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Join Date: May 2005
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You will save a ton of money having either an obedient dog or one you supervise well because if they start eating things like cigarettes, socks, etc, you will be paying big time at the vet office!
I always bring my one dog who is like the Tasmanian Devil on home visits where people think they want a puppy and think they have puppy proofed their houses. He shows them where everything is that needs to be fixed, put up, put away because I just let him rip! I would strongly suggest greater puppy proofing, Bethanii. Set the dog up to succeed by putting things up and away where he can't get them. Managing ourselves sometimes results in really great behavior in our dogs!
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Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: German Village, Columbus Ohio
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Couldn't have said it better. We still have Maggie on the leash hooked on the front of the couch right by us. We do let her off if we're going to be in the other room and when we know we will be able to keep an eye on her.
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The Administrator from the Great White North, eh?
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Northern British Columbia
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People usually often greatly underestimate the exercise needs of a six month old. Typically they hear a ton of dire warnings about too much exercise harming the hips or developing joints. The main thing to avoid is a lot of repeated jumping and forced running on pavement. Hiking off leash, playing ball/fetch on grass, soft surface, swimming, etc - are all fine. Puppy will also need to have his mind worked and stimulated by outings to new places and training sessions. Misbehaviour is always a symptom of something else, usually lack of exercise and mental stimulation. GSDs are bred to be thinking dogs, working dogs, so if you, as the owner, do not give them 'stuff' to do, they'll figure out some stuff for themselves, and that includes climbing on furniture, and taking things to chew on them.
He needs to run and play and exercise until his tongue hangs to the ground and he is too tired to do anything more, and he needs daily novel stimulation in the form of training and exposure to new places and things. Check out these threads for some ideas on how to achieve this: Why bother to 'socialize' and I want photos/videos of puppies/dogs..... Proper Exercise for puppies Really fun everyday stuff that anyone can do and is GREAT for challenging our pups and giving their bodies and MINDS a workout: Agility in the 'real' world
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