[RipSawyer]

Having seen how some dogs can panic at the sound of gunfire or thunder I can well imagine how some of these dogs behave.

[Indy Pendance]

We've had 3 German shepherds dogs in our family, two rescues. They are the best dogs for our family. I can state, as they age, their emotions change. Right now, we have only one, a 13 year old (blue collar, pic below), and I swear, he's got Alzheimer's, or dementia, or hearing loss. Our original puppy (red collar in the pic below), she died last year at 12, suffered from memory loss. She had hip trouble and other issues. Such smart dogs losing their key ability is sad. But, GSD's are fabulous pets.

I'd recommend families without young kids. We LOVE our German Shephards! They bark at anyone intruding on they're space. USP, FED Ex, all of them. They are loyal to their families, their yards, and their space.

Here we are with our new dog back in 2007, he's our last dog right now!

I think we'll take a dog break after this guy ends up with our others. It's so hard having to put down your buddies.

It's so fun letting him go wild on the 23 turkey flock in our backyard! Watching him do his "patroling", all of it.

Our third dog, it's a tough decision. We'll work it out.