honestly it doesn't sound like your heart is in getting a gsd,,since you aren't dogless, I'd wait and keep searching for that beauceron you really want
I couldn't agree more with this because I am having this problem.I'd worry about the possibility that you *may* not bond with the new GSD because in your heart you wanted a Beauceron. I'd be honest with yourself and the breeder, and keep looking for the pup of your dreams!
The trainer we work with has Beaucerons. Very cool dogs!
The opposite happened for me. I wanted to adopt an adult rottweiler but my husband wanted to buy a german shepherd puppy. Now, we both love him more than anything. But sometimes when Mac is being particularly challenging I do curse my husband. LOLI couldn't agree more with this because I am having this problem.
I wanted a dark sable male GSD so bad! I settled for a GSD/Husky mix, we are not bonding, he has behavioral problems, he reminds me of something I hated and he isn't the GSD that I wanted.
Dont get a GSD if what you really want is another Beauceron.
Your talking about a rescue compared to raising your own.I couldn't agree more with this because I am having this problem.
I wanted a dark sable male GSD so bad! I settled for a GSD/Husky mix, we are not bonding, he has behavioral problems, he reminds me of something I hated and he isn't the GSD that I wanted.
Dont get a GSD if what you really want is another Beauceron.
I agree.:hug:honestly it doesn't sound like your heart is in getting a gsd,,since you aren't dogless, I'd wait and keep searching for that beauceron you really want![]()
This is SO not the same thing as the OPs situation though. They HAVE 5 GSDs aready. So she KNOWS the breed and has lived with multiple GSDS.This is a toughy - Your concerns are quite valid. If your heart is set on a Beauceron maybe the GSD won't work.
On the other hand life with a GSD can be nothing short of incredible. Case in point, my sister & brother in law are (or were) dyed in the wool Lab people. Until last summer. My sister joined me on a visit to a fellow GSD breeder. She fell in instant love with one of the puppies. That puppy went to live with my sister a month later. Here's the kicker - I was visiting my friend a couple of weeks ago; my sister was with me. Guess what!!!! She brings her second GSD home on the 19th of this month.
Never under estimate the power of a GSD!!