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German Shepherd Children

April 23rd, 2011 admin No comments

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Is German shepherd trusted with children?

I have a younger (4 years old) sister and my 3 months old GSD Keeps biting me while playing i have no problem at all the problem is Can he be trusted with her?

No dog should ever be trusted alone with a young child .The dog is just a pup and is going to nip people ,that is something you have to train it not to do .
Teach your sister to play gently with the dog at all times but always under supervision. Young children have a habit of prodding and poking,pulling and teasing and dogs don’t like that and any dog will bite under those circumstances, no matter what breed or how well trained they are.

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How to Ease Your German Shepherd Jumping and Leaping

Learn How to Alleviate Your German Shepherd Jumping and Leaping Dillemas

German Shepherd jumping is not a very common problem among owners of this type. This is because this is one breed that is not really known for jumping.

However, if you find your German Shepherd jumps at you each and every time you come home from work, this is an indication that your dog is very happy to see you and is leaping up and down for joy, literally.

Often times, dogs of all types including German Shepherds jump up and down as an expression of pure happiness since they become filled with joy seeing that you have returned home. Seldom, German Shepherd Jumping occurs because your pet has decided to exert dominance over you.

Being animals that have conventionally been a herder in packs that involve social rank and hierarchies, your pet maybe trying to be an alpha male in your household.

More often, German Shepherd jumping is a display of affection, joy and happiness that you have arrived and is not something you need to deal with.

On the other hand, if your dog jumps each time you come home from work for long periods of time, this can be very irritating and embarrassing especially if your boss has decided to come and have dinner at your house.

In order to control your German Shepherd jumping, you will need to ignore your pet. Every time your dog has acted to jump and down for joy, turn your back and pretend not to see him or her. Only when your pet stops jumping should you acknowledge him or her by patting your pet on the head and showing love and affection.

Just after about one week or two of doing this, your intelligent shepherd will get the message that German Shepherd jumping is not acceptable and being still and calmly sitting on the ground is the more approriete behavior.

Pet owners of overly-friendly German Shepherds might have dogs that jump up and down each time someone else rings the doorbell and comes over for a visit. This can be very embarrassing and awkward to both the dog owner and the visitor. Visitors that have children will also tend to be frightened of such a scene.

Often, visitors will try to ‘knee’ the dog in order for him to stop jumping up. This is not advisable since by ‘kneeing’ the dog, you are giving him the thought he or she craves, thus not knowingly encouraging the act of jumping.

What you need to do when your pet jumps extremely at all your guests is to teach him to ’stay’ with a leash. Ask your friend to ring the doorbell and when your pet begins to try and jump, hold his leash firmly and look at him or her while simultaneously saying a firm ’stay!’

To conclude, properly training your German Shepherd to ’stay’ and rewarding him or her for good behavior will result in a very well-trained, behaved dog that is no longer an embarrassment to you and a nuisance to your friends.

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German Shepherd Blogs

October 22nd, 2010 admin No comments

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Is my dog safe from the dog flu?

I just heard about H3N8 dog flu! is my dog gonna be safe from it? he has
1.all of his shots
2.he lives in my backyard and rarely comes in the house
3.there are no trees in my backyard
4.green grass w/ no bugs
5.we walk him about every week (stays in the backyard w/ lots of exercise)
he is a german shepherd.
here is were i saw it

http://consults.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/07/02/10-things-to-know-about-the-h3n8-dog-flu/

the dog flu is real and i aint kidding!!!!
PS. serious answers only

I actually looked through that article, and if you notice it was first discovered 5 years ago. It spreads mainly where large numbers of dogs are, like shelters, groomers, etc. So I think your dog should be fine. If you scroll down and read the first comment made by a vet, you might think twice about getting the vaccine. Personally, I think it’s ridiculous just like the Bordetella vaccine. There are different strains of kennel cough, so you could vaccinate for one, and your dog could get a different one. Plus, if your dog gets either kennel cough or the H3N8 virus, you basically just give them supportive care. So why give numerous vaccines when they aren’t guaranteed to work?

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How to Start Building Niche Websites

Web sites or blogs that are built on 1 distinct topic mostly with the intention to make an income are market web sites. A internet web site about “Pets” is a general internet site, a web web site about “Dogs” is a specialized web website, a web site about “German Shepherd Dogs” is a niche internet website, and a web website about “Dog Barking Advice” is a micro-market site. Having an concept of what item to market is the very very first step. Suggestions can be discovered on the Web browsing topics in search engines or directories, browsing merchants in affiliate networks, or taking note of feasible marketplace observed in the magazines of the Mall’s bookstore and newspaper stand. Google Item Lookup is also a excellent way to see products that were searched, and consequently in demand.

It is then required to analyze what crucial phrases and lengthy-tailed crucial key phrases are bringing monthly visitors in Google and the level of rivals. If a crucial expression has no or small rivals and 3,000 monthly searches in Google, it is an indication that it will be simpler to rank truly really first on the very first page of the lookup engines. Hundred of thousands of web searches generally suggest a superb offer of competition. A limited quantity of searches indicates that the internet website has small site visitors coming from lookup engines, even although a excellent provide of competitors indicates a superb offer much much more function to push up the ranking of the web web site, to beat the competitors. Key phrase analysis is a primary task that can be carried out with a range of free of cost of price Internet indicates.

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The web site in itself can be produced utilizing a WordPress blog, or an HTML template with articles and photos. It is required to have content connected to the subject and with the key key phrases targeted in purchase to rank in lookup engines. Then, item links can be additional in purchase to make sales and earn an income. For the purpose of ranking beautifully and as a result make sales, it is unavoidable to do some SEO purpose and market the internet site with create-up marketing and advertising and marketing and marketing and advertising, bookmarking, video marketing and advertising and marketing and advertising, or other techniques. Marketplace marketers generally have a profusion of market web web sites on a number of topics in buy to make cash online.

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German Shepherd Links

October 22nd, 2010 admin No comments

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Can you tell me if my dog is German Sherpherd/Rottweiler or German Shepherd/Shar pei?

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click the link for picture. Thanks.
Thanks to every one who answered. Except for that little dick Larry T who probably has nothing better to do.
And Jasmine. Get a life.
Like I said Larry, you have nothing better to do. So you pick on people to make yourself feel good. Try and make some friends.

Definitely a Shepherd mix…I’m not sure about Rottie though…and no Shar Pei.

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An Introduction To Squidoo Lenses

‘Squidoo’ is one of the buzzwords of modern SEO, and it’s regarded as one of the more revolutionary trends in Internet marketing today. It has so far influenced changes in the way people do promotions and marketing online, and could be one of your best tools for establishing a reputation on the WWW. Here’s a quick guide to using and manipulating the most fundamental tool on Squidoo – the lens.

What Is a Squidoo Lens?

Lenses are the basic component of the entire Squidoo website. Each lens is a small page full of facts, information and other content that you want to put into it. Think of each lens as your own little blog or personal website, except that it’s dedicated to just a single specific topic. Whether that topic is German Shepherds or iPhone applications is up to you.

From plain text to videos and graphic presentations, virtually anything can be placed in your Squidoo lens. That kind of flexibility is one of the best things about Squidoo. You have freedom not just with the topics of your content, but also on the kind of content you upload as well.

Now, the Squidoo website in its entirety is made up of hundreds of thousands, even millions of these lenses, each and every one made by users. This was the kind of Web 2.0 that Squidoo founder Seth Godin envisioned when he debuted his site back in 2005. Even he didn’t fully realize the kind of potential Web 2.0 could have for your business online.

How to Make Squidoo Lenses

Squidoo lens creation is as easy as can be; that’s probably why millions have already been created and thousands are added everyday. And although there are numerous Squidoo lens creation services online, it’s possible to make your own from scratch. All you’d have to do is go to the Squidoo homepage, click on the most prominent button in sight and then follow the simple instructions.

Each step of the way has clear illustrations and very straightforward instructions, so you can’t go wrong. Even the initial content input has some guide questions so that you set yourself up with a content-containing page as soon as you’re done.

Just creating a lens, however, is very different from making one that’s actually effective in promoting your company and generating traffic. Even if you could easily make your own lenses in a minute, it’s still a good idea for you to pay for a Squidoo lens service. Sure, it’ll be extra time and overhead cost. In the end, though, your lenses on Squidoo will convert so much better because of the industry expertise that you paid for.

Squidoo is currently one of the most popular (and effective) Internet marketing tools around. Understanding the lenses and how they’re used properly will be critical if you want to make the most of this free new resource provided by Web 2.0. While just making any old lens is easy, creating an effective and attractive page most definitely isn’t.

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German Shepherd Habitats

October 7th, 2010 admin No comments

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German Shepherd Tie

June 27th, 2010 admin No comments

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What would happen if your dog bit someone elses face?

I had a party a couple hours ago, and we had our dog outside. Our house is fenced in, and my dog was tied up. We put up a sign saying beware of dog. A little girl came into my yard to pet my fully grown male german shepherd. When she touched him, he bit her in the face. Is it fair if I get sued?
No, the child was not a guest. The dog was not unsupervised, and he was sleeping in his doghouse.

The outcome is going to be entirely dependent on two things: what the parent does, and the laws in your state.

Yes, it is absolutely fair. Your dog was not supervised, which makes the incident more than likely your fault. It is entirely reasonable to expect a CHILD to attempt to pet a dog. Said child was an invited guest to your property. You will more than likely be on the hook for this.

If it were me, I would profusely apologize to the family, pay the medical bills and pray you don’t lose your dog.

ETA: The sign doesn’t mean anything. It was a child who approached the dog and was bitten. Could the kid even read yet? If she could, do you think it’s reasonable to expect her to notice it or know what it meant? In many states, children under 7 are not deemed to be capable of any reasoning whatsoever. Even if they provoked the dog, it’s not there fault legally.

Do right by the parents by paying any bills they incurred. You are on the hook for them legally anyway, so just offer to pay them and avoid those legal fees.

What happens to your dog is entirely up to your state. If the child receives medical treatment, which she needs if the skin was broken, the bite will be reported. The city and or state will become involved.

ETA: Ok, I thought the child was a kid of one of the party guests.

If the child wandered into your yard and got bitten, you have a much better chance of winning. The dog was behind a fence and that is reasonable care and control from a legal standpoint.

Sorry–your question wasn’t clear to me before you added details.

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Brazil – Society & Culture & Religion

The Brazilian culture is without any doubt an extremely diverse Latin American culture. As far as the influences are concerned besides the original indigenous cultures, we should mention Portugal mainly because of the very strong colonial ties with the Portuguese Empire from which Brazil got the language, Catholic religion, the legal system and other cultural traditions. Brazil’s culture derives not only from other European influences but also from some South American, African and also Asian cultures. As you can see, the Brazilian culture is a mix of a variety of cultures spread all over the world.

Brazilians have natural affectionate human warmth, like nothing you have seen before and most of them are very happy and have a rather enthusiastic, spontaneous nature – which they show at every celebration (and their number is quite remarkable). As far as their religion is concerned, experts affirm that Brazil is the largest Roman Catholic country in the entire world but the truth is that you will find a great variety of religious beliefs and practices here. Officially, Brazil was a catholic country since the 16th right until 1889 when the Portuguese Empire disappeared. The 1889 constitution guarantees full religious freedom and since then, a wide variety of beliefs have been practiced. However, in 1996 a study made by CNBB also known as National Conference of Brazilian Bishops showed that approximately 80% of the inhabitants declared themselves as Roman Catholics. Many of the Brazilian people are married and baptized in the Catholic Church but they don’t attend Sunday Mass quite often.

Candomble – a religion that is found in Brazil was brought here by the slaves that came from Benin and Nigeria. According to the Catholic officials and the slave-owners, the African slaves had to be converted to the Christian religion and as a consequence, banned from performing Candomble rituals. In order to maintain their traditional practices but at the same time contenting their owners, the slaves coupled their deities with corresponding Catholic personalities.

Protestantism – over the last decades, this religion has grown in popularity quite rapidly. The 2000 Census stated that about 15% of the Brazilian inhabitants identify themselves as being Protestants and approximately 85% of them are Evangelical or Pentecostal. The Lutherans and the Baptists make up the bulk of the remaining Protestants and they are centered in the southern part of Brazil, where the majority of German and northern European immigrants concentrated during the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century.

Moving on to the literature aspect of Brazil, the most popular writer is without any doubt Jorge Amado (1912-2002). He was born in Salvador and his writings captured the personality and spirit of Bahias. His most successful novels include: The Violent Land (1944), Gabriela, Clove and Cinnamon (1958), Shepherds of the Night (1964) and Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands (1966). Another well-known Brazilian writer was Machado de Assis (1839-1908). He was a novelist that had a deep understanding of human relations. In the 20th century, other notables Brazilian writers were born, like: Clarice Lispector, Garciliano Ramos, Cecilia Meireles and others as well.

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June 23rd, 2010 admin No comments

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Are there any organizations in the midwest that could help me train my dog to be a service dog?

I have several autoimmune diseases that sometimes make it difficult to do things or even get out of my bed. I recently got a german shepherd and he seems like he has the right temperament (from my limited knowledge) and learns very quickly. He’s already about a year old…. I’m primarily looking for him to do things like get my medicine bag and bring it to me, get things that I have dropped, and maybe assist me with things like going to the grocery store for a few items. He’s very sweet and likes to be helpful and I’ve heard that shepherds are particularly happy if they have “jobs” to do… I just don’t know where to begin with him…

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Separation Anxiety In Dogs

Separation anxiety is one of the most common problems that dogs develop. Its an anxiety disorder, and is defined as a state of intense panic brought on by the dogs isolation or separation from her owner. In other words, when you leave for work in the morning, your dog is plunged into a state of nervous anxiety which intensifies extremely quickly. Dogs are social animals they need plenty of company and social interaction to keep them happy and content. No dog likes to be left alone for long stretches of time, but some dogs do a lot worse than others and these are the ones most prone to separation anxiety. There are a number of contributing causes to the condition.

Some breeds are genetically predisposed towards anxiety and insecurity, which is something you should consider when deciding which breed you are going to go for particularly if you are going to be absent for long stretches of time. A few of these breeds include Weimaraners, Springer Spaniels, German Shepherds, and Airedales. A significant proportion of dogs from shelters develop separation anxiety. Most of these shelter dogs have undergone significant trauma in their lives they have been abandoned by their previous owners and thus they have little trust that their new found owner.

Dogs that were separated from their mothers and siblings too early have been identified as being especially prone to separation anxiety. Puppies from pet stores are a perfect example of this. They are usually taken from their mothers well before the earliest possible age which is 8 weeks, and confined to a small glass box in the pet store for anywhere between a few weeks to two months. This early weaning, coupled with the lack of exercise and affection while in the pet store, is psychologically traumatic for the dog.

Neglect is the number one cause of sepration anxiety for dogs. If you are absent much more than you are present in your dogs life, separation anxiety is pretty much inevitable. Your dog needs your company, affection, and attention in order to be happy and content. The symptoms of separation anxiety are pretty distinctive. Your dog will usually learn to tell when you are about to leave, she wll hear keys jingling, will see you putting on your outdoor clothes, and will become anxious. She may follow you from room to room, whining, trembling, and crying. Some dogs even become aggressive, in an attempt to stop their owners from leaving.

When you have left, the anxious behavior will rapidly worsen and usually will peak within half an hour. She may bark incessantly, scratch and dig at windows and doors, an attempt to escape from confinement and reunite herself with you, chew inappropriate items, even urinate and defecate inside the house. In extreme cases, she might self mutilate by licking or chewing her skin until its raw, or pulling out fur or will engage in obsessive compulsive behaviors, like spinning and tail chasing.

Upon your return, she will be excessively excited, and will leap around you in a frenzy of delight for a protracted period of time more than the 30 seconds to one minute of a happy, well balanced dog. This extended greeting is a source of some misunderstanding without realizing that such a greeting actually signifies the presence of a psychological disorder, some owners actually encourage their dog to get more and more worked up upon their return by fuelling the dogs excitement, encouraging her to leap around, paying her protracted attention, and so on.

If you are behaving in this way with your dog, please stop. I know its tempting and very easy to do, and it seems harmless after all, she is so happy to see you, what harm can it do to return her attention and affection in equal measure? but in actuality, you are just validating her belief that your return is the high point of the day. So she is as happy as Larry when you return but, when its time for you to leave again, her now exaggerated happiness at your presence is under threat, and she gets even more unhappy when you walk out that door. Fortunately, there are things you can do to minimize your dogs tendency towards anxiety. Here is a short list of what to do.

Do exercise the heck out of her. Really wear her out, the longer you expect to be away, the more exercise she should get before you leave. For example, if you are leaving for work in the morning, she will probably be by herself for at least four hours and, if you have got a dog walker to take her out mid day instead of coming back yourself, she will not see you, the person she really cares about for at least nine hours. So she needs a good, vigorous walk fifteen to twenty minutes is the absolute minimum here, before you walk out that door. More is even better.

Distract her from her boredom, loneliness, and anxiety by giving her an attractive alternative to pining, pacing, and whining. All dogs love to chew, why not play on this predisposition? Get a couple of marrowbones from the butcher, bake them in the oven for 20 minutes so they go nice and hard and crunchy and so she can not smear marrow all over your furniture, slice them up into chunks of a few inches long, and give her one about 15 minutes before you leave. It will keep her happy and occupied, and will act as a smokescreen for your departure.

When you leave, put the radio on to a soothing station, classical music is ideal, but any station featuring lots of talk shows is also ideal. Keep the volume quite low, and it will calm her down a bit and give her the feeling that she has got company. If at all possible, supply her with a view. If she can see the world going by, thats the next best thing to being out and about in it.

Acclimatize her to your leaving. Taking things nice and slowly, practice getting ready to go, jingle your keys about, put on your coat, and open the door. Then without leaving sit back down and do not go anywhere. Do this until shes not reacting any more. When there are no reaction, give her a treat and lavish praise for being so brave. Next, practice actually walking out the door and returning immediately, again doing this until there are no reaction. Gradually work up, gradually being the operative word here until you are able to leave the house with no signs of stress from her.

Do not act overtly sympathetic when she is crying. Although it sounds very cold hearted, trying to soothe and comfort your dog by patting her and cooing over her is actually one of the worst things you can do. Its essentially validating her concern. Make sure she can not tell that you feel sorry for her, do not ever say, its ok, good girl when she is upset.

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