To begin to train a sheep-dog it is necessary from the earliest age. You can do it, or be engaged with the experienced instructor on the training platform. Remember that it is very easy to spoil a dog the wrong training. That it did not happen, we will prompt the basic rules of training of a puppy of a sheep-dog.
Instruction
1. Accustom a puppy to a nickname. For him it serves as a signal "Attention!", as usually the team sounds further. Do not distort a nickname. Do not repeat it aimlessly and do not give to a nickname the diminutive forms.
2. Accustom a puppy to execute smoothly the command "To Me!" from early age. Give a forage, call a nickname and add the team "To Me!". When the puppy approaches, surely caress him and treat with delicacy. If he does not obey, distract him and a bit later after all achieve command execution.
3. On walk master the command "Walk!" with a dog. Call up a puppy, give delicacy, and release it the team "Walk!". Let will gambol and will play. Alternate this team to the team "To Me!", but do not allow a puppy to be tired strongly, otherwise he will ignore your teams.
4. Do not punish a puppy if he runs away or does not approach you. Take couple of sharp steps back, or throw into him a small stone, or hide from it. The puppy will be frightened and will surely run up to you. Calm him and caress.
5. Accustom to the team "Faugh!" from 2-3 months. Prevent it undesirable action of a puppy, but do not "pull" it on trifles. You say team strictly and surely try to obtain its performance. If necessary it is possible to hit a puppy, but reasonably. It is impossible to concede to a puppy, otherwise he will feel the leader.
6. From 4-5 months accustom a puppy to the team "Sit!", a bit later – "To Lie!".
7. From 4 months, playing with the puppy, force it to run, jump, float, overcome small obstacles. But do not overdo as its organism did not get stronger yet.
8. At the same age accustom to the team "Nearby!". Work this team when you go or you come back from walk. For formation of a bearing of a puppy conduct it at the beginning of walk on a lead a vnatyazhka without team.
9. From 6 months accustom a dog to a muzzle. Do it gradually, without violence and for a short time. Of course, it will not be pleasant to a dog, and she will try to remove it. Give the forbidding command and achieve the.
10. Above-mentioned teams - the simplest and necessary sheep-dogs for training of a puppy. You have to realize that a sheep-dog – a serious guard dog. Therefore you can train a puppy of a sheep-dog and, and an adult sheep-dog - only the professional instructor.