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Edgar

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  1. Besides big jail time these people should be neutered... Don't want their stupidity genes being passed on *sigh*
  2. I've always thought of cropping or docking being akin to circumcision in humans. Either way don't really see what the big deal is as "functionality" is not really affected in either case.
  3. GSD rating seems accurate. My boy loves playing with kids, in fact he seems to think he's one of them! He does however get a bit jumpy and hyper around them which could lead to accidental falls and spills. He also seems very forgiving of all kinds of kid things i.e. pushing, yelling, screaming, general crazyness.
  4. Lol this thread is fun. What I'm wondering is why do people keep replying to it? Doh! I just did it.
  5. Edgar

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    hehe gotta agree with you about the babying I baby my GSD all the time (so does the rest of my family) and well he acts like a.... baby. A baby that can bark :lol: :lol: :lol:
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  7. You need to get him used to being touched. Open his mouth with your hands, desensitize a bit to human hands. Make sure he is punished when he bites i.e. say something like "No Biting" in a commanding voice, gently put your hand on his muzzle for 5 seconds and then turn your back on him, ignoring him for 5 minutes or so. Do this whenever he growls or bites. Make sure you don't reward his growling or biting in any way. i.e. no petting, no backing off, no playing after he growls or bites. Maybe get your daughter to take part in his training. Make him sit/stay etc for treats and let her do it. Make him wait for his food until you save move. Stuff like that, they need to know from a young age that family is boss and aggressive behaviour won't be tolerated.
  8. [quote name='MajiesMom']Blitz is not a showline GSD why do you want to train him to stack?[/quote] Just want him to stack for pictures or so he can show off sometime 8) I noticed that when he's doing his business it looks sort of neat, very close to a "stack" the difference being that his back isn't naturally sloped. I've seen lots of pics of Czech/East German GSD's where they stack them but they do look a quite different. The American GSD's don't really look stretched out when they stack. There legs have the positioning mentioned above but they aren't really stretched out. Where as with Blitz if I just position his legs his back will look pretty straight. So with him the stack would be more like a stretch one where he leans forward with his chest/head and keeps his rear legs stretched out. IMHO looks way cooler than the sloped back. The dog still looks like a rocket when posing AND at the same time still has proper back. I'm not sure if what I'm talking about is trainable or up to show standards! I will try though just for fun.
  9. Has anyone trained their doggies to do "the stance"? You know like in the the show pictures, legs back a bit, head leaning forward, muscles flexed? I notice Blitz looks like that when he goes pee (doesn't life his leg) but i don't think thats a usable pose to start from as everytime I tell him to do it he'll probably end up taking a leak ! Any suggestions on how to train him to do this?
  10. I think the answer to this is extremely simple and logical to derive. Do wolf pups eat puppy food? No. They eat the same things they always will the only difference is that mom and dad have to feed / hunt for them. Hence if a good all life stage food is good for an adult dog, it will also be good for the pup.
  11. Holz_boomer - agree with you 100% Dogs are fine outdoors. Being a good owner is more a function of how much time you spend with your dog, how well you care for them and how well you love them.
  12. Some people will sell their own mothers for money. Disgusting
  13. Could you expand on the mental work part? It sounds interesting and I'd like to see if it works for Blitz
  14. Hehe he's a handful. His best days are when he's pooped out from chasing other dogs for an hour or two. He's a complete maniac around other dogs, yesterday an adult husky actually played with him (usually the big guys ignore him). Hehe the Husky couldn't catch him, and when he did Blitz decis he can wrestle with a dog twice his size!! Dunno if thats very smart. Needless to say he got roughed around a bit but kept going back for more... Seemed like he was having the time of his life ! BK_BLUE - yup i've heard about the nothing for free method and do apply it on Blitz. I just have to make sure the rest of the family does as well.
  15. Majiesmom - I agree 100% its going to be a battle with this guy. He comes from working lines, I think he needs a job. He's still too young for the training I'd like him to do though and has to be thoroughly obedient first. Exercise is definately the best. When he's out playing with other dogs he goes full steam. Doesn't stop running even if he's falling over hurting himself (part of the reason I don't like taking him out so much). I was told too much exercise could be bad for his hips, but I don't think young Blitz seems to care about that! Plus in Vancouver the whether is simple horrible ( I still take him out though ) I just wish there was a way to tire him out indoors.
  16. How did you find out he needed surgery? I'm pretty sure he didn't eat more than two pieces of cloth, but how would I know for sure? *sigh* I think he (and me too) is very lucky not to have either shoked on the thing, or gotten it stuck in his tummy. Yup I'm going to have to be extra careful puppy proofing the house. As for obedience at home he listens maybe 35-50% of the time when treats aren't involved. 100% of the time if he thinks he's getting a treat. However around other dogs he's thoroughly disobedient unless they snap at him then he'll come back to me for a couple of seconds then run back to the other dog :P. If other dogs are involved he'll even ignore treats. I just don't like the idea of treats simply because he will probably never listen if he doesn't see/smell that I have food for him.
  17. Yeah the problem is that during the day I leave him with my parents. I've caught them saying one command i.e. multiple times. I'm going to have to have a talk with them on dog behaviour. I've avoided using his crate till now... Its going to be rough. BlackGSD - you currently have a Czech GSD yes? How did you find his behaviour as he grew up?
  18. This morning I woke up to the sound of Blitz vomiting. I thought it was going to be fluid or grass or something else edible that upset his stomach. But to my surprise (and horror) it was a fair sized dish washing cloth! Then 15 minutes later he vomited again, this time a rag. I have no idea where he got them from (but have suspicions) and I try my best to keep these things away from him but somehow he gets them (socks too). One time a sock even passed through with his stools. Its pretty scary. He could easily choke or clog up his stomach Does anybody have suggestions on how to stop this (besides puppy proofing everything, which i'm going to do tonight)? The regular NO! and giving him something that he's supposed to chew on isn't working. *edit* I should also add that his disobedience is growing day by day. A month ago "come here" "sit" "stay" etc were all commands he followed instantly. Now he either looks at me like he's dumb and doesn't listen at all or takes a very long time to do so. Actually since I started basic obedience classes with him, things seem to have worsened!? Blitz is a 6 month GSD
  19. This morning I woke up to the sound of Blitz vomiting. I thought it was going to be fluid or grass or something else edible that upset his stomach. But to my surprise (and horror) it was a fair sized dish washing cloth! Then 15 minutes later he vomited again, this time a rag. I have no idea where he got them from (but have suspicions) and I try my best to keep these things away from him but somehow he gets them (socks too). One time a sock even passed through with his stools. Its pretty scary. He could easily choke or clog up his stomach :( Does anybody have suggestions on how to stop this (besides puppy proofing everything, which i'm going to do tonight)? The regular NO! and giving him something that he's supposed to chew on isn't working. *edit* I should also add that his disobedience is growing day by day. A month ago "come here" "sit" "stay" etc were all commands he followed instantly. Now he either looks at me like he's dumb and doesn't listen at all or takes a very long time to do so. Actually since I started basic obedience classes with him, things seem to have worsened!?
  20. The dog was on a long chain so that he could "patrol" both the front and backyard. I know some people are going to say that was a wrong thing to do right away but I think its a common think to do with a working/guard dog. Poor guy was just doing his job. I know my bow Blitz would bark his head off if someone with a gun came onto my property, police officer or not. Anyways the police officer had so many other options but once again the Van City police force shows they are incapable of using there heads. i.e. They've been accused of brutalizing of suspects (i.e. taking people to remote areas and literally beating them), beating up cab drivers, targeting minorities, and even pushing around senior citizens so this is just another one to add to the pile. A police officer, public servant and the arm of justice, should be able to use his head a bit more rationally instead of taking the easy way out and pulling the trigger. Damnit I'm mad. [url]http://www.canada.com/search/story.aspx?id=0b172c4c-602e-428b-bdc1-1a1632dbd78a[/url]
  21. Lol somehow I don't find this surprising at all. Many of the vile and stupid things people do in this world are over religion. Wars, genocide, murder, torture etc. Doesn't surprise me they somehow got a hold on this issue as well!! I find it surprising though because early interpretations maintained that animals don't have souls, so under that guidline spaying and neutering should be okay. Or as mentioned the other interpretation in which spaying/neutering prevents overpopulation, needless euthanasia and disease etc thus being in line with the "good book." Hey even though those families that don't use birth control in Africa are bringing their children into a world of misery, hunger and pain its fine by the Church because that's God's word! Seems like religion can be twisted to mean anything which IMHO means its meaningless =) . Never mind me though.... just venting.
  22. I guess "rough" play would be better. However I'm not just wondering about that sort of play but also about real aggression and how to deal with it. Especially because they are puppies now and what is play today is sure to change (possibly for the worse) once they mature up a bit.
  23. Yesterday a friend of mine brought over their 6 month boxer Goliath (cutest pup ever!) to play with my six month old GSD Blitz. As soon as Blitz saw him he started getting hyper and barking (he loves to play!). However when Goliath came inside the house first thing he did was tackle Blitz to the ground. At this point Blitz started whining like crazy and running away as if he was going to die or something! Goliath basically kept bowling him over during the initial meeting while Blitz made no effort to protect himself, he just wanted to get away (but he couldn't due to the confined space of the room)! This went on for some time, so I figured it would be best to let them play in the backyard where they'd have more space. Things were better there and Blitz started to interact a bit more, they basically wrestled for 2 hours from that point on. No biting really just wrestling and switching between dominant positions. At one point Blitz had Goliath cornered on top of a table and wouldn't let him come down (was growling a bit too) and as soon as I intervened he basically lied flat on the ground and stopped. Needless to say the boxer pup had way more energy and by the end of it Blitz was ready to pass out. :lol: My question is how do you guys handle puppy/dog aggression? Should I let Blitz wrestle? I've never seem him start any "agressive" games but once they start he seems to go on forever. For a GSD Blitz seems very gentle. He loves playing with kids, loves snuggling up close to the family, and never bites. I can see that he's going to be protective because if he hears a sound in the house and doesn't know where its coming from the first thing he does is get up and barks/growls. He's never actually growled at a person though. He doesn't seem to lack confidence because the first thing he does when he sees another dog is run up to it and either bark or lick its face (but maybe I'm reading him wrong?). But the minute the other dog shows any aggression he seems to get pretty scared. Never barks at people, usually he just ignores strangers, but as soon as the stranger becomes a friend the first thing he wants is a belly rub. Is that normal for a 6 month pup? How should I react? Generally I just ignore him when these things happen and sort of let them play out. Eventually I'd like to get him into Schutzhund training, but I think his confidence needs to be 100% first. Thanks!
  24. Well I can tell you one thing, as I type this my puppy is busy chewing my foot and there's not an ounce of guilt on his face :D .
  25. [quote]dogs don't feel "guilt" like people do, therefore they aren't really acting like that because they did something "wrong". such a statement is projecting feelings and thoughts into the dog, who has a completely different perspective of life compared to our own. they are just reacting to whatever signals you are sending (even if you aren't aware of it) when you realize they did something you don't approve of. for everyone who is interested in "getting into their dog's head" a little more and looking at things from their perspective, read some good dog books, like for example "the other end of the leash" by patricia mcconnell (excerpt) or "bones would rain from the sky" by suzanne clothier [/quote] I think people need to start using their heads a bit more instead of continuing to subscribe to this medieval line of thinking. Descartes the "great" French scientist/philosopher used to perform live dissections on animals. Descartes also contended that animals have no souls (only people do) and that the cries of pain the let out were nothing more than mechanical expulsions of gases and sounds. However he would have come up with a completely different explanation for humans based on us having "souls". As a graduate of Cognitive Sciences I find these paltry attempts where people say "Don't ascribe your human feelings to a trained animal!" quite amusing. As we practitioners of modern Science know, feelings, intelligence and all other thinking are aspects of the brain. Yes Dogs and People have different brain structure but don't confuse that with the way we apply language to describe our introspective thoughts and feelings. Its quite simple. Guilt for example is no "Natural" emotion. Rather its hammered into you by the people and environment around you. Its hammered into a dog the same way. Kid does something bad, mom yells. Dog does something bad, master can yell to. How do I confirm that the child feels guilt and that the dog does not. 1. Behaviour 2. Language 3. Physiology We're dealing with a completely introspective attitude here (guilt, you have to look "inward" to "feel" it). So how can I truly know whether the Dog or Child feels guilt? In short I think its logical to say that I can never know for sure. I can never step into someone
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