A well-trained Shep-Chi can be a wonderful addition to your home. When properly trained, these dogs make fantastic family companions and protection dogs.
Shep-Chis are loyal, intelligent, eager to please, and quick learners. They can master advanced skills and tricks, but it is the owner's responsibility to guide them through the training process.
To train a Chihuahua German Shepherd mix effectively, you should focus on proper timing, rewards, consistent routines, and maintaining a calm environment. Additionally, it's essential to provide both physical and mental exercises to keep them happy.
The German Shepherd Chihuahua mix puppy is eager to please and enjoys training, but this active hybrid can also come with its own set of challenges.
Now, let's explore some training tips for Chihuahua German Shepherd Mix Breed..
1) Understanding your dog's perspective
Every dog has a unique personality. While there are general personality traits for each breed, it is wrong to use blanket terms. Yes, GSDs and Chihuahuas have their reputation. But it doesn’t tell you a lot about the individual dog you have.
2) Set up your dog for success
Timing is important, and you need to choose carefully when the dogs are motivated, focused, and eager to train. For example, training before mealtime is awesome, because dinner becomes the reward.
3) Teach them to chill alone
An underrated aspect of training a German Shepherd Chihuahua mix is impulse control. Teach your dog to chill out alone. Work on their impulse control around people, animals, and other stimuli. A calm dog is a joy to be around. If your dog is energetic and overwhelmed with energy around different stimuli, training will fail.
4) Add Mental Stimulation to the routine
These brainy dogs need something that will work out their body, but also their mind. Balance fitness and focus to ensure success. Try to engage your dog in different mind games and build confidence by putting them in different situations. Reward your dog for showing good behavior in unknown situations.
5) Start training in a calm environment
As energetic and enthusiastic dogsIf you correct a behavior only some of the time, then the dog will get confused. He might think that correction is bearable and they can do it every once in a while.
6) Be consistent
If you correct a behavior only some of the time, then the dog will get confused. He might think that correction is bearable and they can do it every once in a while.
7) Balance play and training
Play and training should be the same with your German Shepherd Chihuahua mix puppy. When training is fun, dogs love to learn.
8) Be careful not to reward negative behavior
Be careful not to reward things like chewing on items, barking for attention, and jumping on people. It makes it harder to correct the behaviors in adulthood.
9) Adapt and be patient
As we said before, every dog is different. You might choose a training plan to begin, but you should be ready to adapt it. Be ready to adapt to even a single training session. For example, if your plan involves learning the command “down”, and your dog has trouble doing it, switch to a different exercise.
10) The alpha status
We mentioned before that dominance-based training doesn’t work with German Shepherd Chihuahua Mix puppy. But that doesn’t mean you need to let them do what they want. Both GSD and Chihuahua can be stubborn and show alpha personality.
