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Emoore · 02-12-2010, 03:34 PM

Something I wanted to add:
I volunteer with a German Shepherd rescue. We get A LOT of young (9months to 2 years) Shepherds that come through the rescue. The two reasons we hear over and over again for people giving up their GSDs are "He sheds too much," and "He knocked over/trampled/played too rough with my small children." Even with exercise and training their bodies mature a lot faster than their brains and they do tend to play rough. Not to say they can't do well with kids-- they absolutely can-- but keep in mind from the beginning that if you get a pup you'll go through the fuzzy alligator stage and then the "80lb dog with the mind of a puppy" stage.

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Emoore Crowned Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: North DFW, TX Posts: 7,508	Something I wanted to add: I volunteer with a German Shepherd rescue. We get A LOT of young (9months to 2 years) Shepherds that come through the rescue. The two reasons we hear over and over again for people giving up their GSDs are "He sheds too much," and "He knocked over/trampled/played too rough with my small children." Even with exercise and training their bodies mature a lot faster than their brains and they do tend to play rough. Not to say they can't do well with kids-- they absolutely can-- but keep in mind from the beginning that if you get a pup you'll go through the fuzzy alligator stage and then the "80lb dog with the mind of a puppy" stage. __________________ Rocky- 10 year old old boss of everyone Kopper- 1 year old DDR 'gility dawg At the Bridge: Cashdog 2006-2010