Help me find a breed please

[stirder]

and keep in mind, of all the breeds you have thought about, a puppy from any one of them is going to have a lot more energy than when its an adult. so dont expect a gsd puppy to be lazy, since I said they are much calmer than a malinois. puppies have a ton of energy, when really young its in really short bursts.

 

[BigDog2191]

Tell me about it...

 

[stirder]

lol, yeah you and wolfdoggy should chat. is rocky starting to calm down yet? strider will be 19 months on the 18th, not as energetic as a puppy, but hes not an adult yet.

 

[BigDog2191]

Actually, yes. I'm going to teach him the "Drop it" command soon and then along with letting him eat with a hambone from my hand and hand-feeding him eveyrthing should be fine. Hopefully.

 

[wolfdoggy]

How old should I say I want the dog to be? 8 months? And how much do you think it will cost me a month to have him?

 

[BigDog2191]

How old should I say I want the dog to be? 8 months? And how much do you think it will cost me a month to have him?

Whenever you feel is suitable. I think 8 months is appropriate. But the only problem I would have with that is, if a pup leaves the breeding grounds or it's "nest" too early; some problems may occur. It may have already established it's role in the pack. And you may have a tough time getting it out of him.

If I were you, I'd ask from a somewhat submissive dog.

 

[stirder]

are you wanting to avoid puppy problems and know with more certainty what the dogs health and temperment will be? strider was 12 months when I got him, and didnt have any problems. he bonded with me and my wife within seconds. the only thing is that an older one like that will cost more, because it will almost certainly have started training, and not just sit stay, but with a european kennel that has a 8 month old dog for sale it has probably started schutzhund or some other competitive training. a well bred 9 week old puppy...$500-1,200 US dollars. 8 month old puppy...$1,000-$3,000 US dollars, depending on breeding and how much training it has recieved.

 

[BigDog2191]

are you wanting to avoid puppy problems and know with more certainty what the dogs health and temperment will be? strider was 12 months when I got him, and didnt have any problems. he bonded with me and my wife within seconds. the only thing is that an older one like that will cost more, because it will almost certainly have started training, and not just sit stay, but with a european kennel that has a 8 month old dog for sale it has probably started schutzhund or some other competitive training. a well bred 9 week old puppy...$500-1,200 US dollars. 8 month old puppy...$1,000-$3,000 US dollars, depending on breeding and how much training it has recieved.

Whoah, Strider. I didn't realize they were that much at that age... wow.

 

[stirder]

it depends on the bloodlines and training, but yeah, some go for even more.

 

[wolfdoggy]

stirder. Do you have any pictures of Stirder when you got him? Was he a little pup?

 

[wolfdoggy]

stirder. Do you have any pictures of Stirder when you got him? Was he a little pup?

Strider. sorry.

 

[stirder]

yeah I do but he was 12 months old at the time.

 

[BigDog2191]

And he was imported? To your door? Or did you pick him up at the airport?

 

[wolfdoggy]

I would love to see a picture if you would show one. I have no idea of how big he is when 12 months.

 

[stirder]

yeah he was imported from belgium. the closest airpost that he could go to was dallas. so we picked him up there. its about 5 hours away, I-20 west almost the whole way.
okay, heres a couple pics. I have a few more posted on the thread "post a pic".

 

[BigDog2191]

Was he already trained obedience wise? Did he have Schutzhund experience? Trouble bonding? Just curious....

 

[EliNHunter]

yeah he was imported from belgium. the closest airpost that he could go to was dallas. so we picked him up there. its about 5 hours away, I-20 west almost the whole way.
okay, heres a couple pics. I have a few more posted on the thread "post a pic".

He's GORGEOUS!!!!

 

[stirder]

we was being trained for the belgian military police. they needed 3 dogs at the time, so 6 were in the training program. strider had great bite work, but was too friendly. he was already trained in basic obedience and started on some advanced commands. he had a schutzhund 1 title already. but yeah, he was replaced by a better dog. we are working on sch 2 and 3.
and thank you!!!

 

[wolfdoggy]

He's hansome! Also the picture where he stops jumping up the tree. He looks so cute in that picture. He looks almost like an adult. I thought 12 months he would still be a little dog. Perhaps 8-10 months old would be what I want.

 

[BigDog2191]

He's hansome! Also the picture where he stops jumping up the tree. He looks so cute in that picture. He looks almost like an adult. I thought 12 months he would still be a little dog. Perhaps 8-10 months old would be what I want.

Yeah, I was thinking 8 months too. 12 months is 1 year which is from what I hear, fully grown.