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View thread Contact supportPiece of cake right?View attachment 8405495
Color me a smidge jealous.Piece of cake right? Be easy to remember when we got him, he and my son make together make a bad little German 88. Son is 8 months and Mr. yet to be named is 8 weeks.View attachment 8405495
There are three more in the backseat chomping at the bit to see the new puppy. They haven’t had a dog in their lives for about 2.5 years now.Congrats ! That picture is priceless . You are blessed to have two beautiful young ones to enjoy . Please post updates as they mature together .
I met my wife on my 32nd birthday and I knew right away she was the gal for me. She didn’t want children and I accepted that we would remain childless. Her mother passed 5 years later and I like to think she changed my wife’s mind and heart from heaven. Started having babies the next year.Color me a smidge jealous.
I wanted children but it did not work (long story for another time.)
I had a dog and he passed away, I would like to get another dog but my life patterns right now would leave him alone in a back yard for much of a day. Not a bad life but dogs need human companionship.
I still have our medium White Persian cat, Jade. She is a few months over 18 years old but still doing well for an old lady.
Giant Schnauzers are commonly used in Germany for Police K9 dogs. I was a police K9 handler/trainer and came across a Giant Schnauzer that a Sheriff's Department in Collier County, FL had. That Giant Schnauzer bit me harder than any other dog breed I've ever decoyed for in a bite suit. Had welts and bruising on my arms and legs for a week. I'd never even seen one before that, but boy howdy that dog left an impression.View attachment 8388766View attachment 8388766Giant Schnauzer, all day. They will defend the boys all day against any threat. very easily trained, no shedding but do require regular grooming.
There are three more in the backseat chomping at the bit to see the new puppy. They haven’t had a dog in their lives for about 2.5 years now.
My kids are not quite this bad under supervision, but if left to their own devices this is about what they’d look like with the new pup.
Panzer or Rommel, you know being German and all. Rommel might set a few people off, but that's just a bonus.I kinda want to call him Tank. But we're going to give it some time.
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He was really light when we got him, but tall. 13 weeks now and his weight is starting to catch up a bit. 13 weeks 14.5” tall and 24lbs.
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He'll get bigger than this?Yeah it's cute now but wait til it gets bigger.
Yeah I'm laughing my ass off, but not at your poor son.....YOU! Now the daughter is scared of him. Doing a great job there...........S.O.S (Stuck ON Stupid!!).I haven't had a big/kinda big dog in forever, but holy shit this guys paws are fucking huge! He still nips at people, but he's calmed down a ton. He doesn't need to constantly look for me as much as he did to stop biting. He has a tougher time with it inside, but outside running with my children he is pretty much good to go. Couple days ago my 3 year old was holding his leash, I told him he better hang on, etc. Tank (the dog) saw/heard something and flat bolted. My son had his arm about yanked out of his socket and got fully superman'ed out and then ate shit in the gravel. Obviously he was fine, but
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Are you fucking retarded?Yeah I'm laughing my ass off, but not at your poor son.....YOU! Now the daughter is scared of him. Doing a great job there...........S.O.S (Stuck ON Stupid!!).
I just hope a hospital trip doesn't end up in the future for one of your family members. What if your kid had some serious injuries? They're going to ask questions about what happened,,,,,Just let that sink in.
As a famous philosopher once said: Stupid is as Stupid does.Are you fucking retarded?
Daughter was scared of him for a week or so. Then she was just a little apprehensive. Just took her a minute to get used to him, she's now fine.
Are you afraid of dogs in general or are you afraid of what they can do?As a famous philosopher once said: Stupid is as Stupid does.
In the meanwhile, I'll pray for you and your family. Have a good day.
The later, especially with respect to children. Look, I have two GSD's and I have taken my share of bites and KO's from the more aggressive of the two. We started training at 8 weeks old with simple commands and then moved up to advanced training with the breeder. It's a 1-1/2 hour drive to that facility.Are you afraid of dogs in general or are you afraid of what they can do?
Yep. I've posted the whole story before so short version, I was bitten/attacked by our 200 lb. English Mastiff, ended up in the ER for stitches and x-rays. He really was a big baby, but lost his mind that night. We still have very large dogs and probably always will.I have a very healthy respect for what dogs can do. Any dog can become a problem. Sometimes it just takes the right/wrong circumstance.
You're more likely to be in a car accident than be bitten by a dog. And far more likely to be seriously injured in a vehicle as well. <shrugs> That's life man.
My 3 year old gets in pretty much every dog or cats face that he meets. Hasn't gotten him into a whole lotta trouble yet, but he's been disabused a time or 3 by said critters. And this is with me warning him before the encounter even begins. Again, life.
Thanks for the prayers and well wishes.
WOW.................Great looking pooch, and those ears/stabling. Beautiful.@AmmoFort
Sounds like your family has committed itself to this dog which is great. It's also going to be to your benefit that you are so open about discussing the dog and any issues you are having as a first-time German Shepherd owner. Being able to take advice from those who have raised multiple shepherds is an admirable quality to have and it sounds like you want to do the right thing by your family and dog. Very cool!
As you have probably already found out, puppies love to chase things. One of the best puppy toys I have ever used is a cheap homemade one. I used a 1/2" wooden dowel that is about three feet long, a piece of 550 para cord also about three feet in length, and a normal wash cloth.
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Tie the wash cloth to one end of the para cord and connect the other end of the para cord to the end of the dowel. The dogs love chasing the towel and you can really tire them out with minimal output on your part. You can also use it to play tug-of-war and it is a great way to desensitize or introduce the dog to something it might be afraid of like a lawnmower or leaf blower.
For example if the dog is frightened of the mower. You could start the mower, then immediately turn it off and go play (tennis balls, treats, etc also would work). Then mow a couple minutes, stop, then play again. Do this a few times, which is a lot of work, but the dog will eventually start to associate the mower with play time and fear will be gone forever.
If your dog likes tennis balls, you could pull the cord, throw the ball. When the dog returns, pull the cord, throw the ball. This concept works inside the house too with the vacuum cleaner, putting on a collar or leash, nail trimming--reward after every nail. Same with taking a bath. Lure the dog in there with treats of lift him. Reward the dog heavily for being in the tub. Do that a dozen or more times over a couple days to the point the dog gets excited about being in there. Then run warm water quickly and reward the dog heavily. Splash a little water on a paw and reward heavily--do that a bunch of times. Then move up and hit the dogs shin--reward heavily. Do that a few more times. Then move the water to the dogs body and reward heavily.
The goal is to not only totally desensitize the dog to taking a bath but make them actually want to take a bath. The above procedure is kinda worst case scenario. If you already have a reward/communication system in place with your dog, you can do the whole thing in a couple minutes not a couple days.
Ice cubes work great for a teething dog as do marrow bones, cut into about two inch sections, they will keep a pup occupied for a good while.
It's been my experience harnesses are more likely to cause aggression issues than a collar and it is also much easier to teach a dog not to pull on a collar. Dog trainers will utilize harnesses to hold a dog back from something they want to train the dog to go after. Your control over the dog is also greatly diminished with a harness because the leash usually connects so far down the neck or onto the body. You have the most control over a dog with a collar attached as high on the neck as possible.
Pinch collars are not painful for a dog if used correctly. I was initially mortified at the idea, so I put one around my forearm and gave it a good tug and it didn't hurt at all.
I use both as each has its own rules. On the collar, the dog is expected to walk alongside me, calmly. With the harness the dog is allowed to pull--we use this when bicycle riding for example. I've also seen guys on skateboards letting their dogs pull them along paths. Keep up the good work brother!
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He has you well trained...........I have a prong collar for Tank, but he's not ready for it. We tried it the other day and it's just a no go at this point. He is definitely a smart dog and picks things up quickly, but he is only interested in training for brief stints. Really brief. We're basically spending most of our time with him just walking around the property while he is in a harness and trailing a leash. He doesn't get too distracted while walking. Only if he finds some deer poop he needs to eat. Hasn't strayed outside the barbwire yet.
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Are you fucking retarded?
Every Great Pyrenees I've met has seemed decent. Never run afoul of one. I've met tons of German Shepherds and it's always gone fine, but there have been a few where I thought, "this guy is either leery of me or this situation." Where with the Pyrenees it has always seemed more like, "If my people are good, then I'm good."We got a Great Pyrenees, wife was bit badly by a shepherd with an idiot for an owner as a child.
She won’t go near one.
Exactly. Dont be a retard that yells at the dog after the incident happens. Definitely use a collar to train and recall. It’s always the humans fault. Remember that and don’t be lazyAny dog takes work. GSDs are very trainable and smart.
And very tough. So, train them with a clicker and R+. This will do more wonders than trying to wrestle them to the ground or speak in stern terms.
In short, let's say that the dog pees on the floor of the house. You get upset and command the dog come to you. Then you bang him on the snout. You think you punished him for peeing in the wrong place when really, you punished him for coming to you. Next time, he may not be so quick.
If you use a punishment, the dog has to see a punishment and link it to the behavior you want stopped. However, they do work for rewards. That being said, likewise, the dog needs to see the reward as a good thing and link it to the behavior that you want repeated.
Different things can be a reward. I knew a few people that trained K-9s. They train with tug on a towel as a reward instead of food.
My dog was a mix of Siberian Husky and Lab. More Sibe in features. Double suspension gait, which means all 4 limbs in the air, like a greyhound. I estimated his top speed around 30 - 35 mph in his prime.Holy shit this guy is getting big a little over 5 months, he's 20.5" and 56 lbs.
I think he's going to take to training fine, he just isn't going to start it in earnest as early as I thought. He'll still only train for short periods. Gets distracted when too many people are around. After he gets tired playing with everybody he starts to lapse back into bite mode, but it is just a teeny tiny nibble. I'm not sure how I'm going to get him to stop bowling over my 3 year old son. Lol, that's almost a daily occurrence. He goes around him when he see's him, but when they are kinda near each other and he is focused on something else it's like blind siding someone in bumper cars.
Occasionally needs to be reminded to not jump on people when he is first let out of the outside kennel, but maybe only 10% of the time. Getting much more focused on his treats as rewards. He could take them or leave them before after the first few minutes.
Pretty good boy over all.
Training takes a lace at just about every moment you own a dog. Either you are training him or he is training you.Holy shit this guy is getting big a little over 5 months, he's 20.5" and 56 lbs.
I think he's going to take to training fine, he just isn't going to start it in earnest as early as I thought. He'll still only train for short periods. Gets distracted when too many people are around. After he gets tired playing with everybody he starts to lapse back into bite mode, but it is just a teeny tiny nibble. I'm not sure how I'm going to get him to stop bowling over my 3 year old son. Lol, that's almost a daily occurrence. He goes around him when he see's him, but when they are kinda near each other and he is focused on something else it's like blind siding someone in bumper cars.
Occasionally needs to be reminded to not jump on people when he is first let out of the outside kennel, but maybe only 10% of the time. Getting much more focused on his treats as rewards. He could take them or leave them before after the first few minutes.
Pretty good boy over all.