Training Questions Archives - Tidewater Schutzhund Club https://www.tidewaterschutzhund.com/faq-category/training-questions/ Hampton Roads Virginia Fri, 27 Jul 2018 20:32:04 +0000 en-US hourly 1 When can I begin training my dog? https://www.tidewaterschutzhund.com/faq/when-can-i-begin-training-my-dog/ https://www.tidewaterschutzhund.com/faq/when-can-i-begin-training-my-dog/#respond Tue, 10 Jul 2018 19:38:29 +0000 http://www.tidewaterschutzhund.com/faq/when-can-i-begin-training-my-dog/ Because schutzhund is comprised of three phases, tracking, obedience, and protection, the answer is three parts. A dog can begin to learn how to track extremely early.  Tracking for a 8 week old puppy may not look the same as a 8 month old or 2 year old, but dogs are born able to use […]

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]]> Because schutzhund is comprised of three phases, tracking, obedience, and protection, the answer is three parts. A dog can begin to learn how to track extremely early.  Tracking for a 8 week old puppy may not look the same as a 8 month old or 2 year old, but dogs are born able to use their noses.  Training a schutzhund dog for obedience begins with proper early-socialization and drive building.  Once mentally mature with enough “drive” or willingness to work, we can begin teaching commands.  Protection begins with drive building as a puppy, but until a dog has its adult canine teeth, we will not engage in any hard bite work to protect the dog.

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