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Introducing dogs should always be on neutral ground under controlled circumstances, ging for walks together normally works fairly well. If that don’t work - call the shelter and see if they can send someone out to help you guys a bit (they should have checked if the gsd had problems with other dogs before placing it with you guys to start with)

Good luck!!!!

Learning how to train a puppy is not really that hard, if you know how to go about it, either through past experience, or by using a training guide from someone who does. The trick is to have patience, and be persisten

Your new puppy has a natural desire to please you, and just needs to have the rules explained, the same as a small child growing up. Without being told the rules, your home is just a big playground to you new puppy.

Dogs are very intelligent creatures, and will usually learn quickly. When you visit the park with your untrained dog and the person next to you is playing Frisbee with their german shepherd and a poodle across the way is sitting patiently rather than attacking joggers, it is easy to think your dog should know these behaviors too.

We tend to forget the many hours of training that have been put into these well behaved dogs.  Your dog can have these same qualities, but it will take time for these lessons to be learned.  Do not expect your dog to learn all of these routines over night. 

Dogs are pack animals and quickly decide who is the leader and who is the follower.  If you do not take the leadership role from the beginning, you can be assured that your pet will.  A dog without a master will run amok and will quickly get into trouble chasing cars and people, destroying property and making a nuisance of itself. 

For this reason, it is important to begin training at an early age, before bad habits set in. When beginning to train your puppy, choose simple commands and stick with them. Commands like, sit, stay, and heel, are simple and easy to understand. This makes it easy for your puppy.

It is easy to forget that dogs do not understand our language. If we bury the command word in a sentence, they may not know what we are asking them to do. By keeping the commands simple - like saying sit - or put their name with the command - like Sandy sit - you will get better results.

If you don’t feel confident doing this on your own, there are many books and videos created by people that specialize in this field that can be a big help in training your puppy. To read more Click Here

Being consistent is a big part of successful puppy and dog training. Rewarding for good behavior, and following commands is also important. Even if it is just a pat on the head, and a good boy or good girl, it is very important to your pet.

Learning how to train a puppy properly, is worth all the effort it takes. Having a well trained dog that behaves, does not jump on visitors, and that you are comfortable with in any situation, makes it all worth while.

How To Train A Puppy

Glenn Downer
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Most of my life there was always a German Shepherd in the house.They were my favorite breed and when I bought my own house I swore I would get one. A few months before my wife and I bought our first house I saw a video about the industry of Greyhound racing. It really disturbed me to find out what horrible things happen to these dogs when they are finished racing. I did some follow up research and knew from that day I would always have a retired greyhound in my house.

At the time we lived in New Jersey and found an adoption group called NJGAP. I filled out all of the proper paperwork and adopted the most beautiful red brindle female greyhound I ever saw about two months after we bought the house. At the track they spend most of their time in a small crate so when you adopt one you must have an appropriate sized crate for your dog to move around in. In general they like to sleep in the crate and will just lay in there because this is their safe house and you really should not bother them while they are in there. You can either close the door to the crate or leave it open which depends on your greyhounds personality, the choice will be yours.

They have somewhat sensitive stomachs so you should only feed them the recommended food and treats because they can become ill. We used Pro Plan because it was recommended and it comes in a few different flavors so you can change it up a little. After they eat it is not a good idea to let them run around for about 1 hour due to a condition called bloat. This can happen because they have a large chest cavity and if the gasses build up, their insides can twist and they can die so special attention should be paid here. They are very fast runners so when they are outside you should always keep them on a leash or a completely fenced in area.They absolutely love to lay with you and are described as 45mph couch potatoes and act like they are lap dogs. You can not treat them the same way as a Shepherd or a Lab because they are a little more delicate but make awesome pets.

Our dog was only 2 years old when we got her and regardless of what happened to her at the track she was just full of love and playfulness. When anyone came into the house she would “smile” by raising her upper lip and dance around until you payed attention to her. They are smart, intelligent animals and will use their wit to play and just have fun with you. They are sight hounds and will zero in on a squirrel up to a half mile away and if not on a leash or in a fenced area they run after it.

In the winter when it is cold outside, you must put a coat on your greyhound because they have less than 15% body fat and can freeze to death if left out for a long time. In the summer they can get heat stroke just like people so do not leave them in the heat very long. After about a year we adopted another greyhound which was the most beautiful somewhat rare male blue brindle. Together they would play and brighten up even the worst day and you will almost forget about it and just enjoy the best companion dog in the world.

Marc Dorin
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