How to Train a Sheepdog

The first step is to establish a good reward and punishment mechanism for the dog, i.e. reward for completing the target action and no reward for not completing it, with food being the best reward. Repeated completion of the target training is sufficient to form a conditioned reflex for simple actions. If you want to train difficult target actions such as not guarding food, following, bursting and so on, you will need to contact a professional dog trainer.