Aggression
Illness prevented German Shepherd from necessary socialisation
She has become increasingly wary of people either coming to the door or walking past their garden, but this came to a head recently.
Aggression
Has your dog, like German Shepherd Indi, on reaching adolescence become hostile to people coming to the house?
They would love to be able to ask people to their house without worrying about their German Shepherd, Indi. Indi is now thirteen months old. The behaviour began a few months ago. She become very hostile to people coming to their house. She also reacts to certain people when they Read more…
Aggression
Timid with people, particularly when they come into his home
Atlas is a beautiful, playful, loving and friendly white German Shepherd with the people he knows. He is however very timid with people he doesn’t know. Atlas is 15 months old and lives with a family that includes three children age nine to fifteen. He will bark fearfully at anyone Read more…
German Shepherd
Blind German Shepherd. Unable to read other dogs.
It would be hard to tell that Bear was very nearly totally blind if you didn’t know. He was born blind so doesn’t know what he’s missing. However, it’s understandable that he must feel more vulnerable if another dog is suddenly upon him with little warning.
biting or nipping
Bored, over-excitable and looking for trouble
German Shepherd Kerry is bored.
Kerry
Although it’s natural for adult dogs to sleep for up to eighteen hours a day, this is only so if the rest of the time is filled with stuff natural to the dog – and its breed. Sleep probably won’t be in long blocks of enforced inaction during the day, but dozing between doing other things.
Young dogs in particular need action and fulfilment (just like young humans) or they get bored.
Kerry is a beautiful eighteen-month-old German Shepherd living with another GSD, Lemmy, aged four. They are both gorgeous dogs with lovely, friendly basic temperaments.
Young Kerry, unfortunately, probably isn’t getting enough action in her life and she’s very easily aroused. I saw this by how the smallest thing results in her leaping at someone, me in this case – grabbing my clothes and even hair with her teeth. (more…)
Behaviour and Training
Ignores them. Won’t come when called. Unmotivated.
Not only does 9-month-old German Shepherd Max look beautiful, he has a wonderful personality. Like many teenagers he’s full of himself and this is a lot better than being the opposite –fearful. He’s confident and friendly.
Max ignores them!
Max is a law unto himself! (more…)
German Shepherd
Won’t come when called. She freelances.
That Lily often won’t come when called isn’t due to lack of ‘training’. Good recall is about motivation and habit. Lily is constantly rehearsing not coming when called. She understands what is wanted and then decides to comply when she is ready.
Behaviour and Training
Manners Maketh Dog!
The stunning German Shepherd lacks manners Prince is aptly named. He is treated like a prince and he behaves like a prince! He lacks what I can only call manners. About eighteen months ago I regularly saw a lady walking her German Shepherd puppy down my road. Soon, as he grew a bit bigger, she Read more…
Behaviour and Training
The puppies are littermates
They brought their two beautiful cream-coloured German Shepherd brothers home a couple of months ago at eight weeks old. they believed they would be great company for one another, thus making life easier, not realising that littermates could actually be a lot more work.
arousal, excitement
Relaxed indoors, reactive outside
She is ready to have a go at anything and the lady, slight in build, has trouble holding her back. She has been pulled over at least two times. I saw Tia’s transformation for myself. It was amazing to see how a dog who is so relaxed and friendly in the house could change to being so reactive outside, only a few feet from the front door.