If you could go back in time and change one thing about your dog, what would it be?

Starmind · 01-27-2012, 01:58 AM

Hi,

I am just curious since I am hoping to bring home my GSD pup in a five to six months if the breeder chooses me

and I was up last night writing up a 'plan' for everything I will do for the first few months the GSD pup is with me. Things like socialization, puppy exercise, diet and feeding schedule, choosing a vet, sleeping arrangements etc.

So I decided to ask the people with GSDs already, if you had a time machine and could go back to when you were planning or just gotten your pup, what would you change? It can be anything from a different sex or coat colour to things such as training or corrections.

Thanks!

Shaina · 01-27-2012, 02:03 AM

I would have gone slower in schutzhund. I got excited and put a lot on her young. She hasnt been affected much by it but I think some stuff wouldnt need so much fine tuning if I had spent more time on basics.

hunterisgreat · 01-27-2012, 02:04 AM

I would not have screwed his bite-work up last summer without knowing I was doing it until I had done it

Shaina · 01-27-2012, 02:04 AM

Also, crate train!!! I crate trained my gsd and it is incredible and makes life so much easier. I didnt do it for my lab and everytime I leave him alone Im worried about what hes up to..

Syaoransbear · 01-27-2012, 02:49 AM

I would not have ignored bad manners or exciteableness thinking he'd just grow out of them as he aged. Next pup I won't make that mistake, and I'll lay down the boundaries from the beginning.

Chicagocanine · 01-27-2012, 02:51 AM

I didn't have Bianca as a puppy but I do sometimes wish she was a coatie.

I looked at a few LCs before I picked her.

LaRen616 · 01-27-2012, 07:26 AM

If I could go back in time before I got Sinister, I would not change a thing. I would still buy him from that byb, I dont like her or her breeding program but Sinister is the best thing in the world.

If I could go back in time before I got Malice I would have either gone with a different litter from the same breeder and would have gotten a male instead or I would have bought a Dalmatian puppy instead like I was thinking about doing at the time.

ShenzisMom · 01-27-2012, 08:00 AM

I got Shenzi when she was 2 years old. She was wild, didn't know 'sit', came up the leash on me multiple times, didn't know how to play, wouldn't chew on bones, was scared and reacted to everything and everyone...

I wouldn't change a thing. She has really changed in the last 2 years and I'm pleased to say she's basically a normal dog now

jennyp · 01-30-2012, 04:39 PM

If I could go back in time, I would never have brought him to the dog park. I listened to all the wrong people and didn't step in when my pup was being bullied and now he's reactive to other dogs. I stopped going to the park but too late in the game. We have a lot of work to do now to bring his confidence up.

lovgsd · 01-30-2012, 04:46 PM

i would not do anything my gypsy is perfect if i could go back in time i wished i rescued her from the people that tortured her and threw her in the street and get caught by the pound were i adopted her

01-27-2012, 01:58 AM	#1 (permalink)
Starmind New Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 20	If you could go back in time and change one thing about your dog, what would it be? Hi, I am just curious since I am hoping to bring home my GSD pup in a five to six months if the breeder chooses me and I was up last night writing up a 'plan' for everything I will do for the first few months the GSD pup is with me. Things like socialization, puppy exercise, diet and feeding schedule, choosing a vet, sleeping arrangements etc. So I decided to ask the people with GSDs already, if you had a time machine and could go back to when you were planning or just gotten your pup, what would you change? It can be anything from a different sex or coat colour to things such as training or corrections. Thanks!

01-27-2012, 02:03 AM	#2 (permalink)
Shaina Master Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Mesa, AZ Posts: 753	I would have gone slower in schutzhund. I got excited and put a lot on her young. She hasnt been affected much by it but I think some stuff wouldnt need so much fine tuning if I had spent more time on basics. __________________ "In order to really enjoy a dog, one doesn't merely try to train him to be semihuman. The point of it is to open oneself to the possibility of becoming partly a dog." - Edward Hoagland

01-27-2012, 02:04 AM	#3 (permalink)
hunterisgreat Elite Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Charleston, SC Posts: 1,566	I would not have screwed his bite-work up last summer without knowing I was doing it until I had done it __________________ Hunter, USA basic trial helper Beschützer des Jägers v. Sportwaffen, HOT, BH Katya v. Hügelblick, HOT, IPO1 SG Aska v. Ketscher Wald, 2 x SchH3, Kkl 1

01-27-2012, 02:04 AM	#4 (permalink)
Shaina Master Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Mesa, AZ Posts: 753	Also, crate train!!! I crate trained my gsd and it is incredible and makes life so much easier. I didnt do it for my lab and everytime I leave him alone Im worried about what hes up to.. __________________ "In order to really enjoy a dog, one doesn't merely try to train him to be semihuman. The point of it is to open oneself to the possibility of becoming partly a dog." - Edward Hoagland

01-27-2012, 02:49 AM	#5 (permalink)
Syaoransbear Knighted Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Canada, Sask Posts: 3,116	I would not have ignored bad manners or exciteableness thinking he'd just grow out of them as he aged. Next pup I won't make that mistake, and I'll lay down the boundaries from the beginning. __________________ Chrono - Black German Shepherd 01/18/08 http://www.dogster.com/dogs/994330

01-27-2012, 02:51 AM	#6 (permalink)
Chicagocanine Crowned Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 5,518	I didn't have Bianca as a puppy but I do sometimes wish she was a coatie. I looked at a few LCs before I picked her. __________________ Chicago Canine Bianca HIC CGC TT (GSD)

01-27-2012, 07:26 AM	#7 (permalink)
LaRen616 Crowned Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Northern Illinois Posts: 10,582	If I could go back in time before I got Sinister, I would not change a thing. I would still buy him from that byb, I dont like her or her breeding program but Sinister is the best thing in the world. If I could go back in time before I got Malice I would have either gone with a different litter from the same breeder and would have gotten a male instead or I would have bought a Dalmatian puppy instead like I was thinking about doing at the time. __________________ ~ Sinister 3 yr old black male GSD 3.11.09 ~ Malice 9 mth old black female GSD 6.19.11 Cats: Chaos, Monster, Wicked

01-27-2012, 08:00 AM	#8 (permalink)
ShenzisMom Master Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Brampton, ON Posts: 839	I got Shenzi when she was 2 years old. She was wild, didn't know 'sit', came up the leash on me multiple times, didn't know how to play, wouldn't chew on bones, was scared and reacted to everything and everyone... I wouldn't change a thing. She has really changed in the last 2 years and I'm pleased to say she's basically a normal dog now __________________ -Cassie Handler For: Shenzi: Female GSD Zira:Female Dobermann

01-30-2012, 04:39 PM	#9 (permalink)
jennyp Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Somerville, MA Posts: 191	If I could go back in time, I would never have brought him to the dog park. I listened to all the wrong people and didn't step in when my pup was being bullied and now he's reactive to other dogs. I stopped going to the park but too late in the game. We have a lot of work to do now to bring his confidence up.

01-30-2012, 04:46 PM	#10 (permalink)
lovgsd New Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: miami Posts: 4	i would not do anything my gypsy is perfect if i could go back in time i wished i rescued her from the people that tortured her and threw her in the street and get caught by the pound were i adopted her

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