Are Dobermans easy to train?
Yes, very, IF you know what you are doing. The Doberman is very intelligent, eager to please, willing to learn and enjoys training sessions (don’t overdo it with a young pup – they just don’t have the attention span). They will work hard for positive reinforcement. They are not generally stubborn or hard headed. They pick up new exercises very quickly. Due to their high intelligence level, the biggest challenge is to keep them focused, and not let them get away with “inventing” variations to the exercise being taught. Because of the breed’s extreme sensitivity to people, the trainer must always be watchful of their own body language and reactions to issues that come up during a training exercise. As a general rule, a calm demeanor providing quick and clear reward for desired behavior, while ignoring or, if necessary, simple verbal correction for undesired behaviour, will net you an enthusiastic and talented working partner. If you start young and teach your puppy its order in your “pac
