After buying the little shepherd puppy, give it a name immediately to facilitate password training. When it is still young, touch it as much as possible and conduct preliminary training. As long as it does it right, give it some snacks. As soon as the name is called like this, the little thing will run over with its tail wagging (wagging its tail means happiness and excitement, pinching its tail means fear). If the owner often touches and hugs it, it will develop a sense of dependence, trust and security. It will also deliberately please its owner, lay a good emotional foundation, and prepare for letting go of the rope in the future.
When the shepherd dog is seven or eight years old, we can take it out to herd the sheep appropriately. But because they are still young, their physical strength often cannot keep up. Just take it out once or twice occasionally, and keep it on a leash. If you find any signs of biting the sheep, slap it in the mouth to let it know that it has done something wrong. As it gets bigger, you can let go of the rope appropriately. If it runs far away, call it back and give it some snacks (sausage biscuits, etc.). When there are no snacks, give it mental encouragement, touch its head, and praise the child. What.
When a sheepdog is about one year old, it can basically go out with it every day. At this time, its physical strength should be able to keep up. Be sure to feed the sheepdog before going out every morning. When the owner eats at noon, he should also bring some to the sheepdog. When the sheepdog is full, he will naturally not pick up things or rummage through the garbage.
When using a shepherd dog to herd sheep, you should have good herding habits and cannot run rampant among the sheep, otherwise it will definitely walk through the middle of the sheep. If the shepherd dog is very obedient and follows its owner all the time and does not run away when the leash is let go, we can teach some simple commands other than "come back". For example, when the sheep crosses the road, they should habitually shout. As long as you do this two or three times, as long as you shout, the shepherd dog will naturally take the initiative to drive away the sheep. If it completes the task beautifully, it must be rewarded or verbally praised. You can touch its little head. It is important to develop good habits.
In addition, when you first start herding sheep, it is best not to give the sheepdog an order to herd the sheep. Because the sheep need an adaptation process, and the sheep themselves are afraid of shepherd dogs, when the shepherd dogs go to herd the sheep, the sheep will run around because of fear, which may lead to tragedy. It is recommended that within a year, the sheepdog should be used to play a supporting role. Although it is only a supporting role, the sheep will be very honest with the sheepdog beside them, and the sheep will never fall behind when there is no problem.
In fact, shepherd dogs are born to herd sheep. The purpose of training is not just to obey orders, but also to understand. Coupled with the gradual training the day after tomorrow, the shepherd dog can quickly learn to herd sheep.
