Wow, that’s an impressive procedure you have invented.
Your GSD sounds a lot like my third one. High herding instinct and wanting to get anything that moved; kids on skateboards or bikes, soccer players in the park, butterflies, etc. At about 5 years old he quieted down and became a ‘normal’ GSD. However, anyone that entered the house through the front door was enthusiastically greeted. I think that was because everyone that entered paid significant attention to him, so they registered as friends. The Mail Man, UPS man, FedEx man, and DHL man were all his best friends. It sounds like you miss him like I miss all three of mine.We are seeing temps up around the 50*C around shopping centre car parks, the place the dog is likely to need to stay in the car.
A lot of the non food shops allow us to carry the dog with us, but he is a Chihuahua, the German Shepard that I had previously might be a tad more difficult to carry, plus he just wanted to tear anyone he saw to pieces if he wasn't introduced as family that he had to protect
Unbelievable with kids, any kids, the protection level went up to 11, to the point, the kid's parents couldn't get near them and he would keep them herded away from adults .... no matter who's kids they were
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Yes, very much so, although he was my workshop guard dog back when I had my mechanical business, so he just couldn't be around people. Incredible loyal and trusting that I would always look out for him and he in turn, always looked out for me. To feed him, he would not eat unless patted on the head and told it was for him, no way of poisoning him that way ..... If he wasn't introduced and told he was part of the family he had to protect, the depth of the growl, the snapping and showing of a full set of very strong teeth in a mouth the looked like the whole front end of the dog opened up ..... no one was going to be crazy enough to try and pat him
We had a black Labrador who was a tiny bit like that. His growl and bark came from near the tail and sounded quite intimidating. The brass “ beware of the dog” sign is still on the gate and there’s still the odd person asking if the dog’s about. His memory lingers on years after he passed. Honestly, I’d have been more worried about the cat.Yes, very much so, although he was my workshop guard dog back when I had my mechanical business, so he just couldn't be around people. Incredible loyal and trusting that I would always look out for him and he in turn, always looked out for me. To feed him, he would not eat unless patted on the head and told it was for him, no way of poisoning him that way ..... If he wasn't introduced and told he was part of the family he had to protect, the depth of the growl, the snapping and showing of a full set of very strong teeth in a mouth the looked like the whole front end of the dog opened up ..... no one was going to be crazy enough to try and pat him
When I took him home, we could play ball with him, but if anyone was to come into the back yard through the gate or the house back door .... the ball was forgotten and full guard dog was back on display ..... 25 yrs since he passed, still miss him ....
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