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Hello everyone. My name is David and I am the owner of two beautiful German Shepards, Blitz and Sasha. Blitz is male and Sasha is female. They are both black and tan, papered, 3 year olds. I am writing this with much pain in my heart as I have to make a decision about Blitz, who is behaving aggressively. This weekend my wife and I rented a dog friendly cabin with the plan to hike and snowshoe with our pups as we often do. After a morning hike, we arrived back to the cabin and went outside to the little fenced yard. We did not know there was a maintenance staffer in the yard. The dogs saw him first. Blitz bit him once on the leg and then jumped up and bit his arm before my wife had the chance to control the dogs. The maintenance staff was not badly hurt, but did have one puncture that broke the skin. Of course, the incident required the manager of the cabins to call the police to file a report. Blitz is currently quarantined for 10 days as this is the requirement by the city. A court date is set in the beginning of March.
Unfortunately, this was not the first time Blitz has shown aggression. A little more than a year ago, Blitz and Sasha were playing off leash when a jogger went running by. The jogger went to pet Sasha, and Blitz interpreted that as a threat. He bit the jogger once on the arm. A police report was filed and he was quarantined for 10 days. That was the first incident of this nature. Since that time we have been very cautious with Blitz: we take the time to introduce him to visitors, he is on a leash whenever he is in a non-enclosed space, and we have worked very hard on training him. Aggressive behavior is not something that we take lightly. Unfortunately, as the aforementioned incident suggests, he still needs more work. He needs someone with the time and understanding of how to address aggressive behavior that we don’t have.
We have owned Blitz since he was four months old. He has never been maltreated nor trained to be aggressive. We make sure he gets plenty of physical exercise, good nutrition, and play time. He is a very happy boy who is very obedient, smart, and loving. He aced his obedience programs and has certificates to prove it. Blitz is papered from a reputable breeder and all his vaccines are up to date. His aggression obviously stems from protection - though it is misplaced.
My wife and I are both full time students. We do not have the finances, the time, or the skill to provide Blitz the training he required. My wife and I agreed after the first incident that we would continue to work with him and take necessary precautions. We have tried to the best of our abilities and failed. Now, we have come to the conclusion that we can not keep him. The last thing we want to do is euthanasia. He just needs a home that understands how to work on aggressive behavior. We are actively pursuing adoption and I am asking for your help. Any suggestions you can give us would be much appreciated. The majority of the rescues will not take him since he did bite someone. I am willing to drive him anywhere in the United States and upon request would be more than happy to provide paperwork, pictures, and video of our beautiful GSD.
Please see my pictures!
Thank you in advance for any help and suggestions,
David
Unfortunately, this was not the first time Blitz has shown aggression. A little more than a year ago, Blitz and Sasha were playing off leash when a jogger went running by. The jogger went to pet Sasha, and Blitz interpreted that as a threat. He bit the jogger once on the arm. A police report was filed and he was quarantined for 10 days. That was the first incident of this nature. Since that time we have been very cautious with Blitz: we take the time to introduce him to visitors, he is on a leash whenever he is in a non-enclosed space, and we have worked very hard on training him. Aggressive behavior is not something that we take lightly. Unfortunately, as the aforementioned incident suggests, he still needs more work. He needs someone with the time and understanding of how to address aggressive behavior that we don’t have.
We have owned Blitz since he was four months old. He has never been maltreated nor trained to be aggressive. We make sure he gets plenty of physical exercise, good nutrition, and play time. He is a very happy boy who is very obedient, smart, and loving. He aced his obedience programs and has certificates to prove it. Blitz is papered from a reputable breeder and all his vaccines are up to date. His aggression obviously stems from protection - though it is misplaced.
My wife and I are both full time students. We do not have the finances, the time, or the skill to provide Blitz the training he required. My wife and I agreed after the first incident that we would continue to work with him and take necessary precautions. We have tried to the best of our abilities and failed. Now, we have come to the conclusion that we can not keep him. The last thing we want to do is euthanasia. He just needs a home that understands how to work on aggressive behavior. We are actively pursuing adoption and I am asking for your help. Any suggestions you can give us would be much appreciated. The majority of the rescues will not take him since he did bite someone. I am willing to drive him anywhere in the United States and upon request would be more than happy to provide paperwork, pictures, and video of our beautiful GSD.
Please see my pictures!
Thank you in advance for any help and suggestions,
David
