Does gsd need a proffessional trainer - Page 1

What exactly is the perfect age for obidience training for the gsd. Can't you train him by yourself  if u have little knowledge about the same. Till what age shoud he not be scolded or kept under control cause some friends say that to make him a timid trotter don'nt pressurize him untill a certain age for that reason now at 11 months he takes time to understand commands.

11 months is certainly old enough. If you have little or no training knowledge, I recommend you find a qualified trainer and do some one on one work so the trainer can teach YOU how to work with the dog.  Then the two of you can learn together.

I agree, 11 months is more than old enough for a GSD to begin training. Most GSDs are smart animals and you have been training him all along, whether you knew it or not. Look for a qualified trainer if you haven't trained a dog before. Visit a trainer or class before you take your dog there. Find out the trainers method of teaching and see if things are explained in a way you can understand and put into practice.  The best trainer in the world is no good to you if you don't understand her explanations.  There are all kinds of certification for training but I assume you want a pet trained. If so, you would look for a Certified Pet Dog Trainer. They are often members of the Association of Pet Dog Trainers (APDT) and many are also AKC Canine Good Citizen evaluators.  If I am wrong about you having a pet you want trained, and you are looking to train a SchH, it is more than time to go to the UScA website and look for clubs in your area.

Please don't take this personally, but I had to say it: certifications are only as good as the paper they are printed on. The best trainers I know are not "certified" by anyone or anything but their own vast personal experience. And the APDT, to my knowledge, is quite against any type of compulsion.  I was an AKC registered evaluator at one time, it is NOT hard to get at all.  I wouldn't recommend writing off a trainer just because the aren't "certified", it's a plus, perhaps, but don't base your decision on it...base it how comfortable you are with the trainers methods and how effective they are. That's what really counts.

A good trainer comes with experince, they are not titles to be earned as such everyone is different, and you know almost instantly how good a person is with Dogs when they first meet the Dog you are wanting there help with

The Dog will respond to a person who has that some thing others do not have, the Dog will instanly recognize the persons qualities much before the owner does

It matters not if you want rthe GSD for ScHh or just as a family pet to take for walks etc

A well trained obedinant Dog of this Breed is a joy to own,

But one who is untrained and the opposite of the above can turn out to be a nighmare for the person who does not understand the breed, and does not know how to handle the training

all this said get some experinced help, you will engoy the Dog in the future a lot more

Steve

Thanks steve for ur suggestions, actually a close friend of mine said that the owner can be the best trainer to whom he is attached to so better take tips of proper training and start it yourself. U got me out of my confusions. thanks.

That is what i mean by a Trainer, Over here in Belgium everyone, meaning the Owners train there own Dogs

But the trainer comes in when people who are beginners witth the GSD need help in understanding the sequence or what is the best way to go about training the Dog,

The Trainers over here do not handle the Dogs at all, they instruct the Owner of the Dog and take them through a routine training day by training day and to be honest it is repetitive so much  at times the owner thinks no progress is being made but it is in most cases

As i have said often on here the person who helps me with our Dogs is the Belgian team ScHh captain and a world qualified Judge in ScHh so i am lucky, Even the most experinced Dog Owners, trainers come to my Trainer Helper for advice and help on occasions even from England they come for his help and tuition

He says a lot of the time it is not the Dogs which have to be trained But the Owners themselves need to be trained, they are the ones who are not on par with the dogs they own, and let the Dogs down through there lack of knowing what to do

 And he is correct in that statement

Steve