German Short Hair Pointer at Dog Training Camp San Diego

K9 Coach Dog Training Camp has another San Diego dog here to become a well behaved best friend. Joey is a 1 year old German Shorthaired Pointer, full of energy and not sure what to do with it. He’s only been at dog training camp in our Encinitas location for a couple of days and is already loving it.

German Shorthaired Pointers are bred to be hunting dogs and so are very much a working dog. They do very well with obedience training and in fact do need some sort of job to use their energy or the become restless and destructive.

Exercise is a huge part of GSP dog’s need to be well trained. Joey is getting exercise but he’ll be able to get a lot more constructive exercise as well as a much more enjoyable time for his family as they won’t have to get sore arms while hanging onto a leash he’s pulling out at the end of! He’s already taking to the leash training very well.

Joey is a confident dog, one that has some spirit which means on many things he has his idea of how it’s to be done, and when it should be done. For instance, sitting is something he knows, but chooses when he wants to do it and can be very stubborn about it.

This is the type of dog that I love to train because he is a strong boy with attitude that can be used to become a very good dog. The more he learns what he’s supposed to do and gives up being stubborn just to be stubborn, the happier he gets. He’s got a fabulous smile and shows it already when he’s preforming.

We’ve just begun his training so there will be much more about Joey and his dog training camp experiences to come. He’s a way cool dog and I’ve taken to him already and so has my Weimaraner. They’ve become best buddies, and she helps out as one of our K9 Coach Dog Trainers!