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April 24th, 2008 admin Leave a comment Go to comments

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Why does my German Shepherd do this?

My shepherd is put in his Crate at 10 Pm every evening. But before he goes he always grabs something that belongs to me to take with him,Preferbly one of my caps or socks.

He’s gorgeous! I have a female gsd who liked doing the same thing. The others are right, it’s the comfort of your smell he is after. He is obviously very devoted to you. Is there some reason why he has to be crated at night? Once mine was house trained and stopped chewing, I got her a soft doggy bed and put it in my room, and that’s where she has slept ever since.

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House Training A Puppy Leads Your German Shepherd To A Way of Life

Do you want to be successful in house training a puppy? The 24-hours-a-day monitoring process cannot be completed until at least he is 6 months old. He is growing and developing rapidly at this stage, so he can normally be a little input-output machine and definitely easier to train than an adult dog. Housebreaking him indoors can be successful with some rules and methods contained in most eBooks available.

It is an important rule not to punish him if you don’t catch him doing it. Remember to let him know and praise him when he does it right. He is at the stage where he eats more food, burns up more energy and needs to eliminate constantly. He can’t hold it long since he has not yet developed bowel and bladder control.

The first method of house training asks you to live with what most puppies do. The entire floor of a small room or area is papered to encourage him to use it for going to the bathroom. His bed, toys and food or water are placed there also. Your puppy starts by walking around everywhere and anywhere, sniffing the floor. Like most puppies, he will probably play with the papers, chew on them, and drag them around. Without getting upset, just carry him over to the papers, clean up the mess, and lay down fresh papers.

A crate is the best training tool to begin the process. Get the perfect-sized small wire mesh crate that’s large enough to be a bed. He should find a small corner of it to relieve himself or else he would be forced to lay in the mess. He never likes to soil his bed.

Take him to his favourite spot outside right before you put him in the crate. Allow another trip outside when you first take him out. Housebreaking crate time is overnight.

For short periods of time, keep him in the crate at first. At regular intervals, get him to eliminate by taking him out to the yard. Remember the rule to praise or reward him if he does it, or put him back into the crate if he doesn’t. This works to establish a pattern as he learns to control his bladder and bowels. Just clean up when there’s an accident and note the time. You can get a better idea by keeping a toilet schedule. House training a puppy will turn a behavioral problem into a hygienic habits and way of life.

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