How to Train your HOVAWART

Training Your Hovawart

The Hovawart is a massive, incredibly powerful, and highly intelligent German estate guard dog. They are fiercely protective and slow to mature.

Key Training Tips:

• Expert Leadership Required: They are highly dominant and do not take orders easily. Establish yourself as a firm, consistent leader using reward-based training.
• Massive Socialization: Their guarding instinct is profound. Without massive early socialization, they will view all strangers as threats.

They are serious working dogs that demand a highly active, experienced, and confident owner.