Shorthair Puppies for Sale:

The first command we teach our German shorthair puppies is "Heel". We recommend placing your German shorthair puppy at the side of your body, opposite your dominant hand. This will allow you to carry a gun in the field when your shorthair puppy is older without bumping its head. Push part of the leash through the D-ring to create a small loop. Then place the loop over the head of your shorthair puppy with the metal D-ring facing down. There should be slack on the leash. The key to slip-leash training is slack. The leash should never be tight on the puppy's neck. The puppy won't learn to create slack if the leash is always kept tight. We are attempting to train a gundog, not a sled dog. We never want the puppy pulling on the leash. Most new owners of German shorthair puppies will allow their puppy to pull them on a leash. It is not a big issue when the shorthair pup weighs 12 lbs but it is a different issue once they weigh 45 lbs. We start leash-work training with all our German shorthair puppies for sale at 6 weeks. We place the slip-lead on the puppy's neck with the D-ring down and then say; "Puppy, Heel". We give the leash a soft "pop" if the puppy doesn't respond. The method the "pop" is administered is important. Don't pull up and hold the leash tight. This causes constant tension in the leash and defeats the whole purpose of the slip-lead. The key to the "pop" is snapping your hand up quickly and then, just as quickly, snapping your hand back down. This restores the slack in the leash. We will "pop" the leash whenever the leash becomes tight, whether caused by us or the pup. German shorthair pointer puppies are smart. They quickly learn to keep slack in the leash to avoid the "pop". It doesn't take much force to jolt a young puppy so avoid snapping the leash too hard. The puppy will always think the leash can "pop" them if they are started young in life.