"German Shepherd love their family and friends, but bite their enemies"


Some of the temperamental features in training process seeks to develop in your dog are agility, strength, initiative and endurance among many others. As you can see, they are mostly related with activities in which your dog will have to act with a deep level of effort and stamina. Therefore, the exercises that take part in Schutzhund training are tracking, obedience and protection. They are considered to be the basic things a dog needs to learn, but the master also needs to learn how to control and stop the dog from doing anything unwanted. 

Schutzhund training requires patience, firmness, determination and strength from both parts and when results are good you should be able to see a respectful dog that follows commands that were given to him. training is nowadays among the most important ones and it still can help achieve good results without violence or aggression, so finding the right place to train your dog through the Schutzhund technique should be easy.


Schutzhund is supposed to be a test, a dog should show aggression in the protection phase, the decoy, helper or bad guy, should be a worthy adversary, and the shepherds courage should be tested. The protection phase at a trial should be more like a boxing match, not like a choreographed movie-fight.
All dogs of any breed will bite if they feel that they are being threatened or cannot escape, so the dog do not need to be trained to bite!
When training protection, build the dog confidence and encourage him to enjoy the fight, often let him win, by carrying off the sleeve, work on control, teach the dog when and where it is ok to bite and wGet in touch with the club contacts for several clubs nearest you and see which one fits your style and personality. Each club in your area will have a different "feel" to it and will promote different training styles.
Aim to stay with one club/training director until your dog achieves SchH1 (likely around 24 months with focused effort), so that you both learn one style and have consistent training towards your first title. Try to find an open-minded club which will let you use the training methods you feel most comfortable with.
Be gentle but firm positive training methods are very popular. German Shepherds learn quickly.hen it's not.

Get in touch with the club contacts for several clubs nearest you and see which one fits your style and personality. Each club in your area will have a different "feel" to it and will promote different training styles. Aim to stay with one club/training director until your dog achieves SchH1 (likely around 24 months with focused effort), so that you both learn one style and have consistent training towards your first title. Try to find an open-minded club which will let you use the training methods you feel most comfortable with.
Be gentle but firm positive training methods are very popular. German Shepherds learn quickly.
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