New Puppy...

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Originally Posted by tigerlily

Wow you call your girlfriend your old lady and she let's you live to see another day? :rofl: Sorry I'm not sure why that just struck my as funny. :slamhead:

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I call my wife my old lady. I guess you could call it a cultural thing???? She doesn't mind she understands its outta love.

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Originally Posted by Blu Mongoose

What a cutie!!:)

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Thank you. He is cute but he is clumsy, which just makes him cuter.

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Originally Posted by SecurityStacey

Ah, what an absolute cutey!

He looks just absolutely perfect! He is gonna grow up to be quite the handsome guy!

And puppy paws! You got them! :banana: Nothing kills me more than those big old puppy paws on a lil guy!

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I hope them paws get bigger and he grows into them.

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Originally Posted by starmom

Wow!!! I can see why you could not resist!!!! Sweetie heart!!!

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My wife was so mad. I told her when I left I was just looking.....

Well I came, I saw, I could not help myself, resistance was futile!

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Originally Posted by Pandora

:O Oh just look at that face!!
And those paws...
I'm very jealous, my next dog is definitely going to be a German shepherd. However, I do agree with an earlier post... they're very prone to hip dysplacia, as is my Aussie shep.

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He is a little heart breaker. I hope I do not have any problems with hip dysplacia.

Me and my dad are talking about breeding them.

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Originally Posted by thatkindofgirl

Congrats on the new pup, he is very handsome already and I'm sure will only get more so the older he gets!! They are such a loyal breed.

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Thank you. The loyalty is 50% of why I got a GSD. the other 50% is the looks

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Originally Posted by hoax

I hope I do not have any problems with hip dysplacia.

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Well if he came from a responsible breeder, his parents would have been checked prior to breeding. But that does not mean that he won't have it, or his parents don't have the gene.

We had a good GSD a while ago, but donated him to an aid dog traininer when he was still a pup. He was too good of a dog to just have as a pet and personal protection dog. I talked to her a few months ago, and it seems as if he was placed as a seeing eye dog, but had some problems when he was an adolecent. It seems as if he was growing so fast that he was in pain so they had to medicate him.

GSDs are a great breed, and I wish you luck with the pup. :)

Prior to when you want to breed, and yet still waiting until he is over a year old, get a PennHip done on him :)

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Originally Posted by starmom

Prior to when you want to breed, and yet still waiting until he is over a year old, get a PennHip done on him :)

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Thank you I never knew how they tested for it. Our two GSD's we had when i was a child were adoptions, so I have never been to a real breeder before.

I will be taking him to the vet in a few weeks, I will talk to the vet about what tests and procedures need to be done before breeding.

He is AKC registered, my dad is getting an AKC registered girl. So we should have some great AKC registered pups.

Also how would I go about learning how to show and do shutzhund?

Congrats on the new pup, Mike. He's so adorable. I love those humongous puppy paws.

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Originally Posted by hoax

Thank you I never knew how they tested for it. Our two GSD's we had when i was a child were adoptions, so I have never been to a real breeder before.

I will be taking him to the vet in a few weeks, I will talk to the vet about what tests and procedures need to be done before breeding.

He is AKC registered, my dad is getting an AKC registered girl. So we should have some great AKC registered pups.

Also how would I go about learning how to show and do shutzhund?

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Are you wanting to do it for sport or protection?

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Originally Posted by hoax

Also how would I go about learning how to show and do shutzhund?

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You should be able to find some info at these sites...

www.schutzhund-training.com

www.germanshepherddog.com/schutzhund/index.htm

Good luck with him ;)

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Originally Posted by Melicious

Congrats on the new pup, Mike. He's so adorable. I love those humongous puppy paws.

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Thanks!!! I love em too!!!

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Originally Posted by Typical_08

Are you wanting to do it for sport or protection?

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Both, I want him to be protective but not aggressive.

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Originally Posted by lenastorms

You should be able to find some info at these sites...

www.schutzhund-training.com

www.germanshepherddog.com/schutzhund/index.htm

Good luck with him ;)

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Thanks doll! I need all the luck I can get.

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Originally Posted by hoax

Both, I want him to be protective but not aggressive.

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Do not rely on a sport dog to protect you. If you want a protection dog then please find a trainer that specializes in actual protection work. If you want a sporting dog then find a trainer in that.

I have been training dogs for my entire life, and have trained several protection dogs, and several shutzhund sport dogs, but never did I attempt it by myself.