Chinese Shar-Pei are very bold, territorial, and dominant. Its important that you establish yourself as the pack leader. Chinese Shar-Peis and most other dogs will always trust and obey their pack leader. Establishing yourself as the dominant one in the relationship will make the rest of your dog training much easier.
Teaching your Chinese Shar-Pei to be the follower is more difficult than most other training lessons because its hard to teach a Chinese Shar-Pei that you are the pack leader when they already see themselves as the pack leader.
While your Chinese Shar-Pei is still young avoid playing games that would establish authority. Games like tug-o-war usually result in giving your dog the object you had been “fighting” over. Giving up will give your Chinese Shar-Pei the impression that he is in charge. Instead play games like catch that require your dog to respond to your actions and to retrieve something for you, establishing an authoritative relationship.
A Shar-Pei that doesn’t understand whose in charge will enjoy climbing up on furniture bring himself to your level giving him the impression that you are on the same level as him/her. Avoid giving them the freedom to climb on furniture and reserve the privilege for special occasions only when you allow them to.
When taking your Chinese Shar-Pei out for walks keep them on a short leash and always avoid retractable leashes because they allow dogs too much freedom. As a dog matures retractable leashes are acceptable. Keeping them on a tight leash when young will teach them that you are leading the walk and not them.
Other than dominance issues Chinese Shar-Peis are fairly easy to train, if trained correctly. If you can manage to remain patient and firm, you’re dog will be able to maintain a healthy relationship with their owners and will make any future training much easier to manage.
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