Beautiful pup

 

She looks great!

how is she doing?

 

She's doing great! I've found out she has a water obsession so bought her a little pool, she cant get enough. Very well rounded pup, nerves of steel and smart as a whip.

This week we're doing a lot of name recognition and working to keep her attention on me. So far she's taking well.

 

Very good to hear.

 

Her brother Valor loves the water as well. I love these pups. So stable. Plenty of everything I want to see and nothing I don't.

 

Comes from Gus.
I hear he is quite the water dog... Saphire says he would never get out of a pool, if she had one.

 

Purdy Puppy!

 

She's so cute! Just like her brothers.

 

Update?

 

Life’s been busy! Reya is doing wonderful. I’ve been back to work and in the process of building a new home so I’ve been off this forum a bit. She’s 4.5 months old and sitting at 47lbs, ~20 inches high. Going through her second fear phase and working on plenty of positive socialization. She’s my camping buddy and loves the outdoors! I’ll post on her personality and training shortly.

We are out Camping right now and I have limited service but will give a further update with pictures on Monday!

 

Very interesting! Can you expand upon the fear phase instances. Ive had not even a hint of a fear stage -perhaps the opposite.

 

Typically the second fear period is later, around 7-12 months.

I haven't seen any signs of anything like a fear period in Valor. He's been very confident and he's getting some attitude lately.

 

15 weeks

16 weeks

17 weeks

18 weeks

 

I know I jumped right on the training issue.

She's a beautiful dog. She's going to be a substantial girl. Lots of bone. The confidence she's showing in that last picture says a lot. I love love love a strong bitch.

 

Good point David. I was chalking it up as that but it could be something different. She was wonderful up until approx 15 weeks of age, she started becoming very vocal toward strangers and other dogs on walks. As a puppy we've had her out on trails meeting new people and in department stores saying hello, all positive encounters but all of a sudden she changed seemingly overnight. I could count on one hand the amount of times she barked up until that point so we are currently working through it. Thankfully there are no signs of aggression or any other red flags, when the stranger gets close and I let them meet it's plenty of licks and excitement, same goes to other dogs - Just tends to be oddly vocal all of a sudden, while on leash. We had her off leash/free roaming private land majority of puppy hood so perhaps I haven't socialized her properly with the leash?

There is a man locally who trains the police k9 dogs and since retirement also trains civilian German Shepherds, we are starting some work with him this week which can hopefully give me better insight into where I may be leading her wrong! I have a funny feeling it's a weird phase she's going through but I'd like to get a second opinion. More information the better!

 

Were these meetings actually physical meetings? Strangers making puppy puppy noises and getting kisses and pouring all over her?

 

She already looks huge!! Keep us updated when you can please.

 

Beautiful pup!

How tall are you?... she looks huge in that last pic!

 

My girlfriend is about 5' 9" or 5' 10"

Were these meetings actually physical meetings? Strangers making puppy puppy noises and getting kisses and pouring all over her?

More or less, the "so cute how old" conversation with some pets and kisses. We've been wondering if it's a sort of attention seeking thing. We also just started sitting at a park and watching from a distance, say around 20-30 yards out with no interactions and the people barking has almost completely stopped and turned into a more aware state where she watches intently but still able to chew her bone and respond to commands/give us her attention which is just what we want.

Though the dogs are still stealing 100% of her attention, she refuses treats no matter how high value and continues to bark. I noticed after increasing distance (~60 yards) she dials back to just watching intently so may start back there next time and slowly work in closer with time.

 

She’s got that look like her brothers. This looks like a pretty uniform litter. She’s a big girl. You’re going to have a great dog on your hands.

 

It's striking how much they look alike... Just like Gus

 

Who, Carmen? She has been breeding for like 40 years. Her dogs are amazing!!!!! I talked to her a little bit on the phone today, so I know a little more about how she breeds now.

 

There are breeders that have been around awhile. It’s the continuous lines that most impress me. You follow carmspack dogs back for forever it seems.To maintain a program that long, with your own dogs is definitely special.

 

Carmen is incredible. She has followed Gus closely for the past 8 years. She came to most of his training sessions up until about 2 yrs old when my work injuries got in the way.
He is 40yrs of her hard work and careful selection.
Carmen’s pedigree knowledge is beyond incredible, she doesn’t have to look up anything. It’s all in her head.
Carmen and Sheena go back many many years and as Carmen gets older, they decided to co-breed to continue producing quality dogs. Both are incredibly knowledgeable. Carmen and I became close friends, you just can’t ask for more. She introduced me to Linda Shaw many years ago and we also became great friends. Her loss has crushed Carmen.
Reya was my pick female. She was gorgeous, had great personality, fearless and what appeared to be great conformation. The whole litter is incredibly uniform and for a first breeding, so much more than expected. Reya has the looks that I love in a female, very masculine. Not what everyone likes, but I LOVE it.
Reya also has the look that I see often from Gus, very serious and always thinking. If she’s anything like her Sire, you need to be on your toes. David is an incredible source of training suggestions and information. Reach out to him and I’m sure he’d offer any and all help he can.

keep up the great work, I look forward to following her progression so I can decide which combination my Gus puppy will come from. So far, I’m absolutely loving what I see in this breeding.

 

Funny, i added in that goofy picture because it seems every picture I have of her shes so serious! She for sure keeps us on our toes. All and all shes great. Can't wait to see what the trainer does and to get her into a schutzhund group next month. She seems to have plenty of tracker in her and I can't wait to see her with some real training and work behind it

 

@ David Winners
I think it would be really helpful if you could post more about how you are working with Valor on exposure and/or socialization with people and dogs. Maybe in Carmspack inbound or a new thread ?
Would probably help new pup owners or people like me who are trying to refresh and improve their training skills while waiting for the new bundle of joy

 

While it is good to try to absorb information, learning to train a dog via a discussion forum is like learning how to drive a car online.

 

What is wrong with asking someone to share their experiences and what they find is working for them ?
I thought we were all here to share our experience, successes and challenges in order to mutually learn and grow.
@David Winners. I apologize. I didn't mean to ruffle any feathers. I just genuinely thought you had something positive and helpful that myself and others might like.

 

I said "it is a good thing to try to absorb information." Knowing how to apply it just by reading the information leaves a lot to be desired in terms of actual learning.

 

This is the pink collar girl, right?

 

Red

 

We demand more pictures.
Thank you.

 

Listening to the kids play next door, wishing she could join

 

She’s gorgeous. It seems the whole litter is! I love a substantial female. 💕

 

That has got to be one of the most beautiful and intelligent looking female dogs I’ve ever seen. 😍😍😍