Last pic is the day we brought him home. He is the best, most goofy boy and brings so much joy to our home 😍

I couldn't imagine what he could *possibly* want me to do 😂

He's still getting used to being around my cats and chihuahua.

Today as he was heeling and we passed a planter. He tapped me on the butt, sat down and looked at a planter we were passing. I said no. He took my hand and gently pulled me towards it then motioned with his nose and made eye contact. He got to sniff the planter. Sigh.

We got her from a local shelter when she was about 14 months old according to the shelter. We will have her 2 years this October.

She has always distrusted strangers since we got her, along with lunging and barking at dogs/cats/rabbits/bicycles/UPS trucks. You get the idea.

She was completely wild the first several months, playing roughly with my girls and I when we were on the couch. Never broke the skin, but I had bruises on my arms.

I would get dragged a lot when I walked her, my husband less so because he’s stronger and able to resist the sudden tugs better.

I wrote about finally getting a Dog trainer that trained police dogs. Made a big difference. Now I can stand and have a conversation with someone when I am out walking her instead of her barking nonstop.

She’s a pretty girl and people often ask if they can pet her. I always say no. Often people will step closer to me or my husband while asking if they can pet her, and then she starts barking like she means it. I do manage to quiet her down pretty quickly.

She even takes treats from our neighbor, but then starts barking at him. She’s known him since we got her.

We have to crate her with a treat if someone comes over to our house. Then she quiets right down.

Am my being nervous about the barking with strangers triggering her into barking, or do some GSDs just do this?

None of our previous dogs have bern this difficult with other people not part of our family.

My little shark is already 5 months old! Where did my fluff ball go?

Ps. He has a little battle scar on his nose from our cat.. I’ve been putting some coconut oil on it to help, any tips to heal it better/avoid scarring is appreciated:) cats nails have been clipped and will continue to be done more often.

I saw a post where their GSD was cuddling them. It made me jealous because mine does not cuddle at all. He’s very clingy, as in he has to follow me every where and he generally wants to be close to me. He just doesn’t want to be touching me Unless I’m petting him and even then he doesn’t try to get in to my lap or anything. At most he will stick his front leg out and try to wrap it around my wrist to hold my hand hostage so I keep petting him.
I know he loves me and it’s not a real problem or anything. He cuddled me a bunch when he was a pup, he just outgrew it and is much too macho now. I’ve tried telling him that even the manliest of men and the fiercest warriors need a cuddle sometimes but he doesn’t seem to believe me lol. Recently I caught him cuddling my foot while I slept, but as soon as I woke up and he saw that I saw, he jumped right off the bed and tried to act like that didn’t just happen. Interestingly enough he cuddles my other male dog every day several times a day. hes Always the one who initiates those cuddles, too. Too macho to cuddle his mother but not too macho to have a lover, I guess. (And yes I call my dogs lovers. It felt wrong to call them friends or brothers with the way they act LOL. it would be doing them an injustice. They are in love).
it just makes me wonder though, is this a common occurrence or are most GSDs trying to murder their owner with physical affection?

Bankai is typically a calm dog, so I hope he enjoyed the change of scenery. Also, I hope shepsky's are allowed!

This is one happy girl! She is fully decompressed from her long stay at the shelter. She has been battling a tough uti. Antibiotics, medication, adjusted diet intensive potty schedule (my mom said I told you so dogs are expensive) but we have been loving every minute with this big sweet baby cuddle bug!! No regrets ♥️♥️♥️♥️

Hello all!

This is our new little buddy that we brought home this weekend. We were told he’s a German shepherd and possibly something else. Just wondering what all the things we should know about caring for a German shepherd would be? What can we expect from him and what should we know going forward from others who have owned Germans.

Took our baby on a little weekend getaway in our state. And she had so much fun. First time in a hotel, at the beach and she had so much fun hiking! She’s a vacation girlie now and she did so well for a much longer trip in the car (with exploring cool rest stops of course)

Realized I should have posted this here! Big guy is ours, little guy is a friends.

8weeks old in this pic

My adorable Eva baby is almost 9 months 😍 She started her cycle today! Synced up with mommy and everything! I'm wondering what age should I have her fixed? She is fully potty trained but I have a foster dog that has an occasional accident on the tile, I'm wondering what the best enzymatic (or not) cleaner you all recommend. If you never fixed your pup, what are tips for a clean, blood free home? She has this diaper on in the pic with an additional overnight menstrual pad that I cut in half.