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Do you want your German Shepherd to heel with precision, sit calmly or stay on your direction? German Shepherd puppy obedience training lets you to direct your dog with your voice instead of by wrestling. As an outcome of obedience classes, you can also end your pets unwanted but typical behaviors such as biting and barking. You can attend an obedience training class or train at home with a training DVD.

You may notice that these outcomes depend on you. Your behavior will change your puppy’s behavior. Your pets natural disposition has a role too, but you are the key to success.

There is a set of commands you need to learn to train your puppy. When you’re training a German Shepherd, your words have to be to be predictable. Your puppy will learn to respond to simple directions. Food is a good motivator.

Besides using consistent instructions, you must learn to correct undesirable behavior. For young dogs, correction occurs by repeating the command. Withholding a treat can be correction by itself. Never be loud when teaching a pup in obedience.

This is what your German Shepherd puppy ought to learn in obedience training. Start obedience training as soon as your dog is weaned. Puppies can learn the following commands as early as eight weeks old.

“Focus” – Watch you
“Sit” – The puppys bottom is on the ground and its eyes are on the trainer
“Stand” – Standing on the ground and not standing on its hind legs
“Stay” - Not moving until commanded
“Down” – Belly on the ground and looking up
“Come” – Go to the trainer
“OK” – Frees the puppy from the most recent order
“No” – Stops what its doing and focuses on you

Your pet will learn fast but do not try to teach your pup all these commands quickly. Instead, train your puppy on no more than two commands at a time. It is best to master each command before you add more commands.

When your dog responds appropriately to your commands, move on to more training. These skills are not as intuitive to teach. It will be far easier if you get instruction on how to teach these skills to your dog.

* “Go” – Go where you point
* “Stop” – Stop and wait
* “Off” – Get down from standing on its hind legs
* “Back” – Move back
* “Heel” – Come to the trainers heel and walk forward along with you

The following commands are useful when you are puppy potty training or crate training, or for correcting puppy chewing or nipping.

* “Potty” – This is a good place to go potty
* “Kennel up” – Get in the crate
* “Gentle” – Take food or an object without nipping the persons hand
* “No bite” – Do not bite
* “Drop” – Drop what is in its mouth
* “Leave it” – Ignore an object that has the dogs attention

Your dog should continue to learn new skills. Puppies are naturally active and curious, and they respond well to training. You can go beyond obedience training your dog. You can teach your pup tricks like playing dead, how to speak, and more. If you focus on obedience training a puppy, your dog will have fun, and you can be proud of having a well trained dog.

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