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German Shepherds are highly intelligent dogs so it can often be very easy to train them if the proper techniques are used. If you’re a German Shepherd owner, this article will provide you with useful free training tips for the German Shepherd breed.

The first, and perhaps most important, free training tip for the German Shepherd Breed that we can give you is that you need to teach your German Shepherd to respect you. Once your dog respects you, he will listen to you and his manners will improve.

All dogs are socially conditioned in a pack order. Their instincts make them most respective to a ladder of hierarchy. They need to be lead otherwise they will loose respect for you and try to be the leader themselves. When German Shepherds try to show their superiority, they may do it in subtle ways like barking at you (telling you off) when you order them to do something. Or they might show their superiority by doing something seemingly endearing like nudging you for attention when you’re busy doing something else.

Before beginning any type of German Shepherd training, you need to establish who is the boss. You need to establish a pecking order. You need to prove that you are the dominant one and the one who makes all the rules and decisions. Your German Shepherd needs to realize that what you say goes.

The tendency of many owners of the German Shepherd breed is to be friends with their dogs. While this may sound harsh, your dog is not looking for a buddy-buddy relationship. He needs someone to tell and show him where his place is in this world. He needs to know precisely where he stands. He wants this because knowing what his role is will make him feel secure.

Once a German Shepherd knows his role, he won’t resist it. This is because he instinctively knows the well being of the pack (in your case, the family regardless of size) depends on each member knowing and fulfilling his or her respective roles.

So of all the free training tips for the German Shepherd breed available to you, remember that the most important one is to earn and establish respect from your dog. You don’t need to do much. And you definitely don’t need to be cruel and inhumane. Simply teach your dog that what you say goes. You are the boss. He is the follower.

Educate your German Shepherd. Teach him the meanings of lots of words. Spend time with him, and admonish him when he does anything disrespectful.