Hello from Kentucky

KentuckyGSDLover · 11-17-2011, 04:58 PM

I am here partially to decide whether to get another GSD or not. I currently have a 14-year-old mixed GSD and before than had a large full GSD (and I can't tell you what his lines were, but he was bred from German stock and his name was King Kodiak IV or something on his papers but we called him Bear). I decided not to spring a couple thousand dollars for a puppy because so many dogs are destroyed due to no homes. I was looking at a border collie mix in training program through a no kill shelter, when I ran across a 17-month-old Czech GSD that is owned by a person who shows dogs. She tells me this dog was given to her, and it has been brought back twice because it chased cats, it's working and not show (which I prefer working, actually). The dog is said to be good with kids and other dogs and displays protectiveness. At 17 months, I realize a GSD is still an adolescent. I understand the breed well. My previous full GSD, Bear, was a wonderful dog, but a handful. A trainer said it best, "A GSD can be like owning a gun and you are the trigger." That was true of Bear. I do know what I'm getting into with the breed and I prefer a working dog, as I'm an active person myself. However, I'm trying to decide if a dog that has been taken back twice is something I should be leery of, or if the dog was simply taken by two people who had no clue what a GSD involves (one girl brought it back within 24 hours because it chased her cat). I am going to go visit this dog next week and try to get a feel for it.

The Packman · 11-17-2011, 05:03 PM

Well good luck from East Tenn and welcome aboard !

1sttimeforgsd · 11-17-2011, 06:14 PM

Hello and Welcome, maybe 3rd time will be a charm.

kleinenHain · 11-17-2011, 06:30 PM

Hello and welcome. what part of Kentucky? I'm in Kentucky too

KentuckyGSDLover · 11-17-2011, 07:51 PM

Thanks for the welcome, everyone! If I add a picture of a black GSD, then you know I made that choice.

And, I'm in Trimble County, Kentucky.

11-17-2011, 04:58 PM	#1 (permalink)
KentuckyGSDLover Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Kentucky, of course Posts: 404	Hello from Kentucky I am here partially to decide whether to get another GSD or not. I currently have a 14-year-old mixed GSD and before than had a large full GSD (and I can't tell you what his lines were, but he was bred from German stock and his name was King Kodiak IV or something on his papers but we called him Bear). I decided not to spring a couple thousand dollars for a puppy because so many dogs are destroyed due to no homes. I was looking at a border collie mix in training program through a no kill shelter, when I ran across a 17-month-old Czech GSD that is owned by a person who shows dogs. She tells me this dog was given to her, and it has been brought back twice because it chased cats, it's working and not show (which I prefer working, actually). The dog is said to be good with kids and other dogs and displays protectiveness. At 17 months, I realize a GSD is still an adolescent. I understand the breed well. My previous full GSD, Bear, was a wonderful dog, but a handful. A trainer said it best, "A GSD can be like owning a gun and you are the trigger." That was true of Bear. I do know what I'm getting into with the breed and I prefer a working dog, as I'm an active person myself. However, I'm trying to decide if a dog that has been taken back twice is something I should be leery of, or if the dog was simply taken by two people who had no clue what a GSD involves (one girl brought it back within 24 hours because it chased her cat). I am going to go visit this dog next week and try to get a feel for it.

11-17-2011, 05:03 PM	#2 (permalink)
The Packman Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: The foothills of the Great Smoky MTS Posts: 208	Well good luck from East Tenn and welcome aboard ! __________________ Whoever said you can't buy love musta never owned a dog !

11-17-2011, 06:14 PM	#3 (permalink)
1sttimeforgsd Crowned Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: West Virginia Posts: 4,897	Hello and Welcome, maybe 3rd time will be a charm. __________________ karen, mom to: ace-gsd (bi-color) 6/14/2010 mandy-yellow lab 1/31/2009 baby-terrier mix 11/25/2000

11-17-2011, 06:30 PM	#4 (permalink)
kleinenHain Knighted Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Kentucky Posts: 2,941	Hello and welcome. what part of Kentucky? I'm in Kentucky too __________________ CGC Evaluator/ Free testing for Rescue dogs Klenien Hain http://kleinenhain.weebly.com/ U-CD Nomex vom Gebirgshaus SAR,BH,TD-2,VCD2,RAE,CDX,MXJ,AX,VER,NAP,NJP,CGC ( Retired ) Enzo z Blitz vom Kleinen Hain CGC NA,NAJ,OA,OAJ,AX,BN,CD

11-17-2011, 07:51 PM	#5 (permalink)
KentuckyGSDLover Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Kentucky, of course Posts: 404	Thanks for the welcome, everyone! If I add a picture of a black GSD, then you know I made that choice. And, I'm in Trimble County, Kentucky.

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