How to Train your Anatolian Shepherd

The following is a description of the circumstances in which my dogs are used. My flock is rather varied in composition; I have both large and bantam chickens, as well as ornamental pheasants. At times, I have also kept geese and peafowl. Nests are provided on top of the doghouses in the kennels: Several free-standing nests with access at ground level are provided for the hens rearing chicks, which are also free-range. Breeding pairs, brooding hens, and pheasants are kept in poultry netting enclosures, and adult roosters that are not currently in breeding pens are leashed by the leg to a swivel stake, giving them a 16 foot diameter circle, with a small house along one edge for roosting and shade.

The perimeter of the bird pasture' about 3 acres is fenced with wire having a spacing of 2" X 4", and which is 5' along some sides, and 4' on others. The 4' section has an electric wire along the top, to teach young dogs to not jump on the fence.

There is a dirt truck trail running along the 4' fence line. Shahbazin Alp Arslan C. X Maranda's Zebir of Yassipinar on her look-out point. Predators in our area include the usual raccoons, opossums, and free-roaming neighbors' dogs, with the addition of bobcats, coyotes, a resident cougar, and large bands of illegal immigrants crossing over from nearby Mexico. Out of the literally hundreds of birds I have raised, predation has resulted in the loss of fewer than a dozen which were in areas inaccessible to the dogs.

Dogs can be invaluable to the maintenance of a flock. They keep predators away, break up fights in young stock, and alert you if something is out of the ordinary bird tangled in his leash, snake in the breeding pen, baby chick on the wrong side of a fence. Birds that are fighting may be flapping madly, squawking and covered in each other's blood, yet the dogs will race in, barking, swatting them away from each other with their forelegs, or reaching in and grasping the birds by their wing or tail feathers and pulling them away from each other.

Baby chicks may be hopping right into a dog's food bowl, and the dog will just back away with a quizzical expression. My bird guards seem to view the fowls their own pets, regarding them with a wonderful tolerance and a desire for peace and order. Pinarbasi's Sahbaz at 12 years of age watching over her Golden pheasant.

Dogs do not just figure all of this out on their own; they are not born with the knowledge that large, noisy feathery things are to be cherished and protected. They are, however, born with the POTENTIAL to do this kind of work, with the cleverness and desire to figure out how to keep the peace, and with all of the necessary instincts for stock guardianship. How to actualize this inborn potential? The beginning is socialization. Take your dog or puppy with you when feeding, cleaning, or doing any other routine activities with your stock.

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I feed my flock early in the morning, before leaving for work. When training my youngest flock guard, Gezme, I took her and her brother up to the bird yard with me every morning, allowing them the opportunity to interact with the fowls, and with the senior guardians Sahin and Sahbaz.

While feeding, cleaning, and scrubbing things, I kept an eye on her, and if she began to put her feet up against a pen, run around it, or chase a bird, I yelled, "Gez, Phooey! Until she forgot, the next day! Chasing is an inherently rewarding behavior, so in order to extinguish it, the less it is allowed to happen, the better.

Also, allow alternatives; chasing is an instinct that is not wrong, but it must be directed at appropriate targets something all young wild canids are taught by their mothers. A chicken may be "No" and "Leave it" or get rolled and pinned , but a squirrel, gopher, or rabbit may be "That's a girl" and "Get it". That shovel or feed dish may need to be left alone, but that bone or stick may be perfectly acceptable.

Don't try to go against or ignore the forces of instinct and nature - just direct them into acceptable activities. Gezme was allowed to play - but only with her brother or the old dogs. Running through the middle of the birds was a bad idea, but lying quietly near them was O.

Gez was fascinated by the pheasants, who have quick, sharp movements, are apt to fly around their aviaries if disturbed, and who make an astonishing variety of high-pitched noises.

She learned that she could go up to their pens and look in, but then she would walk away when their whistles and chirps became more frequent and higher pitched, signaling that they were getting ready to take off and try to brain themselves against the roof of their pen. Her brother, Gar, could eventually look in and observe them, too, but the birds seemed to be more afraid of him at first possibly because Garnizon is a dark brindle, and the other dogs are all fawns.

So your puppy needs training Should you hire a professional trainer to come to your house? Here's my advice on where to get dog training help when you really need it. Teach The Right Words In The Right Ways To Your Anatolian Shepherd My method of training Anatolian Shepherd Dogs includes teaching specific words in specific ways so that your dog not only learns the words but also develops the respectful attitude that makes him happy to obey you.

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Teach your dog words and he will understand what you say. Teach those words in the right ways and he will actually DO what you say. Anatolian Shepherd puppy training starts the moment you bring your puppy home. If you use the wrong teaching method, your puppy will begin making decisions about how he wants you to fit into his life, and that's a recipe for conflict and behavior problems.

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Whatever your puppy does, you must react properly or he will learn the wrong things. Here's my recommended schedule what to teach, when to teach it for training your Anatolian Shepherd puppy. Just two, but you have to get them both right.

So here they are — your two keys to housebreaking Socializing Your Anatolian Shepherd Dog Socializing means training your Anatolian Shepherd to get along politely with strangers and other animals. Sometimes it's easier to train your puppy or adult dog when you can see the correct training techniques in action.

The problem is that most dog training videos on the internet are worthless, because they use the wrong training method. I recommend these dog training videos that are based on respect and leadership. My puppy training book is Respect Training For Puppies: