Yes ! - It is your responsibility as a dog owner, to ensure that your dog is a well behaved, accepted member of the community. Obedience Training will assist in teaching you how to work with your dog, and teaching him good habits, and if necessary overcoming undesirable behaviour. A well trained dog is a pleasure to own, and please always remember to be considerate of other people who may not be dog lovers like us.

The obedience training is the best thing that you can do for your dog and puppy. It improve the bonding between the handler and the dog. While it does not solve all behaviour problem, it is the foundation for solving just any dog related problem. Most important of all, the obedience training open up a line of communications between you and your dog. Such effective communication is necessary for you to instruct your dog about what you want her to do.

I have VERY good reputable trainers I can refer for advanced training and they like to get the puppy at about 7-8 months old - for obedience I also have some good folks and they can start with this a lot sooner at about 4-5 months old.

The GSDCA Affiliate Clubs encourage new owners to socialise their puppy from a very young age, and therefore hold puppy classes for puppies from 8 weeks of age. Please ensure you bring your puppy's up-to-date vaccination certificate with you.

Training is accomplished through repetition. Your dog will naturally learn to respect his trainer when rewarded with positive praise for a job well-done and a less pleasing, lower tone of voice when misbehaving. Martin and Shelly will show your dog what is expected of him before any correction occurs.

Answer: The primary value of obedience training is to help your dog lead a happier and safer life. A well-trained dog will be able to go more places and be around more people than a "problem" dog who must be kept confined. Also, a reliably trained dog will not bolt through doors or out of gates - which can be a life-saving value of training.

soon as your pup is old enough, a "Puppy Kindergarten" is highly recommended (contact a local obedience or breed club to find one), followed by a basic obedience class. Caucasians respond well to positive reinforcement training methods and will enjoy short, fun, creative training sessions. Obedience training also helps to establish the bond between you as pack leader and your dog as a respected member of the pack.

We expect to off this service during 2007. Although we anticipate that we will not be able to provide you dog with training during school holiday peaks periods.

Off-Leash is when people come over and you put your dog on "Down-Stay" and do not need to get a leash. Off-Leash is when you go out to your car, or work in your yard and the dog will hang out with you, and not run down the street. Off-Leash is pulling over on the side of the freeway to let your dogs out to take a leak and opening the car door 5 minutes later and they jump back in.

Structure. Just like children, dogs look for structure and leaders to follow. Structure and leadership provides a predictable environment that feels secure.

A well bred puppy will have all the basics for the making of a sound, well adjusted puppy and adult dog, however this is just the foundation for the future. Once you take the puppy home it then becomes your responsibility to continue the development of the puppy. This means exposing and reassuring the puppy to and around people, other dogs, the home environment, and the community environment, so as it learns to be confident in all circumstances.

Right away! Our methods are effective with all ages of dogs, even puppies as young as eight weeks of age. We raise our expectations as puppies get older, and exercises become more complex. It's the difference between kindergarten and college courses. Start by establishing the rules and teach your puppy or dog what to do. Management and training plus socialization help your puppy or dog become a well-mannered, confident companion.

The Heeling exercise will train your dog to heel along your side on loose leash. The dog is trained to move along your side as you go forward and sit down automatically as your stop. The dog will be trained not to pull as he walk. This exercise will train your dog to come to you happily and sit in front of you when the Come command is issued. Your dog is trained to be in stay command either in sit position or down position when the stay command is issued.

Teaching your dog to sit, down and stay does NOT resolve behavior problems such as separation anxiety, aggression, barking or housesoiling. If your dog can follow these commands, this may be one useful part of our behavior modification plan, but not enough by itself to resolve the problem. If we think your dog can benefit from training, we’ll refer you to a trainer we trust, or tell you what to look for in a good trainer. (See our handout on "Selecting an Obedience Trainer").

Because we have our own effective way of training, except in unusual cases, we will recommend that you start your training with us in a Basic class. If, after the first few classes we believe that you and your dog have already mastered

Yes. You are free to come out to our complex and watch our expert trainers training dogs. Please phone ahead to make an appointment.

Your dog will not forget you while in obedience training. If you have a good relationship with your dog now, he will never forget you. Dogs recognize your voice more than the way you look, so as soon as you begin to talk to your dog when you get ready to take him home, your relationship will resume.

For some people an older dog that has had some training, is housebroken, and is through with chewing is just what they would like to have in starting out with an Anatolian. Whereas others just have to have that little bundle of fur to nurture and watch grow. Some people feel as though they do not truly bond with a dog, unless it starts out with them as a puppy. Others may like knowing from the start the personality and size of their new dog.

This depends entirely on the personality of your older dog. Really old dogs will not like a puppy jumping all over them, especially if they have anything wrong with them or they are in poor health. If your dog is not old or ill, it may take some time to get them used to a new puppy, but they will give in eventually. Puppies are lively and spunky and tend to not give up on making friends. Just be sure to feed them separately so there are no fights.