Farmers or people having jobs related to farm work will always find a dog willing to lend a helping hand, handy. For these guys it's like having a worker that doesn't accept pay. One breed very good at working as a sheepdog is the Australian Shepherd. Its name is very descriptive of its intended purpose, but the "Australian" in its name usually causes confusion regarding the origin of this dog. This breed actually came from the southern part of Spain, and not from Australia. It got the first part of its name because an Australian breeder developed it. Australian Shepherds are great guard dogs.

They were good at their job, keeping livestock safe from predators and alerting its owner of any threats. This pooch is highly intelligent, making it easy to teach commands and follow hand signals. There are many pets that come with a lot of energy and stamina, but use most of it for playing or other unproductive things. But this pooch belongs to a breed of working dogs. What makes it better than the other variations of working dogs is it's hard-working. It has tremendous amounts of energy and stamina, and uses it for working, which pleases any hard-working owner. It does so because it wants to – it is inclined towards labor.

Having given you a brief description on how this breed is, we will now go to training, because there are lots of people interested in owning such a beautiful, obedient, and intelligent dog. Thousands of people choose this as a house pet because of its many good traits. But they aren't born hard-working or super obedient, they were made. To train an Australian Shepherd, an owner has to start young. Having it as a puppy would make teaching it easier, and here you'll be able to notice any behavioral problems and correct any early on. Start with obedience lessons, such as making it sit before giving it food.

Don't tolerate bad behavior – respond by reprimanding it or ignoring it. Never be too harsh because it could have negative effects on its sociability. Don't be too lax or it'll step over you - let it know who's in charge. Training Sessions must be interesting, fun, and definitely not boring. You want to have its attention on you, and not on anything else. Keep it focused. For obeying commands or good behavior, give it compliments and rewards. Routines must be done daily, starting at the same time you've set for it, so that it will get used to it and have a lesser chance of refusing to train.

Nutrition plays a crucial part of daily routines, it must have a balanced diet with all the right stuff. Preferably feed it 3 times daily. Most importantly, give it love and respect, in turn it will do the same for you, and be more than willing to cooperate. Patience and perseverance will be needed – it may take sometime before it learns everything that you wanna teach it, but it all pays off in the end.