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Husky06
05-31-2007, 11:45 AM
So here are a few pics of my new solid black German Shepherd, hopefully these links will work. Her parents are from Eastern Germany and the Czech. Hope it works, enjoy, oh her name is Zelda by the way.
http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb240/sheeve07/IMG_1490-1.jpg
http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb240/sheeve07/IMG_1488-1.jpg
http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb240/sheeve07/IMG_1491.jpg
NewfieGrl
05-31-2007, 12:02 PM
Awwww, she's adorable!!!!
Michele
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dlaura
05-31-2007, 12:44 PM
What a cute face! How does she get along with the golden retriever pup?
Husky06
05-31-2007, 01:06 PM
What a cute face! How does she get along with the golden retriever pup?
Well I'm training her, so she doesnt get to play with the other dogs, like Ed Frawley said, she'll become a "doggy", its kinda sad for her in a way lol, but I mean, I want her to focus on me, which she does, and I want to be able to train her. My dad wanted to pet her for a minute, and just after that minute she wanted to go with him. So no one plays with her or anything except me. I wish I could let her but its for training purposes. Ed let his pup he had been training for 3 weeks play with his litter mate who he hadn't seen in 3 weeks, and it would not listen to a word he said. He was just showing how strong the pack bond is in dogs. You know?
dlaura
05-31-2007, 01:48 PM
Well she is a doggy for goodness sakes! Sorry but I see no reason why you shouldn't allow the pups to play. You can have sessions with your pup and yourself other times during the day when she must do her "school work" and learn obedience. I would think it would be easier for her if she was allowed to get some energy out first and then work with you on obedience. Sorry I do not agree with who ever this Ed is. That is my privilege I guess and it saddens me to think of the pups missing out on getting to know each other while young and becoming lifelong buds. I wonder how they will interact when finally allowed to meet as adult dogs? Seems it would be easier for them to form a relationship while they were young.
Husky06
05-31-2007, 02:04 PM
Well she is a doggy for goodness sakes! Sorry but I see no reason why you shouldn't allow the pups to play. You can have sessions with your pup and yourself other times during the day when she must do her "school work" and learn obedience. I would think it would be easier for her if she was allowed to get some energy out first and then work with you on obedience. Sorry I do not agree with who ever this Ed is. That is my privilege I guess and it saddens me to think of the pups missing out on getting to know each other while young and becoming lifelong buds. I wonder how they will interact when finally allowed to meet as adult dogs? Seems it would be easier for them to form a relationship while they were young.
Okay, within one minute, all my dog wanted to do is play with my dad.......within one minute, all his dog wanted to do was play with the other dog. The dog will want to be with that dog. Get energy out? She gets energy out. Ed Frawley, has been in AKC obedience competitions, he has trained police and narcotics dogs, and has been training dogs for the Schutzhund for 30 years. He's been doing all of this since before he was my age. I'm sorry but I think he knows what hes talking about. You want your dog to see you as the fun person, as the leader, the one that feeds you, plays with you, does everything with you. He doesn't let his puppies play with other dogs, and he has been very successfull, so I'm sticking to what I want. And they wont meet as adult dogs, I wont live at this house anymore.
TIFFERS
05-31-2007, 02:11 PM
She's very cute!
dlaura
05-31-2007, 02:42 PM
Husky, I wasn't trying to offend you and I apologize if you took it that way. Everyone has their own way of doing things and if this works for you then great. I was just sharing my concerns. Best of luck and I hope that this method of training works for you & your dog.
katiem
05-31-2007, 03:15 PM
I'm kinda out of the loop here, what are you training her for? Seems like a strict regimen, so I'm guessing she's going to be a working dog of some sort?
She's a really pretty girl!
SPCAEmployee
06-01-2007, 02:36 AM
Husky... make sure you know what you are getting into in training this puppy. A lot of people get dogs like this and try to train them Ed's way and they don't work out right so they get rid of them. I have looked into Ed's way of training and own some of his videos and I really like his way of thinking. I just want you to know what you are getting yourself into. Working dogs aren't for everybody!!!
berrysale
06-01-2007, 10:49 AM
Very Cute!
:( QUOTE=dlaura]Well she is a doggy for goodness sakes! Sorry but I see no reason why you shouldn't allow the pups to play. You can have sessions with your pup and yourself other times during the day when she must do her "school work" and learn obedience. I would think it would be easier for her if she was allowed to get some energy out first and then work with you on obedience. Sorry I do not agree with who ever this Ed is. That is my privilege I guess and it saddens me to think of the pups missing out on getting to know each other while young and becoming lifelong buds. I wonder how they will interact when finally allowed to meet as adult dogs? Seems it would be easier for them to form a relationship while they were young.[/QUOTE]
I think it is sad also, but I have heard of dogs that are being trained for a certain thing have to be separated from the other dogs. I have a friend who had a Pointer he was training and she had to be separated from the other dogs. I always felt soooo sorry for her because she wanted to play so bad and she didn't understood why she couldn't. The dog ended up being VERY gun shy and couldn't even be used for hunting. So all the separation was for nothing. Too bad because she is not a very social dog now.:(
Husky, what are you training her for? Just curious
Husky06
06-28-2007, 09:51 PM
So an update, sorry I haven't been on here in forever. I also have 2 more German Shepherd dogs now. A 4 year old female, who has her Schutzhund 1 title, and a 19 month old male who has two brothers on the police department, I'll post pics of them in a few minutes. They're awesome dogs to work with. I've been working with Zelda more, and I did let her play with the other dogs some............That was a huge no no, all she wanted to do was play with them, if they where anywhere near her, or outside, she would whine like crazy for them.....when she was in the crate or on leash or anything. And this was even after she had been playing with them earlier, she also would never listen to me if she had been around other dogs, so I cut that off and now shes doing a lot better. Oh well theres an update for you.
PatchO'Pits
06-28-2007, 10:09 PM
She is so cute! I'm glad you picked that name; it seems to fit her
Shockadine
06-29-2007, 05:02 AM
Aww. I've been waiting for you to get your pup. I don't know how I missed it. I can't wait until I get my working german shepherd pup, but it's gonna be a while. Have you bought a lot of the videos? I ended up buying a couple already, even though I won't be getting my pup for a long time. I'm going to try and get into that Tom Rose dog training school in missouri in a year or so. I think I might get my pup then, when I'm there.
What are you going to be training Zelda for? Are you going to get her into Schutzhund? Do you have any new pictures of her? I bet she's already grown quite a bit.
Goldfishlove
07-01-2007, 11:27 PM
aaaawwwwzzzzzz !!!!!!!!!!!!
Macawpower58
07-02-2007, 10:11 AM
Hi, nice looking pup.
I agree 100% about keeping this pup away from the other dogs. I also train schutzhund with my GSDs. For the first 4-6 months especially, I am there sole focus. Now that my youngest is over a year, I allow them time together outside. In the beginning though, it was VERY limited interaction. Now, the two dogs I train, will leave off any doggy things they are doing, when I come outside. They are wanting to work. There total focus is on me, whenever I am in sight. My house shepherd (bad hips, so can't train) ignores me! He is more interested in playing and doing doggy things. I never seperated him as a pup because of his hips. You can definitely tell the difference, in the different ways of raising pups.
That one on one bond is essential for most types of advanced, or special training.
Good luck with your pup.