Just curious, I have a 7 and a half month old female. She has calmed down slightly after being spayed, but she is still wild. Haha anyways, let me know the age yours calmed down, and be sure to include their gender.
GSDs calm down!?! News to me ;-) lol. In all seriousness my girl leveled out about 2 years of age but my male has not yet. He turned a year in august. It really helps though that i run almost daily with my female long distances (3-6 miles depending on the day) so she is more tired than my male. Charles will start running with me regularly when he is 2 (he is very large so i want his official hips/ elbows done) and I'm sure he will calm down after that
I would say my female matured at 3yo, my male is now 3 and he still has a bit more maturing to go - not quite cooked yet, so I'm hoping by 4yo for him.
My female started calming down at about 7 months but is still very active in a good way at 2.5. My male is always busy and I don't foresee him ever changing, he is almost 2.
Teehee you think they calm down.. cute Well I'll just say mine is a 4 y/o male and while he is more mature and has learned a little more manners.. he is still JUST as energetic and wants to play constantly. That boy has no stop button. For this reason he is toy restricted in the house.. he has nothing to play with so he ends up laying down in his bed or by the back door.. do you have pics of this hyper pup of yours
My female never actually 'calmed' down but rather learned to be calm when she should be. She is now four, however even as a small puppy she always had that "I will do anything for you" attitude and always understood when she needed to be calm. Even when I began taking her to work (at an amusement park!) and she was swarmed by people, she would just lie down at my feet and calmly accept the petting as if it was below her haha. I can't count how many friends/family members tell me they're going to steal her sometime because she's so good and relaxed!
But I think that may be rare, because my male is GO GO GO all the time, regardless of how I try to bribe him to relax :wild: And when people approach him to pet him, he turns into a wriggly golden retriever who is just SO excited to be petted!
My dog is 4 and she is very calm. I think some dogs are just calmer by nature. But all of the dogs I have had at least got out of the adolescent butthead stage by age 3, regardless of breed.
LOL, All dogs are different. Sampson didnt calm down until he was 5 or 6 years old. I think Ziggy my new GSD Pup will calm down much sooner. He has a much calmer temperment.
My older one that's almost 6 has pretty much the same energy level as she's always had. She's just more mature about it and she's completely trained. She knows what's acceptable and what not to do.
My younger one is 9+ months now and active, but wouldn't call him wild. He's wild when the ball comes out. He's calm when he's chewing on one of his toys or bones in the house.
Haha I know they are a very active breed. I just didn't realize she was going to turn out to be the energizer bunny. I still love her anyways, I just need to break her of the jumping haha. I'll get a picture uploaded of her soon.
I appreciate this question so much because I have a 6 month old mostly German Shepard mix and my husband is DONE with her but I adore her. She mastered all Puppy Obedience training and is so loving to people and dogs but her jumping, talking, 'business' wears on my husband. Our other dogs were always terriers so this is new territory. Using Praise based training now but need more time with her carved into my schedule. Hoping I can train her with a husband who doesn't get it.
I wouldn't say mine has calmed down, but became more easy to manage close to her 2nd birthday. She is almost 4 and if given the opportunity will still play like a puppy or be a stranger's worst nightmare.
My first shepherd was calm from the start even as a puppy she was very level headed, calm, quiet and her ability to learn was beyond impressive! Keisha lived to 12 years old, she was a dream dog.
After she passed my hubby wanted another "Keisha" aka dream dog. HA!
We had a female boxer so I said it has to be a male shepherd.
So we get Hawkeye..............well : energy level is 10+, quiet he is not, he whines constantly (ok not when he's asleep).
He'll be 4 in March - he has started to mature and he is a fast learner.
And to top it off HE's a THIEF!!! He loves to steal towels, facecloths, dishcloths, gloves. He's taken the phone outside.
I would say none of my GSDs every really calmed down until their senior years, with some being later than others. A more mature attitude showed up around 2 to 3 years of age. All my dogs were males. These are busy dogs. All were nice to work with and did very well in obedience and agility. All have been great watch dogs. My last boy Jack was closer to being a forever puppy than the others. I loved this quality in Jack and so far Hoby is filling the bill.
Mine is 8 months old today! He has calmed down some since he was a younger puppy, but I have read and heard they don't really calm until after 2 years old. I guess time will tell.
Mine is 9 months old and she's actually more energetic now than 2-3 months ago. I reinforce calmness at home a lot so she usually behaves well indoors but I can always tell when it's time for us to do something together.
When we were raising our 1st GSD i learned something concerning them. "That picture of the noble gsd sitting on top of the hill looking like he rules the world so prestigious. Well he's about 10 years old".. They are a hand full and a rollercoaster ride to get there. But they also bring such joy and undoubtedly the some of the truest form of unconditional love I've ever experienced...
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