Very nice. GSD’s are very tolerant dogs and can sense when another dog is being aggressive or just wants to say hi. That’s one of the reasons I love the breed so much. When we lose the next dog, I’ll be adding a King Shepherd to the pack.
the biggest misunderstanding about dogs is that you can’t train their loyalty, you have to earn it. Dogs aren’t stupid, they are very intelligent, it’s us that can’t understand what they want to tell us. Dogs are much better at cross species communication than we are.
“Dogs aren’t stupid, they are very intelligent, it’s us that can’t understand what they want to tell us. Dogs are much better at cross species communication than we are.”
Exactly. I think people, very smart, but have lost “common sense”. That is why so many people are screwing up dogs (and other animals) lately. Some people are abusive, for sure, but most are just clueless and non-sensical. People have also, e.g., excused cat behavior as “that’s what they do”, but cats don’t do bad things in my house. We always expected they’d never claw up curtains/furniture, never get on counters, and that’s what we get. They’re not so stupid or “stubbornly independent” that they won’t understand some rules.
Tara loves other dogs from afar; up close she finds out if she actually likes them. Some she’s been terrified of (she’s got flaws and is naturally submissive & cowardly, although she’s MUCH more normal than when a pup after training/conditioning), some highly irritated by (shows it by wanting to get away, albeit not dashing away - hilarious one time, “get this spaz Pug puppy away from me!”). Most she just wants to play with. She was glad to play with the Golden - but my son wasn’t so thrilled about him running over!