German Shepherd Training Guide – A realistic, honest guide to GSD dog training & behaviour.

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German shepherds are intelligent, loyal dogs who make incredible companions, with the right owner and training.

They’re a common sight in both New Zealand and Australia, and frequent members of our online dog training course, Canine Chaos to Calm.

There are a few misconceptions about the German shepherd breed, and training a German shepherd using common (treat or dominance based) training methods often doesn’t work very well, for a variety of reasons that make total sense once you’re aware of it.

Which is why I decided to write this in-depth guide to German shepherd training, personality traits, German shepherd temperament, behavioural problems and things that many people are surprised by when they get a German shepherd (including things not covered by typical online advice on training German shepherds).

German Shepherd Training - An Overview

In this German shepherd dog training guide, we’ll be covering:

• The German shepherd personality & how it affects training a German Shepherd (including points that most articles DON’T cover)

• Debunking German shepherd training & breed trait myths

• The most common German shepherd training & behaviour problems

• German shepherd dog training FAQ

Alsatian dog training vs German Shepherd dog training

If you’ve searched for “Alsatian training” or “German Shepherd training” and been confused when both dog breeds come up in your search results, you don’t need to worry.

German Shepherds and Alsatians are the exact same dog breed, just by a different name. The Alsatian name became popular during the war with Germany, because the British removed many references to Germany in their everyday language, including the German shepherd dog breed.

Both Alsatian, and German Shepherd refer to the same dog, and from this point onwards, I’ll refer to them as “German shepherds” (which is the most common name for them in New Zealand and Australia). Just know that when I talk about “German shepherd training” I’m also talking about “Alsatian training”, too.

The German Shepherd temperament & personality - how it affects training a German Shepherd (including points that most articles DON’T cover)

German shepherd temperament - things to know: #1 Working line German shepherds and pet line German shepherds can be VERY different – almost like two different breeds.

If you’ve ever met a working line German shepherd and compared them to the average pet German shepherd, you’ll know what I mean by this.

Pet line German shepherds (the ones bred for pet and show) have been carefully selected for traits that make them good pets/show dogs. They tend to be calmer, lower energy, less protective, less intense, lower maintenance and generally easier to have around than a working line German shepherd.

In contrast, working line German Shepherds are still bred for the same jobs they were bred for originally – guarding, protecting, arresting suspects etc. This means they need to be intense, have high drive (aka they’re super energetic and addicted to their work!), and able to work all day and use aggression and physical force to take down an opponent if needed.

So it’s easy to see why many dog owners are caught out when they purchase a German shepherd puppy from working bloodlines, and expect them to behave like they’re from a pet bloodline!

They’re technically the same breed, but they are POLES apart in energy level, intensity, aggression, and training difficulty (a working line German Shepherd loves working for their handler, but they’ll also walk all over anyone who doesn’t command their respect).

So unless you have experience with large breed guard dogs, and want to compete in protection sports or similar, a working line German shepherd is probably not going to be a good fit.

German shepherd temperament - things to know: #2 German Shepherds are super intelligent (but that DOESN’T mean Training German Shepherds is always easy…)

German shepherds are well known for being intelligent dogs who love working with people – it’s what they were bred to do!

Many German shepherd training articles will tell you that German shepherd’s intelligence makes them easy to train.

While that’s kind of true, in reality there’s a bit more to it.

Intelligent dogs do pick things up easier and faster than other dogs might. Which means they often pick up what you want them to do, and do it faster compared with a less intelligent dog…

BUT (and it’s a big “but”)…

Because they’re so clever, German shepherds will also be quick to pick up on any inconsistencies or loopholes in your training approach, and discover ways to get around the rules as a result.

So if your training approach has loopholes in it that lets them get around the rules and do something they really want to do instead (and most treat based dog training DOES have these loopholes), then your German shepherd will be quick to grab that opportunity and run with it.

So, if they really want to chase a cat, run after a dog, or just ignore your commands because they’re having fun at the park, if there’s a loophole in the way you’re training your German shepherd that allows them to do that, they’ll use that loophole.

It’s not that they’re deliberately being naughty, or doing it to annoy you – dogs are just opportunistic and they do what works for them in the moment.

The trick is to set up the way you train your German shepherd so that what works for THEM also works for YOU (i.e. they learn that the best way to get what they want is to listen to you and follow your rules).

You also want to use a training system that allows you to tighten up any loopholes your German shepherd THINKS that they’ve found, so they can’t exploit them.

German shepherd temperament - things to know: #3 German Shepherds are not lazy, “do nothing all day” kind of dogs

We’ve already covered the difference between working line and pet line German shepherds. Working line German shepherds are really only suitable if you want them for a specific purpose (like competing in protections sports, or have a LOT of time and energy to channel their intense drive, intelligence and work ethic into something productive).

That doesn’t mean a pet line German shepherd is a couch potato, though. It just means they’re less intense and lower energy than a working line German shepherd BUT they’re generally still higher energy and more work than an average pet dog of another breed.

Which means that pet line German shepherds still want a job to do, and they’ll still get destructive and come up with their own “job” if you don’t give them an outlet for their mental and physical energy.

And the “jobs” that dogs come up with when left to their own devices usually are NOT things you want them to do – things like barking at everyone who goes past, digging holes in the backyard, chewing and destroying things, escaping etc.

German shepherd temperament - things to know: #4 German Shepherds can be aloof and suspicious towards strangers – socialisation & good training are crucial to prevent aggression issues!

German shepherds were bred to be guard and protection dogs. So it’s logical that a guard dog isn’t going to want to be everyone’s best friend – they’re naturally suspicious of strangers.

As I mentioned at the start of this article, pet line German shepherds are often more chilled out and friendly than working line ones. So if you get a German shepherd from pet lines, they’re more likely to be the friendly family pet that you’re probably after, while still being enough of a guard dog that dodgy people would think twice before messing with them!

Because all German shepherds (especially working line ones!) were originally bred for guarding and protection, socialisation (especially when raising a German shepherd puppy) and training is absolutely crucial to prevent them from taking their guarding instincts too far as adults.

Our human world doesn’t always make much sense to our dogs, and if you let a guard breed use their guarding tendencies whenever they want, they’ll often end up “protecting” you from the postman, or a lovely old lady across the street.

Which creates stressful and often dangerous situations for both them and you.

Feeling like they have to protect you from EVERYTHING and EVERYONE is stressful for your German shepherd because they’re constantly on edge and can never relax.

And it’s stressful for you and the people around you because everyday activities that should be easy become challenging because you have to constantly wrangle a barking, growling, lunging, stressed out dog.

Which is why socialisation and training are both crucial.

Socialising your German shepherd puppy

Socialisation is where you expose your German shepherd puppy to as many positive (it’s very important to avoid negative!) experiences with different people, dogs, sights, sounds and places as possible, before they reach 16 weeks old.

It’s more than we can go into in this article, but I go into it in more depth in our free puppy training guide.

It’s extra important to do this before 16 weeks old, because your German shepherd goes through a key period of brain development until that time. If they live a really sheltered life until the age of 16 weeks, then they’re going to find new experiences, people, places and dogs really challenging, and are way more likely to have aggression or fear issues as an adult.

Socialisation is extra important for guard breeds like German shepherds because they’re naturally more aloof and suspicious than happy-go-lucky breeds like Golder Retrievers who tend to want to be everyone’s best friend!

It’s one of the keys to having a German Shepherd who can tell the difference between a guy walking down the street minding his own business, and a guy breaking into your house.

Under-socialised German shepherds tend to think everyone is a threat, while well-socialised German shepherds are far more likely to have more common sense around reading people and dogs.

The other key to having a German shepherd who doesn’t try to enthusiastically guard your house from the postman, is using a training system that teaches them what you do and don’t want them to do, in a way they actually understand and listen to.

Training your German Shepherd so YOU can decide who and what they protect you from.

As I’ve already mentioned, German shepherds are guard/protection dogs, but that doesn’t mean they always get it right in terms of figuring out if someone or something is a threat.

Many of them will take their “job” WAY too seriously unless they have clear structure and guidance around what’s ok and what’s not in terms of who and what they protect you from.

Which is why training (and the RIGHT training!) is a key part of having a well-rounded, confident German shepherd who understands the difference between a robber and a postman.

For this to work, you need to be able to communicate with your German shepherd in a way they both understand, and will actually listen to, even when they’re really worked up and distracted.

If your training only works when you’re at home, or there’s not much else going on/nothing better to do, then you’re never going to be able to train your German shepherd to listen and behave when they want to go crazy at something they don’t need to go crazy at.

If you want to learn more about HOW to do that, it’s something we help our online dog training course members with ALL the time (many of them are German shepherd owners, too!).

German shepherd temperament - things to know: #5 German shepherds need a leader (but maybe not in the way you’ve been told)

German shepherds are definitely dogs who thrive on good leadership – they crave it.

If a German shepherd doesn’t have a good leader, they’ll either be overly anxious, nervous, on edge and reactive, or pushy, rude, disobedient and often aggressive, depending on their personality and genetics.

SOME German shepherds can cope ok without great leadership (these are the ones who almost lean towards Labradors in personality), but all will benefit massively.

A good leader helps your German shepherd be calm, confident, stable, well-behaved, happy and secure. They’ll look to you for guidance and love following your lead.

So what makes a good leader?

It’s possibly different to what you think, or have read online.

Being a leader to your dog does NOT mean: eating before they do (or pretending to eat out of their bowl), going through every doorway first, or being rough, domineering or bullying.

It also doesn’t mean being a total push over, letting your dog make every decision for themselves, or being nervous and insecure about what to do (side note: I know if you’ve tried lots of dog training approaches and have no idea which ones work, if ANY will work, or what to do next, it’s easy to feel insecure/nervous/unsure about how to train your dog – it’s totally understandable, and all you need to be a great leader is a training system that shows you a clear step by step approach to teach your dog what you do and don’t want them to do, in a way they actually understand and listen to, which is something we can teach you).

Being a leader means being someone they can look to for guidance in challenging situations, who will take charge and show them the right way forward (even if they choose the wrong response/attitude to start with, like reacting aggressively to the postman).

It means clearly and consistently showing your German shepherd what you expect of them, and then holding them accountable to that standard in a calm, clear, firm but kind way, combined with lots of fun, rewards and relaxation time when they get it right.

German shepherd temperament - things to know: #6 German shepherds are often fussy/don’t like eating (so treat-based training often doesn’t really work!)

This is a common one for many German Shepherd owners, and one of the reasons that we have so many German Shepherds in our online dog training course (our treat-free training system is ideal for fussy dogs!).

When I did in-person training it was common to turn up to a German Shepherd client’s house in the afternoon, and see their breakfast still in their bowl, mostly untouched.

Which is why so many German Shepherd owners struggle with the treat based dog training methods that are so common at the moment – if your dog won’t even eat food that’s freely available in their bowl, why would they work hard for a tiny treat?!

Luckily, you can train your dog without using treats, which is great for fussy dogs like many German Shepherds!

Debunking German Shepherd training & breed trait myths

German Shepherd Training Myth #1: They’re guard dogs, and you can’t stop them from guarding against the postman/people/dogs

It’s true that a dog’s breed tendencies (like a German shepherd wanting to guard/protect) do affect their behaviour.

If you want a happy-go-lucky, love everyone kind of dog who wouldn’t say “boo” to a goose, then you’re better off getting a golden retriever than a German shepherd.

So it’s important to take breed tendencies into account when you’re considering which breed to bring into your family.

But while a German shepherd will always be a German shepherd, and not a golden retriever, that DOESN’T mean that they need to take their breed tendencies to an extreme level.

It’s entirely possible for a dog who is bred for a specific purpose, to learn “rules and guidelines” around when it’s appropriate to follow their breed’s instincts, and when it’s not.

Which is why border collies can learn not to chase everything that moves, huskies can learn not to pull on the lead, and German shepherds can learn not to guard against things that aren’t actually a threat.

The reason I wanted to make sure I included this myth, is many people (sometimes subconsciously) let breed stereotypes put a “glass ceiling” on their expectations of their dog.

They believe, on some level, that their dog isn’t capable of behaving a certain way (or of NOT doing a certain thing, like going crazy at the postman), because of their breed.

Which actually ends up affecting their training, sometimes without them even realising it.

If you subconsciously believe your dog isn’t capable of something, it will affect:

The way you train them (if you don’t believe they’re capable of what you’re asking, then the WAY you ask it in your body language, mood and energy will reflect that, and your dog will pick up on it and act accordingly!)

Your expectations of your dog and the “bar” you set for them – your beliefs around what dogs of that breed are capable of might mean you set the bar of your expectations really low, and most dogs will only ever strive to meet the bar you set for them – if you keep your expectations low, then their listening and behaviour will stay at that low level too.

How consistent you are/how much effort you put into the training. After all, if you don’t truly believe it’s possible, there’s no point in really trying, right?

German Shepherd Training Myth #2: German Shepherds are aggressive/scary

German shepherds and other guard breeds can get a bad rap from the general public.

People will often cross the road to avoid a friendly, well-behaved guard dog, and yet they’ll often want to say hello to a stroppy, untrained small fluffy dog who is far more likely to bite them.

This can be upsetting when you know your German shepherd is super friendly and well-behaved, and it can make socialising a puppy harder when everyone wants to avoid them (although in my experience, a fluffy German Shepherd puppy is far easier to socialise than a short haired bully breed like a mastiff!).

However, it is better than the alternative, which is people not respecting your dog or their genetic history and rushing up to pat them without hesitation, which can freak dogs out and lead to accidents (especially with a guard breed who isn’t bred to love and trust everyone immediately).

German Shepherds are bred to be guard dogs, which means (especially if not well trained, or from less emotionally stable genetics) they are more likely to be suspicious and wary of new people, which can sometimes lead to aggression/reactivity issues.

So, there is some reasoning behind why people sometimes cross the road to avoid them, especially if they’ve had a bad experience with another, less well-trained or less stable German shepherd.

There are many friendly, happy-go-lucky, well socialised German shepherds who can easily tell the difference between a genuine threat, and a well-meaning stranger, which means that the idea that every German shepherd is scary or super aggressive is a myth!

German Shepherd Training Myth #3: German shepherds are super confident guard dogs

German shepherds were originally bred as protection dogs, and also for herding, so they tend to be more sensitive than dogs who were bred purely as guard dogs.

Some genetic lines of German shepherds can be prone to being anxious, nervous and flighty. Which can cause some issues, including them being more likely to nip and bite in situations where it isn’t logical (because they’re more easily freaked out).

Their large size and strength can also make them hard to handle when they’re freaking out/being flighty, and not really listening to you and what you’re asking them to do.

German Shepherd Training Myth #4: Physical exercise is the best way to tire a German shepherd out and help them be relaxed and calm.

Physical exercise is super important and helps your German shepherd to lead a balanced, happy and fulfilled life. It’s not that this myth means you should never exercise your German shepherd, or treat it as a priority.

But many people fall into the trap of thinking that physical exercise is the best way to tire out their German shepherd and they come to rely on it TOO much.

Which can lead to two key issues.

1. It’s a never-ending cycle, and it gets harder and harder to get the same outcome each time.

2. If you rely on tiring your German shepherd out using physical exercise, then they never learn an “off-switch” and they don’t know HOW to settle unless they’re already really tired.

That’s because, if you use physical exercise to tire your dog out, they get fitter each time you exercise them, and you have to go further/faster/harder next time to get them the same level of tired.

Which becomes a vicious cycle, because the more you exercise them to tire them out, the fitter they get, and the fitter they get the more energy they have in general, so the more you need to exercise them, and on and on and on.

Eventually it gets to the point to where you CAN’T use exercise to tire them out, because they’re too fit and you can’t logistically take them far enough for long enough to get the same result.

What makes this worse, is that working breeds (like German shepherds) are BRED to be able to go all day, every day. So they’re designed to bounce back quickly after exercise and be ready to go all over again.

After all, a police dog wouldn’t be much use to their handler if they ran/worked for 30 minutes and then needed all day to recover!

How to train a German Shepherd to be calm and settled (and tire them out, too!)

We’ve just covered why physical exercise is not the magic solution to training your German shepherd to be calm and relaxed.

So, what IS the magic solution?

Mental exercise!

BUT it’s probably NOT “mental exercise” in the way that you’re thinking…

Most people assume mental exercise means things like teaching their German shepherd obedience training, scent games, teaching tricks, giving them food stuffed toys, or playing focus games.

Which are a FORM of mental exercise, and are often fun for both you and your German shepherd, but they’re not the best way to tire them out.

In fact, sometimes they actually make things WORSE by hyping your dog up rather than teaching them how to settle (any training or games with lots of activity, excited praise and enthusiastic playing with toys will tend to hype your dog up rather than calm them down).

So, what’s the best way to tire out your German shepherd?

Train them to stay still when they don’t WANT to stay still (crazy, right?!)

Why is this so effective?

Because staying in one place (like in a down/drop, bed/place command) while something’s happening that your dog REALLY wants to be involved in (like kids/other dogs playing, the cat going past, you cooking/gardening/cleaning/eating dinner etc), takes a LOT of self-control.

Self-control is your dog’s ability to resist temptation – to hold themselves back from doing things even when they REALLY want to.

So when every impulse in their body wants them to get up, get involved, or steal and play with the tools you’re using, it takes a LOT of mental concentration and effort to resist those impulses and keep still.

Which is super tiring, because for both people and dogs, the brain is one of the biggest users of energy.

It’s why students get so tired around exam time, even though they’re usually not moving their body much – all that thinking and concentrating is really tiring!

So by getting our dogs to channel a similar level of focus to an exam – lots of focussed, still, calm thinking rather than hyped up crazy activity, you use their energy on a different level, and tire them out in a different way.

It also has the bonus of teaching your German shepherd how to have an “off-switch” and settle, even when they REALLY want to be busy.

Which means that you can tire your German shepherd out, even when they are full of energy, just by teaching them to stay still when they’d rather be doing something more exciting.

In fact, the more full of energy they are, the more they have to concentrate hard to resist their temptation to move, and the more tiring the “stay still” exercise becomes.

Win/win!

As an even bigger bonus, everyday activities (gardening, cleaning the house, cooking, playing with the kids/other dogs, people/dogs walking past your backyard etc) often make awesome distractions.

Which means that training your German shepherd to be still and calm around those things is easy to incorporate into your everyday life, AND it does a great job at tiring them out at the same time.

If you’re not sure HOW to train your German shepherd to stay still and calm even around the things they REALLY want to go nuts at/get involved with (because common training approaches generally aren’t that good at teaching this), it’s something we cover in-depth in our online dog training course.

Most common German Shepherd training & behaviour problems

German Shepherd training problem # 1: Jumping up

German shepherds can be excitable and often love getting in your personal space (especially as teenagers!). Because they’re usually also energetic, athletic dogs, jumping up is a natural fit for them.

Which can cause issues, because they’re big, strong dogs and they can easily accidentally injure or intimidate people if they’re too enthusiastic in their greeting (especially if they’re nipping and mouthing at the same time, which we’ll cover in #5 of this section!).

The good news is that even chronic jumpers can learn not to do it, as long as you’re consistent, and use a training system that actually works.

If you’ve been trying hard to stop your German shepherd from jumping up, and never seem to get anywhere, don’t stress.

Many of the common strategies to stop jumping up (like turning your back, ignoring them, or giving them a treat once they stop jumping) often don’t work that well, if at all, especially on excitable, enthusiastic (and often headstrong!) dogs like German shepherds.

Jumping up is something we cover in our online dog training course (using a system that actually works!). It’s a super common problem, and something we help our members with all the time, including when they’d tried all the other options without success.

German Shepherd training problem # 2 Selective hearing

This one is related to the earlier section “German Shepherds are super intelligent (but that DOESN’T mean German Shepherds are always easy to train…)”.

Because they’re so clever, many German Shepherds quickly figure out ways to do what THEY want to do, including that they can ignore your commands in certain situations.

Which is why they’ll listen well sometimes (because they know they have to, or because you have something they want), but not others (because your training approach has accidentally taught them that listening is optional!).

German Shepherd training problem # 3 Pulling on the lead/reactivity (over-reacting to things on walks)

Pulling on the lead can be a super common problem with German shepherds – we get lots of them in our free 5-day lead walking challenge for this reason.

Because they’re such big, strong dogs, it can make your walks with them really unpleasant, so training your German shepherd to walk on a loose lead can make a HUGE difference to your enjoyment of walks with them.

Many German shepherds are also quite reactive on walks, meaning they over-react with OTT excitement, anxiety, or aggression when they see a dog, cat, person, bike etc out and about.

This obviously makes walks with them EXTRA stressful, and many people start to dread walking their dog as a result.

The good news is, reactivity can usually be improved, and walking calmly past the thing that used to make them go crazy is a reasonable goal for most German shepherds.

The two most important factors in addressing your German shepherd’s reactivity, are self-control and their ability to listen even when they’d rather not.

Self-control is your dog’s ability to hold themselves back from doing something, even when they REALLY want to do it.

Most dogs don’t naturally possess much self-control, but it can be taught and strengthened. The easiest way to think of it is as like a muscle – the more you test it, the stronger it gets.

But you have to test it in a way that BUILDS it, rather than overloading it with too much too soon, or using poor technique, and causing an injury/issue rather than an improvement.

If you overload your dog by putting them in a situation they’re not ready for, or use poor technique that doesn’t teach them the right things, you’re probably going to cause more issues that you’ll solve.

In contrast, if you use a technique that helps them grow, improve and get better each time they’re tested, and test them a little bit more each time, they’ll develop more and more self-control until they can eventually contain themselves, even in situations that would have made them go crazy in the past.

The second factor, is training your German shepherd that they have to listen to your guidance, even when they’d REALLY rather not (because something else is more interesting/tempting). It’s about teaching them that commands are non-negotiable, rather than suggestions to be done if they feel like it.

Because if your commands are only suggestions (and the way more dog training approaches work, that’s exactly what commands tend to be to your dog), then you can bet that your German shepherd will decide to ignore them in the moments you REALLY need them to listen (like when they want to go crazy at another dog!)

If you want some help with teaching this, and dealing with your German shepherd’s reactivity, we cover all of this and more in our online dog training course, Canine Chaos to Calm.

German Shepherd training problem # 4 Whining.

German shepherds can whine. A lot. It often drives their owners a little bit nuts.

It seems to be a natural breed tendency, especially in more anxious German shepherds.

Because most dogs whine without really thinking about it (or possible without even realising they’re doing it!), it can also take a while to train them to stop.

The good news is, it IS usually possible to reduce whining, with a consistent, effective training approach, especially as your dog develops self-control and becomes calmer and better behaved in general.

A calm, relaxed, well-behaved dog is far less likely to whinge and whine than a hyped up, impulsive, over-excited one!

German Shepherd training problem # 5: Nipping/play biting

There’s a reason German shepherd puppies tend to be nicknamed “jaws” or “land shark”. Young German shepherds LOVE putting their mouth on people, nipping, mouthing, and play biting.

It’s what they were bred to do, after all, so when you combine strong genetic tendencies to bite/nip with puppy immaturity and lack of self-control, you get a “land shark”.

BUT here’s the key thing to know that you may not hear much elsewhere: DON’T wait for your German shepherd to “grow out of” their biting/nipping/mouthing habit.

I have worked with a LOT of teenage/young adult German shepherds whose owners were told this, and all that happened was they ended up with a full-grown German shepherd who still thought it was fun to nip/play bite and grab hold of their clothing any chance they got.

Which, I’m sure I don’t need to tell you, is NOT much fun to live with, and can be quite scary for guests, kids etc to deal with.

So, while maturity helps, you also need to train your German Shepherd to stop biting and nipping if you don’t want them doing it.

Unfortunately, common dog training advice for stopping nipping/biting often doesn’t work very well (especially for dogs as determined and excited as German shepherds can be!). We cover how to stop nipping/play biting/mouthing as part of our online dog training course, using our treat-free training system, which works well even for adult German shepherds with a well-ingrained nipping/play biting habit. (However, if your German Shepherd is aggressively biting, that’s best dealt with by an in-person trainer for safety reasons).

German Shepherd Training Summary

German shepherds are beautiful, intelligent, powerful dogs. They make incredible companions, but they need the right owner, and good training to be the best they can be.

German shepherds do best with clear structure and guidance (especially around when it’s appropriate to use their guarding instincts!), and plenty of mental and physical exercise.

Developing their self-control and teaching them to listen even when they’d rather do something else is super important to help them adapt to life in our human world, and be the best companions they can be.

They’re often extra work compared to a lazier, more easy-going dog breed, but if you’re willing to invest that time and effort, they’ll reward you 10 times over.

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