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By: StephG

StephG — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 00:55:32 +0000

Sable looks JUST like my Alexandria when she was younger!

By: edina seferagic

edina seferagic — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 23:44:49 +0000

i have a 6 week old purebred german shepherd.. and i gave her a chew toy.. and yet she still bites feet and legs. when i say no she still does it. and what are german shepherds allergic to?

By: Martin

Martin — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 19:20:18 +0000

@Elizabeth – Thanks for that invite! I’ve created a profile on your site

By: Elizabeth

Elizabeth — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 13:49:26 +0000

We’d love to have you at Shepherd Talk Martin. You’d be a wealth of information to our members. Come visit us!…

http://www.shepherdtalk.net/forum

By: Martin

Martin — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 01:36:36 +0000

@regina - Hello! Barring any medical conditions for her size and weight, I'd go with an all natural kibble. I recommend Natural Balance (check their website from that link for shipping to your area.). Maybe a visit to your vet for a complete checkup will be a good idea. Can you send pictures of your girl to: pictures (at) germanshepherd-breed (dot) org so we can see her?

By: regina

regina — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 02:41:59 +0000

I have a GSD she is 11months hold she weighs 49.7. She was the runt of the liter its it normal for her to be so little. She has me worried. She is up to date on her shots. She look so skinny I feed her Purina puppy chow. Can you give me some hints to fatten her up… thank you.

By: Martin

Martin — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 00:03:39 +0000

Hello Kasey, First things first - find a GREAT Schutzhund club in your area. The foundational training of "building drive and focus" is so important, and we as handlers can make TONS of mistakes if not done correctly. Redirecting a bite is a technique that we use to stop our alligat...hum....dogs to stop using us as a chew toy without correcting them for it. If you were raising a dog as a pet, then a correction as simple as you yelling "yipes" when it bites, then taking your body part away and ignoring your pup for 5 minutes will eventually do the trick. But for those of us raising ScH (Schutzhund) or PPT (Personal Protection Trained) dogs, we need to NOT correct, but re-direct. So to do that you take your hand/let/head - whatever the dog is biting out of his mouth, and immediately place a "tug" into it, and giving him a tug-o-war game.

By: Kasey

Kasey — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 01:57:31 +0000

Hello! My name is Kasey and I just recently bought a 2 month old purebred German Shepherd.
She is extremely active and is a BITER! I want her to be a guard dog and I want her to be able to walk with me without a leash and obey my commands and attack people only on my or my husbands command. She doesn’t have any training now, so I would like to start teaching her all the basics and gradually teach her to be a wonderful guard dog.
Also, what do you mean by “redirect” their biting? I need help! Thank you!

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By: Martin

Martin — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 05:47:48 +0000

Hello Sharon,

The two things you can being to do with your GSD is to to redirect his “play biting” with a toy, and give a firm, “NEIN!” (or “NO!” if your training in English commands) as it happens.

I assume you’re raising him as a pet – and not a SchH dog, so this will be acceptable. With a SchH, or PPT (Personal Protection Training) dog, you would NOT want to hinder his bite, just redirect it.

At 16 weeks, he can act aggressively, but this does not mean he can follow through with aggression towards you. I would simply do the above technique (Say a firm, “NO!”, then immediately redirect his bite to a toy he can chew on).

It’ll take time and patience, but it’ll be worth it in the end! Also, since you have 4 other dogs, I just wanted to give you a friendly reminder that you have a very full dog pack on your hands, and will need to lead it with as a strong/firm but fair pack leader. Read my article on Pack Leadership for details.

Let us know how he develops!