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Hello all, my nephew has a three year old GSD. Sweetest pup. He will not go out in the dark before bed, even with chicken in hand, but will go out in the dark at 3:00 a.m. to go to the bathroom. Does anybody have any suggestions? We have tried ...

Hi. I have a 10.5 yr old Alaskan Shepherd (GSD x Mal) *****, Misty, whom I rehomed from a loving family 5 months ago. I also have a 11.5 yr old Mal *****, Sasha. Misty acknowledges Sasha as top dog. Misty was trained as a guard dog by her previous ...

... clipper blade so that he doesn't have to be taken down to the skin when it's time for a trim just so they shut up a bit lol. Parents got their GSD puppy -- decently bred and local, and for once I am happy GSDs are fairly popular as otherwise it would have been difficult to find a breeder that ...

... I also did a search on here and Erica said a similar thing in an old thread https://positively.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=23&t=21700&hilit=Gsd+breeders Heres a snipet of what she said "The breeder should do *something* with the dogs. Even if it's low-level agility, or therapy dog work, ...

ZaraD wrote: ↑Sun Mar 17, 2019 6:02 am my aunt who owns GSD said never buy from a breeder who doesnt do something with there dog like showing , competitive agility, competitive obidence , working trials ect.

Did she say why? If not, I'd ask her.

... than showline shepherds. But none of them do anything with there dogs they are just family pets which doesnt bother me but my aunt who owns GSD said never buy from a breeder who doesnt do something with there dog like showing , competitive agility, competitive obidence , working trials ect. ...

Had a similar kind of "yay for people not assuming things" moment today, Nettle! Was working with an adolescent GSD with some fairly mild stranger-danger (big surprise ;P ) and two kids got out of a car and were talking to their mom -- "Mom, look, doggy! Can we go say ...

Mom said i should look at long coats as they appear to have more straight backs. A neighbour has a longhaired GSD who has a lovely straight back - her conformation is more like a rough collie than a show GSD, and I can't tell you how much I prefer it. I've been struggling a bit, ...

... that and am so glad i reliased it. I am now looking into breeders and will be spending a lot of time and making sure i find a good breeder in the GSD who health tests and whos sheps are not massivley exaggerated in the headquarters. Mom said i should look at long coats as they appear to have more ...

Dad, a couple weeks ago: I'll get my next dog in three years when I retire
Dad, today: Don't tell Mom but what do you think of these breeders?

He's got puppy fever as badly as I do lol

So the hunt begins for a good GSD breeder...wish us luck

I found this on a GSD rescue that says there a fairly healthy breed https://www.germanshepherdrescue.co.uk/german-shepherd-health-i-149.html Obviously they have some issues like all pedigree breed but according to this they are fairly ...

... apart from her kidney issues she is otherwise healthy. And it made me think about the German shepherd in general, what are your thoughts on if the GSD is in the same league as a Bernese very unhealthy? Like I say Lara is healthy I'm talking more about the GSD as a breed? ( Also if we ingnore the ...

... may render me talking about a lot on here and she was in there with her partner and she was holding a puppy :shock: , at first I thought it was a GSD puppy and I said "aww you got one then a GSD" " she said no he's not a GSD he's a Leonberger :shock: :shock: double shock , he's ...

... 7 goldens and 6 German shepherds in her life time and has one of each at the minute) To ask her if she thought that Goldens are calmer than most GSD and she said yes in her experience Goldens are calmer than GSD , she said all hers have been showline for both breeds and the goldens have always ...

... Lara gets annoyed because everyone ignores her and is only interested in Sampson, I don't know if it's because people are scared to say hi with GSD associated with being police dogs or if it's like you said with the lab "oh it's just another GSD" I was surprised a few weeks back to ...