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I like all dogs, but German Shephards are great dogs. I used to have one a long time ago, still remember him fondly.
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I love all dogs, but the soft spot in my heart is reserved for German Shepherds. Raised numerous GS dogs throughout my life, and they are wonderful.
And it seems the more people I meet, the more I love my dogs.
I know they do great work....but they are too wolf-like for me.
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Teaches you to not leave food on the table unguarded.
Someone gave me a 1 yo female GS. A nutjob. One day I realized that having her is like having a loaded gun. I feel safe now.
Btw, I had to apologize to a woodchuck today because of her. She stuck her head into one of their tunnels and working hard at inserting her entire body in there. While I was trying to pull her away, I felt a tug on my pant leg. It was a woodchuck. Not happy.
They are not just great guard dogs and smart, but are also gentle and terrific with children and you can even train them to get along with cats.
I said I had one a long time ago — I was a small child and he was very gentle with me. We also had a cat, the dog and cat got along great — so that the cat felt so safe, she had her kittens in the dog’s bedding, and he wouldn’t go in, guarded the cat, until we found another place for her and the kittens and moved them.
I used to run along the Potomac river on what they call the Billy Goat Trail. I ran with my golden retriever. She was a bundle of love and I did not know she was protective. She was my running buddy.
But one time we were running and a man approached us coming the other way down the trail. I noticed he was staring at me but that is not unusual. My dog went after that man growling and barking and would have attacked him had I not been fast enough to catch up and grab her collar. When I looked into his eyes, I could see why she attacked. He had black eyes, was silent and glared at me. I told him to “f off” and he stopped glaring and looked at the ground. I continued my run - fast.
He did not follow, but the Golden was watching my back. Whereas she always ran in front of me, she hung back in the man’s direction a bit. I was so shocked she acted like that. I was armed.
She did it again one time at the beach when a man stopped to stare at a friend of mine as she laid on a blanket napping with my dog. It was about 7 or 8 am and not many people were on the beach. The dog started growling and my friend opened her eyes to see him glaring down at her. The dog growled and barked and she opened her eyes to see him staring at her. He ran and my friend was able to grab the dog’s collar as she lunged, before she went after him.
Even Goldens are protective.
My Malinois would do what needs to be done.
Not that I get cat called.
Incredibility smart dog.
Gentle as a kitten.
No limits in defending me.
He hates it when I spend too much time on the computer.
We bought a GSD from a line of very black East German dogs. While our girl is a pet she comes from a long line of dogs that excel in Shutzhund, or protector dogs.
She is the smartest and most loyal dog I have ever seen. And the happiest being I have ever encountered.
I cannot imagine my life without her.
Two rough looking characters, wearing oilskins and walking bicycles on the sidewalk, were walking toward me. Silvia let a low growl out of her, the one and only time before or since, that I ever heard her growl at anyone. After she growled, they excused themselves gave us a wide berth as they walked around me and Silvia, on the other side of the street.
My job left me, my career left me, my wife left me and my credit score left me. In the next three months, the house will be leaving me via foreclosure, short of a miracle. I don't know how, but I AM going to keep Silvia and her daughter, Lily, even if we have to sleep in a car! They were what kept me going when both the wife and job left. Because the Humane Society told me they would have to put Lily down because she is not well socialized, and I was unable to find someone to take both dogs, I did not sell the house when prices were good. I will NOT give that poor baby up to be killed by the HS, the baby who suffered parvovirus as a puppy and survived to be a healthy seven year old dog. I don't know how, but I will NOT let them die!
I got a puppy from the pound. They told me the mother was a Shepard and they believed the father was a Pit Bull. Looking at the dog, I saw no resemblance to a Pit Bull. She was 8 weeks old and I had her trained to use the back yard in a week. Very smart. As she grew, she reminded me of a Wired-haired Terrier I had as a teenager, with Shepard features. We had plenty of rabbits which she could not come close to catching, but several nights, the Mrs. called me down because of commotion in the yard. Possums were no match for this dog. She used to lay them next to my grill as if I should have them for dinner. I don’t have possums or squirrels around. I love this dog.
Dogs are great, but I can take my Glock 23 to a lot more places.
I have a huge 115 lb German Shepherd - he’s very lean but the size if a Great Dane, much larger than normal GS. Amazing, noble, handsome, smart, discerning, gentle, protective and playful are words that describe him. Got him when I was single; he’s my 1st GS but my hubby’s 3rd. He is gentle with my cats, including letting the male cat eat from his bowl... while the GS is eating! Our 2 cattle dogs would never let that happen. All 3 dogs are ridiculously smart and protective, but the GS makes me feel the safest and is less excitable than the cattle dogs (except when he sees other dogs).
The only downside is... he’s now a senior citizen & his hips are failing. I give him the expensive supplement the vet recommended, feed him chicken thighs with brown rice & veggies every day, & walk him every day, but he doesn’t put any weight on hind left leg while standing and that leg drags when he walks. We stick to the nearby grassy parks as sidewalks & asphault wear his claws down until they bleed if he goes very far due to that dragging leg. I know the sad day is nearing and treasure every moment with my GS, a dear and trusted friend & fierce guard dog. I wish he could be young & healthy and live a long long time!
This entire article could be just 4 words:
I DON'T NEED MEN.