German Shepherd Dog - The Ultimate Thread
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I love them and never want to be without one, but in the past years, the mixes I have had have been - in my opinion - far superior to anything purebred I've seen. Bimmer is far more like the old German Sheps physically - more compact, muscular, agile and HEALTHY, and mentally - very stable, wary and reserved with strangers and even some acquaintances, intelligent, clever, fearless but not foolhardy and he makes excellent decisions.
Our first puppy was a German Shepherd. I was only around four-five years old then. I don't remember too much about him, but he was a sweet little guy. He had a bad habit of chewing cables and jumping on my face though lol.
Unfortunately, we had to give him away. It wasn't his fault at all, just it wasn't the right time. I sometimes wonder how he's doing. If he's still around (I'm sure he is), he's around 11-12 years old. I hope he's thriving.
Unfortunately, we had to give him away. It wasn't his fault at all, just it wasn't the right time. I sometimes wonder how he's doing. If he's still around (I'm sure he is), he's around 11-12 years old. I hope he's thriving.
I have fairly recently fell in absolute love with the breed. I have seen some unstable byb ones, but when you find a good by all means its a GOOD one !
I've never met a more well balanced, do-it-all dog. Very strong - she learned "brace" and waits for me to stumble on a hike so she can race to my side and let me fake pulling myself up
, and yet gentle when she needs to - with kids and smaller dogs. Not really afraid of anything, but not too bulleaded to charge something and get themselves hurt... She *can* be goofy, bouncy and silly when we want to play... But what I probably love the most is how dang responsible they can be...
And Missy is. And the best part of it all is she was an old stinky, flea bitten, formerly outside-living Pound Dog ! and proud!
I've never met a more well balanced, do-it-all dog. Very strong - she learned "brace" and waits for me to stumble on a hike so she can race to my side and let me fake pulling myself up
, and yet gentle when she needs to - with kids and smaller dogs. Not really afraid of anything, but not too bulleaded to charge something and get themselves hurt... She *can* be goofy, bouncy and silly when we want to play... But what I probably love the most is how dang responsible they can be... And Missy is. And the best part of it all is she was an old stinky, flea bitten, formerly outside-living Pound Dog ! and proud!
I have lived with GSD's my whole life, my dad had one in the army as his partner, so we grew up with them. At one point, I had 4 , as an adult, right now I have two. Everyone I've had/have have been wonderful dogs, but all high maintenance. High energy, needing a job, no couch potatoes, I would not have traded any of them for the world but if I didn't have the luxury of being able to spend alot of time/(and money) on them, I probably would have ended up with a housefull of whacko dogs bored out of their minds.
Just something for thought, as this can happen with any type of dog, I have spent over 5000$ in medical bills alone on one of my gsd's who is now retired because of knee problems. Just spent 4000$ on one of my aussies who was deathly ill last year. Am I rich? Far from it, credit cards come in handy.
I will always have GSD's (and a house full of hair *vbg*) as long as I am able to keep up with them.
Diane
Just something for thought, as this can happen with any type of dog, I have spent over 5000$ in medical bills alone on one of my gsd's who is now retired because of knee problems. Just spent 4000$ on one of my aussies who was deathly ill last year. Am I rich? Far from it, credit cards come in handy.
I will always have GSD's (and a house full of hair *vbg*) as long as I am able to keep up with them.
Diane
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I have a Belgian Shepherd does that count
They actually aren't that similar, but have met some lovely GSDs at shows.
They need an INTENSE amount of heeling work, from what I have seen and people I've spoken to - they tend to pull?
They actually aren't that similar, but have met some lovely GSDs at shows.
They need an INTENSE amount of heeling work, from what I have seen and people I've spoken to - they tend to pull?
We have a GSD, her name is Dutchess and she is almost 11. She is the smartest, most protective yet most gentle dog I have ever owned. We got her when she was 18 months old and she hadn't had any training, but she learned so quickly it was amazing. They do need a lot of excersise, I used to run 4 miles a day with her. Now she is getting older, I can see her get a little stiff if she does too much, so we keep it to long walks. We have a 2 year old son, and ever since the day we brought him home from the hospital she has slept in front of his door guarding him. She is so patient with him, we have to watch closely or he will climb all over her, she will not try to stop him. We have been lucky, the only health problem she has had is a broken molar that she had to have pulled a couple weeks ago, from chewing nylabones. She is still in great shape, when we took her in for the appt, the vet techs were all amazed at her age, they couldn't believe she was really that old. We also got a mixed breed puppy this spring, and she loves to play "chase" with him. I can't imagine life without a GSD!
You are right on the money there, Brattina! I have never seen any breed that is as almost compulsively responsible as the GSD. Nothing escapes their attention . . . and they just MUST make certain that everything is running smoothly at all times and everyone is doing what they are supposed to be doing.
I think I have two GSD mixes I think and they are both quite similar and different. They are very possessive with mommy and want to dominate the other dogs. They HAVE to be the top dog and so far they get along well doing that but that's probably because Sakari is still a pup. They are both very alert and energetic and always figure out some way to get/do what they want. They love to be right with me all the time. Nanook will spoon with me at night and since Sakari is so small (at 50 lbs!) she'll lay right on top of me like a cat while I crash on the couch lol.
Wow! I was driving to search and seek some dogs in an area and I saw a German Shepherd with a small white dog running towards my car. I got so excited seeing the GSD; he seems to be an year old and was very charming. I was surprised how the white little dog was running with him. I was surprised to see that The GSD had a very trim look on his body; like he wasn't too hairy as what I know about this dog; maybe they trim his hair? He was happy and friendly.
I followed him with my car on the sides and he would stop and look at me; I kept on following him from back and side ways but he would keep on playing but watching me at times. Then his owner came on his car and the GSD and the whiet dog followed that car; I took my car behind the dog owner's car when the GSD was a bit behind playing and running and when he saw my car is very near and behind his master's the GSD ran very quickly (leaving behind the white dog) and went straight right next to the driving seat door of his master and he turned back and looked at me. The awesome point was that he took action and protected/watched his master incase I was being someone bad and he wasn't barking at me and wasn't angry at me at the same time. Very Cool!
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I followed him with my car on the sides and he would stop and look at me; I kept on following him from back and side ways but he would keep on playing but watching me at times. Then his owner came on his car and the GSD and the whiet dog followed that car; I took my car behind the dog owner's car when the GSD was a bit behind playing and running and when he saw my car is very near and behind his master's the GSD ran very quickly (leaving behind the white dog) and went straight right next to the driving seat door of his master and he turned back and looked at me. The awesome point was that he took action and protected/watched his master incase I was being someone bad and he wasn't barking at me and wasn't angry at me at the same time. Very Cool!
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