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Let’s face it, as a new dog owner, you probably haven’t thought too much about puppy socialization.  However, this is a very important part of dog training.  Many cases of canine aggression could have been prevented if the dog’s owner had only known how to socialize a puppy. 

Why Is It So Important To Socialize Your Dog?

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You’ve probably heard it a hundred times: “Don’t bother the dog while he’s eating.”  This is probably good advice for small children who shouldn’t be trying to play with the dog at mealtime.  However, a dog that’s always by himself when he eats may be learning a lesson about food aggression in dogs that you’d rather he didn’t. Read more

Tell me, does this describe your dog?  Whenever somebody comes to your door, your dog puts on a big show of barking and acting brave, but all the time he’s backing up.He regards an unfamiliar person with mistrust and suspicion, and quickly runs off to a safe distance if the stranger gets too close.  These are signs of fear aggression in dogs.

If you don’t deal with this problem now, it will only get worse as your dog gets older.  In this article, we’ll take a look at what causes this type of aggressive behavior in dogs, and what to do about it.

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Every successful puppy or dog trainer follows certain principles to make their training effective. However, a number of people do not successfully train their puppy. I will now discuss the most common mistakes people make when training their puppy.

1. They don’t set themselves up as the alpha dog.

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It was Max von Stephanitz who gripped all the essential credits for the development of the highly talented, faithful and obedient German Shepherd. He solely conceptualized a great variety of sheep herding dogs into one single variety. He visualized a dog of righteous character, great working ability, loyal and comprehensively trainable. Shepherd dogs were known as the best working dogs in 18th and 19th centuries. The shepherds in Germany employed their dogs to direct their group of sheep as well as cattle. The first priority was given on their working ability, not on their appearance. The root of these dogs in historical timeline has not yet been identified. Read more

The German Shepherd Dog is perhaps one of the most famous breeds in existence today.  The breed originated from northern Europe around one hundred years ago and was originally used to protect flocks of sheep. In these modern times, they are often seen doing Police K9 work, military work, therapy work and as guard dogs.  Because of how they are shown in war movies and police action television shows — where German Shepherd aggression is often depicted, it is not unusual for people to have an inaccurate view of the real German Shepherd Dog temperament. Read more

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The American Kennel Club has registered the German Shepherd dog in its club since 1908. Actually in the 19th century it was bred for herding, because of its strength, intelligence and its excellent temperament.

At that time it was already a German Shepherd mix because it was a cross breed between three types of shepherd dogs found in three different regions of Germany. They were the long-haired, short-haired and the wire-haired shepherd dogs. Used extensively by the police and the army, they became excellent guard dogs and guide dogs. They were also used for search and rescue purposes.

The Shepadoodle is a new hybrid dog, which is a cross breed between a German Shepherd and a Standard Poodle. It is one of the recognized crosses of hybrid dogs by the American Canine Hybrid Club. There are other combinations of cross breeding with German Shepherds, but unfortunately not all purebred dogs are 100% purebred, and hence it often becomes a multi generation cross. Read more