Many friends are eager to start training their German Shepherd right after bringing it home. Although German Shepherds have amazing high intelligence and good obedience with relatively low training difficulty, training still needs to begin at an appropriate age to ensure positive results. So, when is a good age to start training a German Shepherd? Let’s find out below.

1. Training Golden Period

When is it best to start training a German Shepherd? Generally, training can begin after three months because at this time the body is gradually forming and some low-intensity training can be done regularly. The dog’s awareness of the outside world has reached a certain level. This period is considered the golden period for training German Shepherds, during which training is most effective. If training only begins in adulthood, it is harder to change established fixed behaviors, increasing training difficulty.

2. Training Environment

When teaching new knowledge during training, you should choose a quiet and safe place to start so that the dog can concentrate on listening to you without being anxious due to an unfamiliar environment. An anxious state can hinder training and learning. However, when reviewing training content, it’s better to do so in places where distractions exist to reduce training monotony and help train the dog’s attention.

3. Daily Consistent Review

On days when there is nothing special to do, we should find every opportunity to have the dog revisit trained content. Repetitive training deepens memory. Of course, avoid overly rushed training, such as too long sessions or too many repetitions in one day, which can easily cause the dog to resist training and cause adverse effects. The attitude should be patient, encouraging the dog to review daily consistently.

Above is the introduction about when to start training German Shepherds. Have you learned it? Actually, German Shepherds are naturally intelligent, obedient, gentle, and highly trainable dogs. With systematic training, they can quickly become well-behaved dogs. So be patient and careful, training a little bit at a time.