German Shepherd Grooming Brush
german shepherd grooming brush
german shepherd owners/experts- just a few questions about the breed!?
1. how much grooming do they require and with what (ie a bristle brush etc)
2. how affectionette would you say they are? do they wag thier tails everytime you see them and want to lie next to you and be petted or do they just kind of .. ‘acknowledge’ you, and dont give a damn if thier petted or not?
3. how much exercise would you say is enough in terms of minutes of walking?
4. what would you say is basic commands for a gsd, and what tricks can your gsd do?
5. is your gsd able to fetch and walk offleash and how long did it take?
6. is 3-mediumsized-bowls of dry food enough daily? or should i give moist/semi-moist aswell?
7. how friendly is your gsd and in your experience, how many have you seen with bad social manners?
8. bad points and the good/funny points of a gsd!!
I have two of GSD and I love them
1. I brush my dogs twice a week.Expesially now, where ist getting warm and the winter cout needs to be brushed out. I also bring them two or three times a year to a groomer, to get blown off with the blower .
2.My both are lab dogs. They dont relize that they are 70+ pounds .They love to be petted and brushed and lay on the couch with me
3.I take my dogs every day for at least 3 miles walking…also they go to a lake once a week to swim. GSD need a lot of exersise..they are working dogs. If you dont give it to them, they will be bored and start dig in your backyard, chew on stuff etc.
4. I would say to take your puppy to puppy classes as soon as they can go.This way you sozializie your puppy and he/she wont be afraid of strangers.GSD are very smart and I have to spell out some words like treads, walk, ride, etc cause they know what that means.
5.Yes, my dogs both fetch ball,stick frizbee and I am able to let the lose without leash.
6.it depends what kind of food and how old is your GSD.
7. My first GSD is very protective and wont let any stranger in the house. We made a mistake that we didnt let himaround ppl when he was a puppy. He even wont let my Neighbour in the house to feed him and let him out if we are out of town. Other then that he is the best dog ever.He loves my kids and would NEVER do anything to them.
My other GSD is the opositive. He would let everybody in. He has a scary bark and he looks scary but he is a big bear. He wont go nowhere without me. If we go to the vet and the tech will take his leash , he wont go unless I go first…He also is the biggest beby ever. Loves kids, cat, horses, everything what is around him.
If you want to get a GSD, I would first read about them.They are not all ppl dogs.They need the proper training and they need a lot of exersise….
you have to know how to show a GSD who is the boss!!!!!
Questions about my german shepherd?
So, I got my purebred german shepherd 3 weeks ago…He was the dog of a family member for a year (I’ve known him since he was a puppy) Well, they ended up taking him off somewhere and leaving him, we found him. He is 18 months old.
He acts better since they had him, but I need a few tips on his training. I’ve decided to try the clicker, btw.
On his walks, he always walks ahead of me and jerks pretty hard when other dogs bark aggressively at him. I would like to know how to get him to ignore these aggressive dogs.
I bathe him once a week and brush him every day. Is this proper grooming??
I would like to know how I can get him to pay attention to me when I am training him, he even ignores the food at times.
I’m definitely not a first time dog owner, but I AM a first time GSD owner. I have been a fan of the breed for a long time.. Any tips will be greatly appreciated.
We found him and took him home a week after he was abandoned. We found him starving and terrified.
• Clicker:
I prefer to have both hand available so that I can send signals through the leash, to pat or rub my pooch, and occasionally to deliver tidbits. I use a lightweight straight-link slip-chain and a flat leash. I STRONGLY disapprove of the UN”gentle” leaders and so on that put pressure on the nerves in front of the dog’s eyes.
• Other dogs:
(1) The place to achieve that is in a training class, where your techniques get polished and your dog learns to pay attention regardless of what other dogs & people are doing.
(2) You are asking too much of your dog after only 3 weeks. He needs time & the right experiences so that he trusts your kindness & judgement & ability to protect him & yourself.
(3) You should learn his “bubble”, the invisible boundary that leaves him unconcerned about other dogs outside that boundary, but that he feels a need to go into aggressive defensive mode when a dog comes inside that boundary. Once you know that, you TURN before he gets close to that distance, so that the pair of you walk away in whatever direction is convenient to keep him always further from the other dog than that “bubble” distance. If that’s not possible, call him to you and make a fuss of him to take his attention off the other dog. And
(4) Learn to use your brains – if you KNOW that there are often loose dogs in a particular area, go SOMEWHERE ELSE to do your on-lead walks & training! We used to drive our bitches to an abandoned softball ground so that we could train them even when they were in season.
• Grooming:
Brush frequently.
Bathe rarely, and only when the coat gets too dirty for a brush to fix – my 14½ years old bit.ch has probably had 4 baths in her her life.
• Paying attention:
Refer back to #1 & #2 about letting him gain confidence in you, plus the 2 of you attending training classes together.
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