As I am a new GSD Owner I would love to see piccies of Yours!

Dogbetty141

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Im in love with my puppy who is a monster but deep down she loves me I know it and is so lovely apart from the mouthing! Almost there with potty training just a few wees we miss! I will post an updated piccies when I get home at work with no access to my pictures! Oh & wanted to know how most german sheperds are with other dogs & cats as mine loves the cats but doesnt realise if she chases them they wont play but run away!

Thanks

Liz
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Oooh GSD puppy! We demand to see photos!!!

GSDs can be perfectly fine with other dogs and cats, it's all a matter of socialisation. When her vacs are done try to get her out and about as much as possible, meeting other dogs. Puppy classes are a great idea as well. As for the cats, I would not let her chase the cats, cats are not toys no matter what she thinks and make sure the cats have somewhere safe to retreat to when they have had enough of the dog.

To cellebrate the cat-GSD theme, here is Maggie and Dizzy:

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Glad the house training is going well, you should be getting there with the mouthing too, just be firm and consistent. As Booboos says don't let her chase the cats, even though she is just playing, distract her away with toys etc. You do need to start socialising asap, ideally a breed specific class but if not a pet class will do.
Here are my two, again with a cat. Evie the younger bitch did used to try and chase the cats but soon learned they were not there for her entertainment.

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Here's my two :)
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Mine are a great example of why you should socialise, socialise, socialise and get enrolled in a good training class with knowledge of GSDs if not a breed specific one.
Mine came at six and eight months and had not really been out and about enough, both are super with people but not great with certain other dogs and cats are a definite no.
It's something I will always have to work at and not drop my guard on but I know what to do next time round!!! And it's not the worst thing in the world to deal with once you know how :p
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When they were both pups (they have one of these each now :p)
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B does of course have his girlfriend Tikka and they lurve each other :p
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However my last old girl was fantastic with all other dogs and very good with cats, didn't mind when they crawled all over her and tried to catch her tail :p

They *can* get gobby with other dogs at 12-18 months when they are starting to assert themselves and mature, but a lot of people freak out and label them aggressive, don't panic, it is just a phase that has to be worked through with a firm hand and common sense, and please make sure there is lots of stimulation and activity in her life, they are a working, thinking breed and they will repay you tenfold :D

Please tell me you followed my advice and got two ball-on-a-rope toys, I was not joking, once you have a dog that is mad for a ball, ALL other training will come a lot easier :p :) and something I would definitely get going from day one if I am doing it all over again.
 
Oh go on then, if you insist :D This is my boy Loki, he's just turned 10 months (though he's more like 7 months in these pics, there's even more of him now. Yay.

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Not so long ago..... (there is a victim of 'The Mouthing' in the background, you can just see the poor woman's feet :()

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"I didn't do it! It was the CAT!"

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The mouthing will stop eventually, I promise. Loki reduced me to tears on one occasion, as any attempt to touch him resulted shredded hands and arms :rolleyes: (Part of me can't believe I'm admitting to that :p).

Regarding the cats, we have/had that issue too. Puppy goes to investigate, cat does a runner, puppy is unable to resist chasing! I usually make sure the cat has an escape route and Loki is told off and given something else to do if he pays too much attention to them. He seems to be getting the idea that too much investigation leads to a hoomin having to pick claws out of his nose. But is has taken 8 months...
 
heres some piccies as promised! None of this week in which I noticed she has started to grow so will take some this weekend and upload them!

first two weeks
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sorry for the overload just a proud mummy! I always let her know she is not to chase the cats they will sniff when she is calm but wont be on the ground whilst she is around! Lexi loves balls on rope & she has a rope with tassles on it which she loves but I must say her favourite toy is plastic bottles she barks at them as well lol! She will be going to puppy classes once she has had her second injection this week and will be socialising a lot with my OH's parents dog also!

I cant wait till she grows up!

Sorry for rambling

Liz
 
There is no such thing as a pic overload where puppies are concerned! :D And you do realise you won't actually grow out of the proud mummy phase right? I haven't, and mine now resembles a donkey :p

Cats are frankly a pain at times with a pup. My cat (who is tiny, and rather elderly at 18 years old) will simply sit in her place under the radiator and 'teach' the pup to back off by growling and sticking her claws in his nose. My parents enormous tom cat on the other hand (a cat that has been known to drag in a perfectly healthy rabbit!) will run a mile as soon as he can see a dog ofr pup (pup was smaller than he was when he arrived :rolleyes:), and hides from him all the time. Resulting in a pup that says 'argh! strange ginger animal in the house! And it's moving really fast! I'll run over there and see what it's doing!'

I spend a lot of time yelling ineffectually for everyone to 'give it a bl00dy rest!' :o

Enjoy puppy class! :D Are you planning to carry on with any kind of club/class based training afterward?
 
Im interested in showing her but I am told it not the easiest thing to get into! I would love to do it! Maybe thats because im from the horse world & loved dressage lol! Cant reeally do that with her! I will upload this weeks piccies later to tired to post them last night! Ill be annoying you soon with piccie updates! Love GSD they are the best! What other training classes would you recommed?
 
Meant to say pix my two will not attack her etc and let her know she is going to far they are interested in her but run when she goes to far and she thinks its fun to chase them I try to get her to stop but if they come down when I am not watching she will chase, they have their own space upstairs baby gate at the bottom of the stairs but I hate the fact that they might feel confined.

Just wish they would put Lexi in her place as mine are both house cats with an outdoor run!
 
Awww, very cute. We have a GSD x (collie I am guessing), got her as a rescue at 6/7mths. She is 4 or 5 now (can't remember!) and she LOVES to chase our stable cat! However, she is a big wuss and the cat gives as good as he gets. He smacked her on the nose this morning when they were playing 'chase' - cue dog yelping and coming to us for comfort. 30 secs later back chasing the cat - she will never learn. If she turns her back though he (the cat) will chase her. I think they love each other really. The dog's not learned yet though that cats don't like dogs sniffing their behinds!!! Lol
 
Dogbetty141 said:
Meant to say pix my two will not attack her etc and let her know she is going to far they are interested in her but run when she goes to far and she thinks its fun to chase them I try to get her to stop but if they come down when I am not watching she will chase, they have their own space upstairs baby gate at the bottom of the stairs but I hate the fact that they might feel confined.

Just wish they would put Lexi in her place as mine are both house cats with an outdoor run!
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I see what you mean, a running kitty to a gsd puppy is a little like a red flag I think :o Our two species get along just fine when all is still... In that Loki will ignore a sleeping or poddling-around type cat (or even have a cuddle with the eldest)..... but as soon as one cat starts legging it about the place I have to step in to stop a chase session :o I always step in to tell him off, and he's fine with them in general.... just if they shoot off somewhere we have problems! If I'm honest I don't think I'll be able to stop the chasing behaviour when they're moving at speed, though you might have better luck than me if you keep your cats in and force them to socialise (ours hadn't seen a dog for a year or two, and since it was summer simply exited the nearest window at the first sniff of him!). I think as long as the cats have a space to themselves and an exit they're generally happy- though it is ideal to have them all integrate :)

Try out some showing if that gets your boat a floatin' :D I used to be very much a dressage person too though I can't do dog showing heh, too few movements to master surely :D But if you fancy having a go there's plenty on here that could give you some great advice from ringcraft clubs to entering :)

With the other training, I meant classes such as the Canine Good Citizen, which a lot of doggy schools run now (bronze for example is the next class up from puppy foundations- details are on the KC website). As well as breed specific training (CC is the best person to speak to about GSD clubs I think. She knows all :D) which is what I'm hoping to do with my boy when I have more reliable transport. From the details I've seen a lot of these focus around the Schutzhund model (tracking, obedience and protection) though I believe you can train in one area even if you don't follow the Sch quals which generally incorporate the three? (somebody correct me here if I'm barking up the wrong tree?). And of course some GSD clubs do obedience comps/show typey stuff etc. as well. CC will be able to guide you on who does what (eg, GSDL Working branches focus on Sch from what I've seen, BAGSD/general GSDL clubs tend to be more general? Again, I'm sure CC can jump in if I'm utterly wrong :D )

Oh and of course there is the option of doing agility (some fun GSD agility vids on youtube :D) and you could always buy a scooter and be an Hon. member of the wolfy dog nutcase society (I'm very merrily saving for mine, complete with crash helmet due to high squirrel population).

So yes, all sorts of things you and your incredibly cute, versatile, intelligent GSD can try out when she grows a bit. :D
 
Don't forget Working Trials too Pix. You are right about breed clubs focussing on Schutzhund as it links in with breed showing, but there are quite a few working trials clubs about, very similar in a lot of ways to SchH but you do not focus on the protection work until the very highest levels.
Good Citizen is certainly good, by some miracle I got Evie to Gold, and you can start training as soon as she has had her jabs, with the puppy foundation as Pix says. With agility, trials etc you should not start jumping until the dog reaches 12 months and ideally has had their hips x rayed.
Breed showing encompasses many levels, from companion shows up to Ch shows, even if you don't want to do it seriously you could always do a few local shows, you might even get hooked.:D
Going back to cats, our lot were all lying peacefully last night when one of the cats launched herself across the room and landed on poor Evie's head, poor dog was like a cartoon character, I swear all 4 feet left the ground in a vertical take off!:D
 
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