When training your puppy, it is important to adjust assumptions and remember this process can take time. AKC expert, Burch, said: "Set reasonable expectations and don't let your puppy fail.

Since dogs need the extra calories as they continue to grow into their adult size, then this means the German shepherd should eat puppy food until they’ve reached at least 18 months of age.

Puppy Training. Season 1 Episode 1 | 4m 6s Video has Closed Captions | CC. Host Karen Kalunian talks with Jen Reynolds from Training Tails about some tips and tricks on training your new puppy.

Recent data based on dogs trained in obedience classes by pet dog instructors shows that discipline-based training procedures produce higher stress levels in dogs than positive training using rewards.