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... that's been on my mind that iv wanted to ask how do you save a breed? By this I mean how do you save a breed like the British bulldog or the GSD or even the cavalier from the problems they face. I think for the rest of the post we will focus the awnser on the GSD as it's the easiest to see ...

All the Welshies I've known are very sturdy, well built dogs that can keep up with labs all the way up large GSD sizes. I have no idea what one of the breeds is on our group walk (some really huge hound / pointer type) and all the Welshies are fine with him. Its the more deliately ...

... sometimes as an owner you always feel happier with what you know and i know schnauzers :D kera also fell in love with a breed (apart from the GSD) which i was shocked about and then even more shocked with which breed is was as shes always been a big dog person but shes fallen for a small dog ...

Perhaps, if she really enjoys the company of dogs, she could foster. Foster homes are always needed and she sounds like someone who will put in the time and effort.

Just a quick update Kera has decided to not get a dog until hopefully things improve in the show world for the GSD so she can get a GSD one day.

... has a good chance of showing up already. Most of the time they are crossed with Labs or Collies in rescues, but I have seen some husky and akita GSD crosses! Good luck whoever took those akitaxGSD pups home :lol: With any dog you have a risk of illness or joint issues, because they are living ...

I'm gonna be honest as if known her for so long and were very close and I'm not even in agreement with her on the GSD I still think she should have stayed with the Eurasier but the only problem was when she met one with a shepherd her heart was calling for a GSD . She said it herself ...

She could think about rescuing, you know the adult temperament then. There was a GORGEOUS GSD teenage girl up for rescue at dog's trust when we went. We reserved her but I was worried I wouldn't be able to control her (she pulled like a truck and was excitement reactive), ...

She could think about rescuing, you know the adult temperament then. There was a GORGEOUS GSD teenage girl up for rescue at dog's trust when we went. We reserved her but I was worried I wouldn't be able to control her (she pulled like a truck and was excitement reactive), ...

... that hasn't got health, work drive or temperament issues and will fit into the life she wants. Thanks Nettle, she said that a high drive working GSD would be out so that leaves the tow other compromises but she doesn't want a dog or will die young ( I think you were meaning the Showlines) so ...

Your friend needs to decide what she is prepared to compromise on. I can't put it any clearer than that. She gets the breed she wants with the temperament she wants, understands it is going to die young and cost a mint in vet bills, or she gets a slightly healthier specimen with a huge work drive an...

It's a matter of what is possible, what isn't, and where she is prepared to compromise. A good life lesson. Very sorry Nettle I know im gonna come across as daft but I don't quite understand could you explain just in a lil more detail? Sorry , I don't want to get it wrong when telling Kera. I reall...

It's a matter of what is possible, what isn't, and where she is prepared to compromise. A good life lesson.

... individual choice, like whether to go on holiday to somewhere where there is a little political unrest. I suppose it doesn't help that people on a GSD fourm are saying everything she's been told about Showlines is wrong that they do still have a quality of life. So really it's a matter of which ...

She has all the facts though, and repeating facts or opinions won't get her any further. There isn't a simple right or wrong decision, even if made by an expert - it comes down to individual choice, like whether to go on holiday to somewhere where there is a little political unrest.