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General Forums => The O' Club => Topic started by: cav58d on December 05, 2006, 07:44:12 PM
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Any owners of this breed? As a very young child I grew up with an old sable black male (Gunter). Unfortunately he passed away when I was five, and I don't have many memories of him. Since them my family has owned Jack Russell Terriors, which is obviously night and day to a GSD. I have decided that I will be purchasing my own dog in the Spring of 07, and GSD's are at the top of my list. Do any of you own a GSD? I'd be very interested in chatting if so..
thanks
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Cav ask Silat about German Shepards...He'll give you alotta help and insight.
Mac
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I'v had AKC registereg German Shepards all my life, I lost my 12 year old shepard about 2 years ago and have just decided to get another,
I got a 14 week old silver shepard now and he is a mess, thinks he's
100lbs already and my son's black lab has taken to him like he was her own.
Shepards are very loyal, protective, and one of the most intelligent
breeds of canines.
They learn very quick and at a very young age.
midi
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We have a seven year old pure bred, by far they are the smartest dogs Ive seen. A great story my gf told me:
Old neighbors, who owned a bunch of chickens, moved out one day & left them behind. Th chickens would pop in & out of the yard periodically, and one day not too long later, Xena (the shepherd) trots in the house & very gently drops an egg into her hand from her mouth. She then leads her out and shows where all the chickens have laid eggs.
Free eggs!
She is also very gentle with kids, and has the most intimidating bark around, most people are afraid to step into the yard (even friends that have been around for years).
Overall, my favorite dog Ive been around.
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got two shepards.
not pure bread though.
one is smarter than most people i know and one is dummer than a post but lovable as hell.
best dogs ever were.
ever.
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Cav I have two of em. One I raised from a pup and the other I got from a German Sheppherd rescue shelter. The one I raised from a pup is a great dog, protective but not aggresive, great personality but a bit stubborn. That seems to be a trait of the breed:) The one I got from rescue has some issues with seperation anxiety and can have a bit of mean streak towards other dogs.
Not to turn u off but they can be a very difficult dog to raise. Until they are about two years old you will want to shoot them on a daily basis. Jake ate one of my joysticks, several dvd's, a couple of remote controls, one couch and one love seat. I made some mistakes just out of ignorance of not knowing what to do with my first sheppherd pup. When he was about a year old I finally got him into some advance training at a place that trains a lot of working dogs. I got him on a pincher collar and got a lot of his behavor problems worked out. Now at 4 years old he is a great dog.
My advice would be to do your homework on breeders, make sure that his line has no history of hip problems. A good breeder will be able to provide some sort of paper work on the health history of his or her's dogs. Crate the dog on the first night you are home with it. It will whine and cry just try to ignore it. Last get the dog into training as soon as possible, really they are never to young to start.
Hope some of that helps. If you want to talk more shoot me a PM with your number and I can give you a call sometime.
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My wife loves shephards, but they are on a list of dog breeds that will automatically raise my homeowners insurance if I own one.
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LOL bizz..similar story here. Had one German shepherd years ago.
As a pup he ate every plant in the house (destroyed actually, not ate). Chewed up my Parade boots (the highly polished ones..I was in the airforce), completely tore off all the baseboarding in the kitchen and ate most of it.
Tossed and batted around a cast iron frying pan one day and knocked a couple of holes in my kitchen wall. I gotta tell you that dog almost didn't make it through his first year!
Once he grew up and settled down he was the best and smartest damn dog I ever had. Sadly we lost him to sickness when he was only 5 years old. Still kinda miss the big bastage.
We have a Shepherd Cross right now and he has been a great buddy. He's 11 now and just starting to show a little aging.
German Shepherds.....Great Dogs. (provided they have a good lineage...the breed has had some troubles genetically the last few years....puppy mills).
cheers,
RTR
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My Basset Hound eats German Shepards and JRT's for lunch.
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My family has one, great dog. If it came down to eating or playing fetch he'd play fetch any day of the week. Very intimidating and seems to have jaws that could snap bones I've been lucky to never find out. Very loyal, always there when you get home.
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I've got 2 shepherd/akita's. they're coming up on 3 years old now, the first 2 1/4 of which they chewed like mad. was a tough, and not completely successful, effort to focus them on chewing only their toys. I still find a stray sock all chewed up from time to time, but at least they're done eating the furniture. :rolleyes:
They're good boys though, dunno what I'd do without 'em. They gave me a good scare my first winter here in NH, if you google "frazier attitash dogs" you can read all about it... ;) Long story short is that they were missing for 4 days and were discovered by ski patrol hanging around the summit of my local ski hill.
Here's a pic of us leaving the ski patrol shack...
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...and then a photo op just before setting off down the mountain
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Thanks for the replys guys! BS, i'm very happy you got your two dogs back! I've been there before, and it's the worst feeling on earth!!! The chewing sounds like it could be a major problem, but hopefully early home training mixed with profesional training can limit some of the damage. For you owners, can you talk about the difference in temperment that you have seen in males and females? Additionally, I have heard that different coat colors bring different temperments. Is that true? I would be interested in black sable.
thanks
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I own a Shepherd..
http://www.germanshepherds.com
Great place to learn alot of info..
You'll spend weeks looking into stickies and searching before even posting..
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steffi graf, lol
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i have had a pure bread shepard since i was age 0 he died not to long ago at age 15 (very long for a shepard) my dad has had 3 during his childhood- teenage years they r amazing dogs extremly loyal and kind they male amazing attack dogs to IE : dmonslayer get off my lawn or ill sick em on u
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Cav Ive been involved in working class shepherds since 1975. I get my dogs from Germany. No showlines:)
There are some very good breeders in the US too.....
ahsilat#comcastDOTnet
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Silat...Sorry about the other night, I had to take a call from work in the middle of our conversation. Great pics though! I'll catch you on AIM sometime this week and we can do some GSD chatting...
Thanks for the Germanshepherds.com link...I found that page two days ago and I have been glued to it ever since!
on a side note, I wan't to prepare my house for the new family member. I wan't him (or her) to be able to have some freedom in my backyard so I have decided I will build a perimeter fence. From those of you with GSD's what would be the best fence materail to go about this? (Wood, metal etc...) What is a good height? And how deep should it go (digging)
thanks
soooo excited
cav-
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Some years ago I had one for a year, straight from Germany. Only for a year because I took care of it until it was old enough to be serve in the finnish defense forces. Yes, an army dog. I also saw a family tree of the dog, it was quite impressive by the looks of it. Her name was "Connie Von Mundenertannenkamp", or by short name "Konna".
(http://www.kolumbus.fi/fishu/pic/konna.jpg)
German shepherds most definitely are very smart. Konna once faked that her legs were overworked, because a week earlier she had succesfully got onto a bed by restlessly going around once in a while and acting as if legs were troubling her. We didn't tend to let her get on a bed, but it was easier to give a little massage on her legs on a bed, which by the way worked and made her calm down for a night (it was getting late). The first time it was real, but the second time she was quite clearly faking. It was quite an amusing performance.
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Originally posted by cav58d
Any owners of this breed? As a very young child I grew up with an old sable black male (Gunter). Unfortunately he passed away when I was five, and I don't have many memories of him. Since them my family has owned Jack Russell Terriors, which is obviously night and day to a GSD. I have decided that I will be purchasing my own dog in the Spring of 07, and GSD's are at the top of my list. Do any of you own a GSD? I'd be very interested in chatting if so..
thanks
cav-
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Originally posted by Holden McGroin
My Basset Hound eats German Shepards and JRT's for lunch.
(http://www.bonniesbassets.com/091603/hound.jpg)
I was very close to adopting a bassett hound pup a few years ago. Friend said they were the stinkiest dog they ever owned. Frankly, I think of "Flash" from the Dukes of Hazzard when I see those!
I like shepherds but like Midnight pointed out, my homeowners will go bye-bye or way up if I got one.
I'm still trying to find another double-masked Australian Cattle Dog. Awesome breed. Just pretty rare up north
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Jack Russell Terrier or German Shepherd? No choice at all -- go for the Jack Russell. Smartest dog on the planet. No, he can't win fights with big dogs, but 15 pounds sits a lot lighter on your lap.
We were graced with a Parsons Jack Russell (slightly longer legs) 15 years. One of the three best dogs I've ever had, the others being a Weimaraner and a Terrier mix when I was a kid.
German Shepherds obviously are great dogs too, but like most large dogs they're doing good to live past seven or eight years, and they often have hip problems from what I've read.
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My families current JRT (peter) is seventeen and still kicking! Pretty funny to see that old man running around
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I have noticed that many owners of GSD's have multiple shepherds...Obviously as a first time owner this will be too much for me to handle, but how do single GSD's do on their own?
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Seems like every Basset Hound I've ever met was named "Fred"...Not Fair!!!!
Besides I'm cross breeding Pitt Bulls with Chipmunks...Call em what you want Pitt Monks or Chip Bulls. But let one of these lil critters race up yer pant legs with the jaws of death and you'll call GOD!!!
Gonna hang a sign on my fence "If yer Nuts are found here tonight, they'll be found here tomorrow"
:D
Mac
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Originally posted by cav58d
I have noticed that many owners of GSD's have multiple shepherds...Obviously as a first time owner this will be too much for me to handle, but how do single GSD's do on their own?
I own one GSD, but there are other dogs in the house..
As long as you can spend as much time humanly possible with your dog, it will be fine, and great bonding for you both.
For the fence...
It really depends, a normal wooden fence 'SHOULD' keep your dog in the back yard.
Training is a NECESSATY with a GSD, and the proper training at that..
If you want, contact me on the Germanshepherds.com boards about training, WW2reenactor is me.
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Originally posted by AWMac
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Seems like every Basset Hound I've ever met was named "Fred"...Not Fair!!!!
Besides I'm cross breeding Pitt Bulls with Chipmunks...Call em what you want Pitt Monks or Chip Bulls. But let one of these lil critters race up yer pant legs with the jaws of death and you'll call GOD!!!
Gonna hang a sign on my fence "If yer Nuts are found here tonight, they'll be found here tomorrow"
:D
Mac
I guess that beats cross breeding a bulldog with a sh it zu ;)
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I got one myself. She's not allways the brightest penut in the **** but she often knows when you are in a fowl mood. She's very protective and she LOVES to play frisbee.
If you had a pork chop in one hand and a frisbee in the other you could drop the pork chop and throw the frisbee and she will chase the frisbee.
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Has anyone used an electric fence with a GSD? Would you trust an electronic fence with your GSD, or is an actual physical barrier the best route?
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considered one for my boys. ruled it out for various reasons, but mainly because I felt it would be less effective with the two of 'em. there was a fair amount of skepticism as well, I just couldn't see a little zap stopping them if they were chasing down some small, furry thing. I just trusted a physical fence more, although at my next place I definately want to put in a taller fence, to eliminate the possibility of them jumping it. my current fence, I'm sure they could jump if they wanted to.
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Originally posted by Halo
German Shepherds obviously are great dogs too, but like most large dogs they're doing good to live past seven or eight years, and they often have hip problems from what I've read.
With reasonable care, most Shepherds will live to 10-13 years. With screening (OFA, PennHIP) and controlled breeding, good breeders have substantially reduced the incidence of hip dysplasia (for example, The Seeing Eye).
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Do german shepards like to poop on their mates?:D
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I own two pb white GSD at the moment, brothers that just turned 1 year last month. One at 128lbs and the other at 109lbs. These guys have an amazing amount of energy for a large dog. Ours came from a police breeder that does whites as a hobby. I would make sure you get some kind of a hip/health grnte if you go to a breeder. I've owned Akitas most of my life but did have one gs/wolf mix that lived to 15. She was almost too smart for her own good. I thought Isis had gotten her brains mainly from the wolf side, but i am seeing how smart these guys are and how many words (not just commands) they have already learned. As others have said just make sure you have the time/space/energy to spend with them, my guys will play frisbee until we both fall over.
Good luck!
woof
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Just noticed your ? about the electic fence as well. Tried one of these for my mom's standard poodles. It would only work right for about 1 out of 4 dogs. They either sat in the middle of the yard and shook, or ran right through it and ignored it. The other big issue was that it didn't keep other dogs (or kids) out. These may work for ankle biters, but i wouldn't trust it with a GSD...
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(http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i13/mentalguy/Juno.jpg)
Heres my fullbred
(http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i13/mentalguy/Ruby.jpg)75% German shephard 25% wolf
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Great pyrannese
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those are some good lookin' dogs there...