Australian Shepherds, due to their natural instinct to protect, make great guard and work dogs. Though they are inherently aggressive when working with livestock, they can also be gentle loving dogs among people and other dogs. Since these dogs have been breed to perform important tasks like herding, this breed tends to have an insanely high level of intelligence. Unlike other herding dogs the Australian Shepherd is fairly quiet, so training them out of barking shouldn’t be an issue what so ever.
Due to their long history of herding the Australian Shepherd is known to nip at the heels of humans, however, this is fairly rare. And in cases where they do nip on the heels of human, its usually pretty easy to train them out of this behavior. Proper socialization of your Australian Shepherd is an easy and effective way to stop this behavior all together. Though your Australian Shepherd should be well socialized regardless of if they nip at peoples’ heels. Because of their instinct to protect their owners, a Australian Shepherd that hasn’t been properly socialized will be very protective of their owners around strangers.
Australian Shepherd dogs are very high energy pets. By ensuring they have enough time to be active outside, will allow you to save a lot of time with behavioral training. An Australian Shepherd that gets ample time to let go of excess energy will be both relaxed and less likely to be destructive indoors when their owners are out of the house.
It is absolutely essential that your provide your Australian Shepherd with the proper training to compliment their smarts and ability to solve problems. Doing so will ensure your Australian Shepherd lives a happy life at their full potential. A dog with self purpose and good obedience will result in a bold and loyal pet with a loving personality to match it.
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