to be independent. Make sure the behavior expectations and boundaries are well-defined, but give him some slack within the boundaries.

For example, if he sits on command that is good. If he sits crooked, then re-position him and praise if he stays in position, then try again to see if he understands...

Answer 8

Right, I think I understand now.

I assume you are training for schutzhund/ring sport?

If so, your Shepherd is a little too young to show his protective side. That takes time. He is still a baby now. I would focus on regular training and socialization, not making him "sharp".

Answer 9

There are great sporting training books and DVDs which can be found at your local library or establishment that sells books. With any other training it takes time and effort on your part to help you pet become more proficient.

Also look to see if you have a local Sporting club, they often have field trips and day training sessions.

Answer 10

first u have to make him learn words for eg . if you have taken him for a walk say "home " repeatedly and take him home instantly

then you can involve him in sports like fetching and if you can get him into swimming it is marvelous

well practice makes perfect specially in sports

if he is 5 months he will take more time to learn to bark