I had been planning on getting a GSD puppy, but not until this summer. I got Wolfie in March, and the reason for getting him right away was that the woman 2 doors down from me was dating a convicted rapist, just out of jail, whom she moved into her house! We were warned by the local police that he was living on our street. He was seen staring in my windows, from across the street, by me, and by my son. I am alone at night, while hubby and son both work, so hubby said we shouldn't wait, lets get the puppy now. It was such a whirlwind. We went to check out a breeder that we saw online, and the next day, Wolfie was home with us. We just got home the other day, from spending the summer up at our beach house. While we were gone, the lady was fired from her job as a school teacher, and she sold her house and moved away! I am very much relieved that she is gone. She had been here for a few years, and in that time the police were at her house a lot. Maybe there will be some nice quiet people that move in.