German shepherd - the beautiful friend and the assistant to the person, a clever and friendly animal. However these inclinations need to be developed too, bringing up a dog. Keeping of German shepherds also has the features connected with physiology of a dog.
Instruction
1. Walk of a German shepherd should not present a five-minute campaign to a toilet, the physical activity and interaction with similar are extremely important for this dog. Walk duration – of one o'clock in day, is better on open space. Very much German shepherds like to walk outdoors without lead.
2. Within the city the Germansheep-dogit is necessary to walk by on a lead or even in a muzzle out of respect for surrounding people. Many people are afraid of big dogs, including children. Make sure that your dog is not a carrier of any dangerous diseases.
3. It is regularly necessary to carry out hygienic procedures for care for a German shepherd. Pay due attention to toothbrushing, removal of mucous allocations from eyes, to clarification of an auricle, purity of genitals and back pass. The German shepherds living in the house fade all the year round with strengthening of intensity in the spring and in the fall therefore wool needs to be combed out regularly. It is recommended to bathe with shampoos only in case of strong pollution as shampoos wash away a protective coating from skin.
4. German shepherds reach the weight of 35-40 kg therefore bowls for food and water have to be quite big. It is better to give preference to stainless steel or glass, on plastic there can be an allergy. Feed German shepherds twice a day to avoid the zavorot of a stomach.
5. At German shepherds conditioned reflexes are very easily developed, but the reflex on feeding should not be. The owner has to give food in any time to remain higher than a dog in hierarchy of the relations. For the same reason it is necessary to disaccustom a German shepherd to aggressive reaction to touch to its bowl.
6. To create the correct hierarchy of the relations extremely important therefore education should be begun from 2-3 months. It is strong physically and very clever dog, and without due education she can become dangerous. The German shepherd has to submit, it is for this purpose recommended to follow several rules.
7. The owner eats with the first, kind of there was a dog. Do not let her even to a threshold of kitchen when you eat. Stop infringement of an animal of "your" places in the apartment, and here to the place of a dog sometimes attempt. Drive it from a laying to show the dominance.
8. The German shepherd has to enter only after you somewhere if she costs on the road – carefully push away her. Release from a lead, having accompanied with the corresponding team: "to walk!". The dog should not be provided to herself. On the expiration of time of free walk call up an animal and put on a lead.