Teeth

Question
Hello!  When training a german shepherd, is it a bad idea to train the dog to show its teeth on command?  Would that be encouraging the dog to be aggresive?  Would the dog understand? Thanks!!!

Answer
Hi, A dog would not associate aggression with being trained to show his teeth.  A lot of dogs "smile" and they are not showing any sort of aggression, so I would not be concerned at all about teaching a dog to show their teeth.

Hope this helps,

Dawn