German Shepherd Training
I recently rescued a GSD along with an Anatolian Shepherd, both are good dogs and have some training. Romeo, the GSD, is 9 months old, Winston is 1 1/2 years old and is pretty mellow, he will lie in his kennel, or on the couch.
Since bringing them home, Romeo has just been a dick to Winston, he chews on his folds of skin, and loves going for his ears. Winston just takes it. Every now and again you get a yelp out of Winston. He's herding the bigger dog way too often, and doesn't seem to care about me telling him no. He goes right back at it if I separate them. He eventually knocks it off, and they get along fine.
They were in a pack of 5 dogs, and I don't think the last owner cared if one chewed on the other. Maybe the other dogs kept Romeo in line, and now there's only the two he's trying to be the top dog?
I work a goofy schedule, but have five days off every other week. They need training, but I'm not having the best luck looking online for some training schedule. Mostly concerned about the GSD, as he's the one who is in need of correcting.
Any of you fellow GSD owners have any books, websites or insight to offer? I'll be putting up a fence so they can get some exercise and I can contain them for training, no big open areas in my house.
We bonded with a 3 day ride home from Idaho to Minnesota, via Illinois, great travel companions.
Any and all help appreciated, these guys are really good, and are very loving.
I recently rescued a GSD along with an Anatolian Shepherd, both are good dogs and have some training. Romeo, the GSD, is 9 months old, Winston is 1 1/2 years old and is pretty mellow, he will lie in his kennel, or on the couch.
Since bringing them home, Romeo has just been a dick to Winston, he chews on his folds of skin, and loves going for his ears. Winston just takes it. Every now and again you get a yelp out of Winston. He's herding the bigger dog way too often, and doesn't seem to care about me telling him no. He goes right back at it if I separate them. He eventually knocks it off, and they get along fine.
They were in a pack of 5 dogs, and I don't think the last owner cared if one chewed on the other. Maybe the other dogs kept Romeo in line, and now there's only the two he's trying to be the top dog?
I work a goofy schedule, but have five days off every other week. They need training, but I'm not having the best luck looking online for some training schedule. Mostly concerned about the GSD, as he's the one who is in need of correcting.
Any of you fellow GSD owners have any books, websites or insight to offer? I'll be putting up a fence so they can get some exercise and I can contain them for training, no big open areas in my house.
We bonded with a 3 day ride home from Idaho to Minnesota, via Illinois, great travel companions.
Any and all help appreciated, these guys are really good, and are very loving.