chloeshepherd

We have barkers at our obedience classes and the first thing the trainer says is move your dog away, and she has gotten all the dogs to stop barking just by making some distance between dogs, separating certain dogs. If they refuse to have your dog because they are a barker then find another class.

I'm embarrassed to let anyone see the dining chairs at our house. All I can say she is lucky she is loved so much lol. People think I'm nuts, but I tell them I love my dogs way more than stuff. Not that we let them, it just happens lol

yeah, our gsd has been the same. She was fluffy when we got her, now her hair is more coarse and has gotten a bit longer.

My 7month old girl has started this too. She has never really liked other dogs though, she can tolerate them at a distance. One thing I've gotten from training is that dogs need a comfortable distance from other dogs. Sometimes it maybe be next to the other dog or 6ft. I try to keep my distance from other dogs with my gsd right now. She loves to play but needs that time to warm up, some dogs just bound right up to her and she freaks out. I try not to let that happen, it's hard to find a area now to walk her without people letting their dogs off leash though. I find best thing is to ignore her bark, keep walking like it's not happening. Be confident. We have a great training session with about 8 dogs, it's 50 dollars for 10 weeks here. Try to find something like that in your area, our trainer spends a lot of extra time after classes if we need advice or help.

My auntie had a dally that just turned one day. She was a rescue and she had her for about 3 years before she bit this guys face very badly. He had to get over two hundred stitches. People think what a cute dog and things like that never make the news. Her story sure didn't. Bull mastiffs seem to be the popular breed at the moment and we are seeing a lot of crosses with them and they make huge dogs. Anything associated with bull is big and scary. People shouldn't believe everything they watch on tv. Some people are very uneducated and should be ignored.

I've compared quite a few the the large breed puppy food to the adult foods and they are almost identical. Is it worth it to me to buy two different bags of food? I've been feeding my GSD chicken and rice holistic select and they even suggest it can be given to puppies. I mean the cost isn't the issue, just didn't make a lot of sense to buy two bags when they are identical products. I had heard that puppies shouldn't be given over a certain amount of protein is why I asked the question. My GSD does have raw mixed with her food, she doesn't really eat a lot of kibble, it's just a throw in for variety and sometimes when I'm in a rush to get to work in the morning it's easier. We've only gone through 2 of the medium sized bags in 6months with 2 dogs eating from the bags. So it's not a huge amount of processed dog food they are getting.

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He's gorgeous! I watched the thread as well. Glad everything as worked out well for you.

We have a new golden retriever puppy and looking to change his food from pedigree to a better quality food. I keep getting mixed messages on how much protein a large breed puppy should be getting? Some people suggest a adult food and others say a puppy food is better? What does everyone suggest?

We have this bed for our GSD. Chloe is very funny though, she is in and out of the bed a few times at night, she sleeps in her bed for awhile, then under our bed. Sometimes she sleeps half in and half out of her bed lol. Overall it's been a good investment, I liked it because it looked like it would hold up a lot better and I didn't think the price was all that bad. Íts easy to keep clean.

Hi, I've owned both and they are wonderful breeds. I find that my shepherd was far easier to train then my golden. They both are prone to skin allergies, so I've had to use top quality foods and raw diet with them. Make sure you look at parents hip scores with both breeds. Either are great dogs but both will need training.

I find this argument all really sad. If someone is looking for a GSD and come across this ad and change their mind about the breed then the breed really isn't for them. They obviously haven't done enough research on the breed. Nothing wrong with aggression in a well trained working dog. I would feel better about approaching a well trained working dog then the neighbours dog! maybe I'm biased, but I think a working GSD is just amazing. I could never own one, but they do such a great job at what they do, and someone out there needs to breed them and train them. They play a major role now along with other working breeds. Just my two cents