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German Shepherds have an image problem of being inherently vicious when, in fact, they aren't. They were never bred to fight other animals or human beings. They were bred, however, to be extremely obedient and willing to please. So, if you ever read about a German Shepherd attacking a human being, it was because the dog was trained to attack, not because the dog is mean.
When thinking up German Shepherd puppy manes for your special furry friend, don't use aggressive names like "Killer" or "Cannibal" This promotes the negative stereotype that German Shepherds are mindless killing machines. You never know whom you and your German Shepherd puppy will be meeting. There are many people frightened of dogs and urging breed specific legislation to outlaw the ownership of some breeds of dog including the German Shepherd. You and your German Shepherd puppy need to be ambassadors for this breed. The right for you to own your German Shepherd puppy is at stake.
Never buy a German Shepherd puppy from a pet store or from an Internet sight that will ship a pup to you without asking you any questions beyond, "Check or charge?" These puppies will be from puppy mills. They will not only be sickly, but they will have missed a major learning period for basic training and will be harder to train and more uncontrollable. The best German Shepherd puppies are from breeders, from animal shelters or from German Shepherd rescues. One of the times German Shepherds are most abandoned is when they are six months old and past the cute stage.
Encourage the German Shepherd puppy to lie down and sleep to lessen the shock of a car ride. Go to the vet within 24 hours of bringing the puppy home, even if the puppy has passed a vet's inspection at a shelter. When you get the German Shepherd puppy home, take it where you want it to relieve itself. Praise the puppy highly when they go in the right place. Keep using that place for toilet training and use verbal commands.
AGerman Shepherd puppy tends to learn faster than most other breeds of dogs, but they still learn at their own rate. Instead of yelling at a puppy for chewing, promptly give them something acceptable to chew and praise highly. In time, the German Shepherd puppy will seek out appropriate things to chew in order to get your praise. Keep your training sessions short and frequent.
Please give a lot of thought into your German Shepherd puppy's name. If they have papers, the breeder will have given them a moniker longer than the puppy. This is impractical for pet German Shepherd dog names. Make them only three syllables long or less and easy for you to pronounce. Please don't make the name sound similar to a command, else the dog will get confused and just think you are babbling. The name you choose needs to get the puppy's attention and hold it.
German Shepherd puppies make very loyal, protective and loving pets. This author is currently working on a book about dog names, including a chapter onGerman Shepherd puppy names.
When thinking up German Shepherd puppy manes for your special furry friend, don't use aggressive names like "Killer" or "Cannibal" This promotes the negative stereotype that German Shepherds are mindless killing machines. You never know whom you and your German Shepherd puppy will be meeting. There are many people frightened of dogs and urging breed specific legislation to outlaw the ownership of some breeds of dog including the German Shepherd. You and your German Shepherd puppy need to be ambassadors for this breed. The right for you to own your German Shepherd puppy is at stake.
Never buy a German Shepherd puppy from a pet store or from an Internet sight that will ship a pup to you without asking you any questions beyond, "Check or charge?" These puppies will be from puppy mills. They will not only be sickly, but they will have missed a major learning period for basic training and will be harder to train and more uncontrollable. The best German Shepherd puppies are from breeders, from animal shelters or from German Shepherd rescues. One of the times German Shepherds are most abandoned is when they are six months old and past the cute stage.
Encourage the German Shepherd puppy to lie down and sleep to lessen the shock of a car ride. Go to the vet within 24 hours of bringing the puppy home, even if the puppy has passed a vet's inspection at a shelter. When you get the German Shepherd puppy home, take it where you want it to relieve itself. Praise the puppy highly when they go in the right place. Keep using that place for toilet training and use verbal commands.
AGerman Shepherd puppy tends to learn faster than most other breeds of dogs, but they still learn at their own rate. Instead of yelling at a puppy for chewing, promptly give them something acceptable to chew and praise highly. In time, the German Shepherd puppy will seek out appropriate things to chew in order to get your praise. Keep your training sessions short and frequent.
Please give a lot of thought into your German Shepherd puppy's name. If they have papers, the breeder will have given them a moniker longer than the puppy. This is impractical for pet German Shepherd dog names. Make them only three syllables long or less and easy for you to pronounce. Please don't make the name sound similar to a command, else the dog will get confused and just think you are babbling. The name you choose needs to get the puppy's attention and hold it.
German Shepherd puppies make very loyal, protective and loving pets. This author is currently working on a book about dog names, including a chapter onGerman Shepherd puppy names.
