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Originally Posted by nevada
She also wants minimal shedding. So do I but we would be willing to accept some shedding as long as we didn't have to change our entire wardrobe into nylon suits only.
Excercising the dog with a jog or a bike ride to the park and a runaround the park everyday is not a problem for us, but if the dog absolutely needed 2 hours or more a day of excercise away from the house, we probably couldn't offer that. We can do a lot more on weekends but the reality during the week is I go to work, and my wife and kids have a lot of other things to do -- mostly at home. Our backyard is based on a 0.2 acre lot so the dog can play but not really excercise out there.
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These are the two problems I see with your post. It's really hard to overstate how much German Shepherds shed. A common word you'll see around here is "fur bunnies" or "fur puppies," the affectionate terms for the fur tumbleweeds that blow around the house. And yes, I do keep a lint roller in my car and lint roll my outfit before I walk into work every day.
As far as exercise goes, they do need a lot of exercise for the first 3 or 4 years, especially the ones from working lines. My 3yr old working line dog gets a long walk and 3 hard games of fetch every day.
Think long and hard about these two things before you decide to get a Shepherd.