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Hi! I wasn't sure what section to put this in. I currently have an almost 3 year old male chocolate Labrador (neutered) and am looking to get a second dog. I was originally set on getting a German Shepherd because I've wanted one since I was a child and I want that intimidation factor when I...

My elderly mom has gotten a new, very high-spirited, German Shepherd puppy. Her pup is super smart, like most GS, and listens really well to my mom. Her most worrisome behavior is she gets so excited when my mom comes into her fence, she wants to jump up on her. Since getting this pup, my mom...

So my 3.5-month old puppy is provided every toy known to man. She lives an extremely privileged life and obviously still needs a lot of training. One thing I am having a hard time understanding is the need to eat sticks. She is fed plenty, receives daily treats, and as mentioned, provided...

Hi, So I have a 3m old male and a 5m old female. When they are alone they're fine. But when I'm there, it gets a little intense like idk if they get jealous of one another being really close to me or what... what I mean is when my male follows me around, my female gets near him, barks at him...

Two days ago, our 4 month old AKC German Shepherd got out. We realized he was missing shortly after, and went to look for him. The neighbor told our daughters that he had seen our dog get run over right in front of our house and run off. We live in a small neighborhood on county back roads...

Hi, I’m a new member here and I have a serious problem and I need urgent advice. I have a 7 year old non-spayed female German Shepherd who I’ve raised since she was 7 weeks old and has killed 2 small dogs. As ironic as it sounds, she was raised with a Maltese and a Yorkshire Terrier. They were...

Hello! I’m new here. I have a very mellow 3 yo GSD, and I adopted her seven months ago. She’s never shown any dog reactivity until last night. On our walk, I stopped and chatted with a woman with a non-reactive husky. We were about 10 feet apart. A minute or so into the chat, my dog started kind...

Hi everyone, I have been reading the threads here for a couple months and found a lot of useful information. We have a 7 month old female German shepherd. We got her at 8 weeks old from a reputable breeder in our area. This is our first GSD. From a young age she would jump and bite when wanting...

I am a first time dog owner, m dog's name is hector. past few weeks he has been showing lots of aggression towards family members, such as - 1) charging at my brother when he comes with his leash today 2)he bit my aunt who used to visit everyday since he was 3 months old when she went to take...

Is it normal for a fully trained house dog to occasionally poop inside? My dog Albie is an avid pooper. He goes 2-3 times a day, plus any time he's super excited (like if we go to a park or he gets to run around and play with other dogs). I do think he has a sensitive GI since it tends to...

Hello everyone I’m new to the group, nice to meet yous all! To start this post off I have a 5 month old gsd puppy I gotten since he was 7 weeks. His always been around different people, kids and animals. Just Recently I notice he has change a bit, social wise. Just last month I dropped him off...

Hi, Apologies for the long post.... We’ve had our gorgeous boy Mike GSD since he was 10 weeks old. He joined our family of me, my husband and my now 3 year old Cockapoo Bob. Mike was a very easy puppy, house trained almost immediately, took to puppy clashes very well, did lots of socialising. He...

My boy is 6 months old, and I haven't had any biting problems in a couple of months until about two weeks ago. When I decide it's time to put him away in his crate (either because he's not behaving or because I need a few minutes to myself) he'll jump up on me and start biting. He hasn't drawn...

Hi all, I am new to the forums and I am a prospective owner looking to get a GSD when we move home in the next year. I have a question, that keeps cropping up in our household when I broach the subject of getting a GSD. We already have a dog, a chihuahua thats actually lighter (2.5kgs) than...

I have a 1 year 1 month old German Shepherd named Ezra. For some reason he has had this submissive urination problem since we adopted him about six months ago. We have done everything that everyone has told us, not greeting him at the door until he calms down, not frowning at him, petting him...

He just turned 11 months. I am trying to introduce him to as many situations as possible. I want a dog that can go with me pretty much everywhere. So today we met a friend at Starbucks at the outdoor mall. We walked around the mall with him for a few minutes (masks on, socially distancing)...

Hi. My GSD Is 7 months but is frequently inactive. He is fully vaccinated, dewormed and disease free. I take him for long walks and he exercises well. But he still becomes inactive when in my Home compound. How can I make him active?? *note: he has a lot of toys to play with but doesn’t play it

Tl;dr- my GS misbehaves badly when left alone, and we need help training him to stay home safely. Hi, I'm looking for tips to help my wife's large one year old adopted GS behave better when left at home. He's broken out of a wire kennel and plastic kennel, just by brute forcing his way, even...

I have an 11 month old female who is WONDERFUL. She is extremely calm, and very loving to her favourite humans. However, I am a single male in my 30s and dating and entertaining guests is a part of my life. She gets a 5 km (3.1 mi) run with me in the morning, every other day she gets to go...

So we have Charlie, our baby, a 2 year old male GSD, and we may or may not be starting a foster care journey soon this month. Our worry is he will not accept baby boy(3months)** in to his space / life. We've had Charlie since he was 8 weeks old. He is loving, protective/possessive, & playful...