I have thought for some time it would be interesting(probably debatable as to any degree of usefulness) to have a chart system or something for rating a dogs drives, thresholds, or natural behavior traits. Wondering if there is anything like this? I know ratings could be considered useless...

Hello, I recently purchased a one year old German shepherd. He is my third one, and I am wondering something that I have never really thought about. I know that German shepherds are prone to bloat and that limiting exercise one hour before and after a meal is a good way to help prevent it. With...

I recently adopted 1.5 year old Belgium Malinois/German Shepherd Mix. He was adopted through a German Shepherd rescue agency called Char Wills German Shepherd Rescue. I feel a bit cat-fished through the agency knowing everything I do now. After he was rescued and brought home to my house in...

We just picked up our new pup, AKC registered. Upon close look at the AKC printout from the breeder we have noticed two things: the mom and dad are half bother/sister (from the same dad); also, the Mom's mom, is a grandmother of the father (so the father's half-sister is also his aunt). Hope...

Hi, so my boyfriend is using an e collar as adviced by a trainer. They use it for obedience training and because our dog is very agressive towards other dogs. When there's another dog, we ask our to sit (which never work just like that), then use the stim at his usual wprking level (which...