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Hi everyone. I've been out of town for most of the week and I missed hearing about everyone's doggies! Did I miss much?
Well, I wanted a high drive, working line GSD that my daughter could compete with and guess what.....WE GOT IT! He is now 18 weeks old and a terror! He listens really well as long as you have food or a toy but the rest of the time watch out! My husband jokes that when he sees someone or something he wants he dives into it head first! He is a happy dog, loves people and is not scared of anything! We set up a baby pool for him in our backyard with his toys in it and now when he is inside he puts his toys in his water dish and then flips them and the water everywhere!
For those of you that have had pups like this tell me.... this is normal and we really don't want to curb his enthusiasm with discipline- just redirect and exercise...right? I would like to curb his jumping but I will try to do this positively!
By the way... for those of you that I have mentioned our problems with soft poop and him gaining weight guess what..... the vet talked me into trying science diet (his poop was no longer runny, it just was big and went through him quickly) and its working! I hate science diet but he does seem to digest it better than some of the food I was paying twice as much for.... I'll keep you posted!
Well, I wanted a high drive, working line GSD that my daughter could compete with and guess what.....WE GOT IT! He is now 18 weeks old and a terror! He listens really well as long as you have food or a toy but the rest of the time watch out! My husband jokes that when he sees someone or something he wants he dives into it head first! He is a happy dog, loves people and is not scared of anything! We set up a baby pool for him in our backyard with his toys in it and now when he is inside he puts his toys in his water dish and then flips them and the water everywhere!
For those of you that have had pups like this tell me.... this is normal and we really don't want to curb his enthusiasm with discipline- just redirect and exercise...right? I would like to curb his jumping but I will try to do this positively!
By the way... for those of you that I have mentioned our problems with soft poop and him gaining weight guess what..... the vet talked me into trying science diet (his poop was no longer runny, it just was big and went through him quickly) and its working! I hate science diet but he does seem to digest it better than some of the food I was paying twice as much for.... I'll keep you posted!