Hello everyone!
I am getting my first German shepherd in the spring so I thought I would join this site to be prepared for what I am getting myself into :laugh2:
A little about myself; I am a stay at home mom with 4 kids ages 21, 16, 12, and almost 2. My family have been involved in 4H for 12 years now, we have also done a little UKC conformation showing with one of our shelties. We have also raised 12 puppies from Pilot Dogs Inc. of Columbus, for those that aren't familiar with them they are a non profit organization that trains guide dogs for the blind, we take a puppy home at 6-8 weeks old do basic obedience and socialization, then return them for formal training at 12 months old.
We have a small zoo of animals, big animal lover here! We currently have 4 shelties, a standard poodle (pilot dog) 3 cats, 2 budgies, a rabbit and some fish.
I grew up with GSD's and raised one for pilot dogs, but this will be the first one that is mine. At this time mom is expected to go into heat Dec/Jan so I still got quite the wait to go.
I am getting my first German shepherd in the spring so I thought I would join this site to be prepared for what I am getting myself into :laugh2:
A little about myself; I am a stay at home mom with 4 kids ages 21, 16, 12, and almost 2. My family have been involved in 4H for 12 years now, we have also done a little UKC conformation showing with one of our shelties. We have also raised 12 puppies from Pilot Dogs Inc. of Columbus, for those that aren't familiar with them they are a non profit organization that trains guide dogs for the blind, we take a puppy home at 6-8 weeks old do basic obedience and socialization, then return them for formal training at 12 months old.
We have a small zoo of animals, big animal lover here! We currently have 4 shelties, a standard poodle (pilot dog) 3 cats, 2 budgies, a rabbit and some fish.
I grew up with GSD's and raised one for pilot dogs, but this will be the first one that is mine. At this time mom is expected to go into heat Dec/Jan so I still got quite the wait to go.