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After dog training, will my GSD listen to me or just the trainer?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | German Shepherd | Male | 4 months and 29 days old

If I hire a trainer for my GSD 5 months old than he listen to only trainer or me also in future??

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Answered By Dr. Strydom, DVM

Veterinarian

Published on December 28th, 2017

The dog should listen to anyone after training. Most trainers will train the dog and then at the end of the training they will teach the owner all the dog's commands and how to handle him. I would not be worried about this.

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