Originally Posted by
porshiepoo
Personally
I used to take my GSD's to obedience classes, the boy moved to the highest grade within months he was so easy to train but the girl was a nightmare. She was hyper, uncontrollable and would have me in tears of frustration. Their training was the exactly the same so why the huge difference? Looking back I can see the difference in their actual upbringing in the house. We took no chances with the boy and were very clear on his limits and boundaries within the pack, he was so huge that we felt very aware of the danger he could be if we raised him wrong. He turned out to be a real softy. The girl was a different story - she got away with murder at home, she was just so darn cute. We didn't set he real limits and boundaries, whatever made her quiet was fine by us and she turned into a neurotic tigger, half GSD half bulldozer.
Things could have been so different if I'd understood then as much as I understand now.