13 year old PB shih tzu, our first dog ever. Intact, never had puppies. I don't know why i didnt spay, never intented to breed her. I just heard so many confusing things and decided not to. Got her at 16 weeks. Was our only dog for over 10 years so she's spoiled.
4 year old rescue poodle mix, got him at approx 1 1/2 years old. Neutered, came that way from rescue. He's spoiled too, hmmmm I see a trend here.
7 week old GS, not sure of pedigree. Both parents look like GS. He's not neutered yet but will be. Hopefully not spoiled.
We have Finn, our 5yr old GSD. We had a Tri Color Collie, Cheyenne, but she passed in early September. We hope to get another GSD within the year and/or maybe another much wanted dog breed.
Other than shepherds:
One female about 45 lbs. Not sure what she is - either heeler/cattle dog or a catahoula mix. She's very bright but not always in the most cooperative way, it's a challenge training a non-GSD.
Are they male or female:
Female
Age:
Maybe 2 yrs? Came from the pound - had very obviously recently whelped. Spayed now.
Who is the king or queen of your house?
She is, very bossy and stubborn. Must be a breed thing.
My best friend and her 2 dogs live with me, they could be staying for 6 months.
They are both rescues:
Rue~ female Australian Cattle Dog, 3-4 years old, she is definitely in charge, she can be very bossy and sometimes aggressive towards the others.
Tula~ female Min Pin, 7-10 years old, she is 2nd in charge.
The 2 females have fought before, they have not fought with my male GSD, he is submissive and every dog that comes into the house is the one in charge.
I am personally owned by 2 GSD's. One Female age 10 1/2, and one male age 8 1/2. However I also have 4 cats. Additionally I foster dogs as well. I have fostered Greyhounds, Great Danes, Dobermans, and Labradors. I do not foster GSD's currently because I wouldn't be able to give them up.
Our family is blessed? cursed? with four dogs! We have a five year old female mastiff, a 2yr old male Bouvier des Flandres, a 5mo old female Bouvier Des flandres, and a 4mo old male German Shepherd.
We don't have a king in the household though the two boys compete for the position of court jester!
I am the queen of the household - though my "lady in waiting" is currently our female mastiff. I expect that our female Bouvier will be taking over in a couple of years.
I've always had multiple dogs so I'm honestly not sure what I would do with just one around! I think for us anyway the secret of having a pack is having personalities that mesh well. We don't really have fights. Sure the dogs argue - who doesn't argue with their roommate on occasion? if there isn't blood shed I feel it is important for them to work it out for themselves. If you interrupt an argument you risk having frustrated dogs that resent one another because they are unable to finish important conversations.
I only have two dogs (would be more if I had the space!)
Two GSDs: Miss Jess a 6 year old rescue through The German Shepherd Rescue Trust
CedarLodge Evening Glow a.k.a Loki The Norse God of Mischief
Pitbull, 6 or 7 years. I just lost both my gsds in this past year to cancer. The gsds tolerated the pitbull, as I have only had him a couple years or so. I kept them separated while I was gone. The gsds were the lords of the house, but they were there first!
We have Emmett the GSD mix 2 yrs old and neutered and Angel 17 wk old GSD pup (intact) and Peanut Butter Toast the cat. The cat rules the house. If he doesnt want the dogs in a room, he will run them out. Angel still hasnt fully figured out that PB isnt playing with her. Hes a mean cat (9 yrs) even attacking people at times.
I have a 17 week old GSD mix named Oy. Next week I am going to Oregon to get our new boy a 6 year old Bernese Mountain dog named Lucas. I have a 1 year old cat names Nicodemus who thinks hes a dog, and a 8 year old cat named Izzy who hates dogs!
We have Bruce, our 1 year old shepherd, Fynn, who is a 5 year old standard broken coated longhair dachshund (18lbs), and Sadie, a nearly 7 year old miniature broken coated longhair dachshund (10lbs) that has epilepsy and bouts of IVDD.
Sadie rules our house with an iron fist, she always has, lol.
When I first got Sadie, we would go visit my parents who had Tipper, my collie/shep mix growing up. Even as a puppy she was in control. Same with our pitbull Josh.
We've also had (as fosters or dogs that didn't work out) a very aggressive rat terrier/chihuahua mix, an aggressive shih tzu, a border collie/hound mix puppy, a bouvier, an english bulldog and a couple of dachshunds - Sadie was always the top of the pack, when dogs come in it's like they just know and we've never had any fighting (except for the bouvier who was mentally unstable).
Penny is the dog of the house. Shes the 'mom' while Bella is the destructive little kid that needs to be taken down pegs here and there lol its pretty comical
Draco ~ Dalmatian, male, 13 weeks old (my dog) Rue ~ Australian Cattle Dog, female, 3-4 years old, alpha (roommate's dog) Sinister ~ GSD, male, 4 years old (my dog) Tula~ Min Pin, 10-12 years old, female, she's 2nd in charge (roommate's dog)
Currently Ziva 6 mo. old GSD.
In the past: GSD/whippet mix(Tristyn): Supposed GSD/mix? (Max the dog of Satan): Chow/Samoyed littermates Sandy and Sassy so sorely missed.
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