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Question by Mary Simms: How old do you have to be to learn shultzen dog training. Are there better dogs than German shepherd dogs?
Where do you buy good German shepherd dogs for working and how much are they? Are there schools that let 15yr olds learn about training dogs or do you wait until you graduate?

Best answer:

Answer by ~ La vita è misterioso ~
It’s schutzhund.

And unless you can get work scooping poop at a working shepherd kennel, I doubt you’d ever get close to any dog of that caliber.

But I don’t mean to dampen your spirits – I’ll star for Greekman, Curtis, Dutchman and others who have working dogs – maybe they have more info for you.

Also, most often malinois are used, in addition to other belgian shepherds – they are often better bred than today’s German shepherd, at least American-bred German shepherds.

Hope this is helpful!

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Question by vicky: Which method for dog training is better clicker or reward?
I have a 7 month old Belgian Malinois and I want to teach him some simple tricks. I don’t intend to make him a protection dog. I know it’s quite costly. I was able to teach him some obedience training like sit, stay, fetch etc. and I’m using the reward method and I find it ok. I’m just curious. Is clicker training better?

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Answer by renee k
what ever works for u.we use treats

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I am looking into purchasing a training dvd set, and I can’t decide which is better. Don Sullivans perfect dog, or Cesar Millan. Has anyone used either of these? If so what was the outcome? I watched a infomercial of Don Sullivans, and it looks so harsh and abusive to me. Please help any info much appreciative. Thanks

is it better for your dog to go to classes to be trained or is it better for a professional trainer to come to your house about 1-2 times a week?
he goes to the dog park and to the doggy day care once in a while, so he doesnt need to go to classes just to be socialized

Where do you buy good German shepherd dogs for working and how much are they? Are there schools that let 15yr olds learn about training dogs or do you wait until you graduate?