I have searched on here and found some great threads about GP's. We acquired a GP that was 3 years old 7 years ago sadly he passed a year ago from cancer.
His name was Zeus. He was the most loyal and obedient dog I have ever owned. He was fantastic with all our animals from day one. He came from our uncles who had to move and sell off his farm when I was still in high school. I then moved away to college my parents had him and I got married and took him back to our hobby farm. He was great with every animal and was an amazing dog in general.
I have read so much about GP's running away, barking all the time, "not listening", being hard to train and jumping a lot. Zeus did none of this. He was able to roam our 20 acres after 3 weeks of constant walking the fence line and teaching him his boundaries. He was able to stay unleashed and usually would sit at the barn or in between the barn and our house. He only barked to alarm. He never barked at new people (which is something I loved since I don't want a GP to fear humans).
All around the best dog I have ever had. Wish he didn't have to go.
On to my reason for posting. Did I train Zeus as a puppy? No. My uncle did. We are getting a GP male puppy Mid May.
I have talked to my uncle and he said he taught Zeus by making sure he was the boss. He was taught basic commands and was shown the world by interaction to everything on a leash right away as a puppy. He was corrected with command verbally and by leash when not paying attention.
I am looking for some tips on training this new puppy. I need a working dog but I need a dog that is family friendly too.
I found a reputable breeder who has asked me many questions and told me she would like to pick out the male that will suit our needs by behaviors seen in the puppies. We are all so excited to get another one of these amazing animals.
I know every dogs not the same but I am hoping with time and dedication I can train our new family member to be what I need him to be.
His name was Zeus. He was the most loyal and obedient dog I have ever owned. He was fantastic with all our animals from day one. He came from our uncles who had to move and sell off his farm when I was still in high school. I then moved away to college my parents had him and I got married and took him back to our hobby farm. He was great with every animal and was an amazing dog in general.
I have read so much about GP's running away, barking all the time, "not listening", being hard to train and jumping a lot. Zeus did none of this. He was able to roam our 20 acres after 3 weeks of constant walking the fence line and teaching him his boundaries. He was able to stay unleashed and usually would sit at the barn or in between the barn and our house. He only barked to alarm. He never barked at new people (which is something I loved since I don't want a GP to fear humans).
All around the best dog I have ever had. Wish he didn't have to go.
On to my reason for posting. Did I train Zeus as a puppy? No. My uncle did. We are getting a GP male puppy Mid May.
I have talked to my uncle and he said he taught Zeus by making sure he was the boss. He was taught basic commands and was shown the world by interaction to everything on a leash right away as a puppy. He was corrected with command verbally and by leash when not paying attention.
I am looking for some tips on training this new puppy. I need a working dog but I need a dog that is family friendly too.
I found a reputable breeder who has asked me many questions and told me she would like to pick out the male that will suit our needs by behaviors seen in the puppies. We are all so excited to get another one of these amazing animals.
I know every dogs not the same but I am hoping with time and dedication I can train our new family member to be what I need him to be.
