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Someome (that I really despise) was getting on me the other day about my German Shepherd dog riding in the passenger seat of my car. They were saying that the police could give me a ticket if he wasn't in the backseat. I have a fairly small car (a hyundai sonata) and a very large dog, so he cannot sit in the backseat. The seat in the back is a bench seat, and his paws slide off causing him to fall on the floor. The passenger seat is the only seat large enough to accomodate him safely and comfortably. He NEVER gets in the way of my driving, and I am always very cautious when driving with him. Can I really get a citation for this? Please don't recommend those "doggy seatbelts." I've looked into those, and they are a joke. Please don't recommend those "doggy seatbelts." I've looked into those, and they are a joke. I live in Florida... if that helps. My dog always has a leash on in the car in case I need to grab him, but I have never actually had to. He's really well behaved in the car.
Answer:I have a German Shepherd too (in Florida) and we always let her sit in the car. Nobody has ever found a problem with it before- I think the person you were talking to was probably just being obnoxious.
We have a German Shepherd, he barks alot and now he is nearly one year old! We've been keeping him inside lately, and trying to seek for a dog to be his companion, becoz people say another dog will reduce the barking. 1.Is that true? 2. What dog will get along well with a GSD 3. The dog doesn't need lots of exercise, doesn't need lots of grooming, can get along with children over 12. 4. Doesn't bark much. And if you have any other suggestions please tell me!
Answer:The only thing that will control your GSD's barking is you. I recommend put him through some obedience classes. I have two German Shepherds, and when one starts barking, the other joins in right away. My dogs know the commands 'settle' and 'go to bed' the one thing you never want to do when your GSD starts barking is yell at him. Dogs don't understand that yelling means your mad. The dog is going to think you are barking right along with him and get even more excited. Try filling a pop can with pennies and shaking it to get his attention when he is barking. Once he stops barking, put him in a sit and give him a treat or throw him a favorite toy. Another thing you need to start doing is exercising him and giving him something to do. GSD's are an extremely intelligent breed that need a purpose or they get bored and develop unwanted behaviors, such as excessive barking. Getting a 2nd dog will not be a quick fix, and chances are that you will just wind up with two out of control barking dogs. Dogs don't train each other, they look to their pack leader (you) for guidance.
im looking for a german shepherd as a watch dog. is there any where around manila.. [5 hours away max] where i can find a breeder that is respectable? it will be living on large property when it becomes larger and after socializing in a condo.
Answer:my mom has a white german shepherd and might be breeding her soon... she lives in las pinas and if she isnt breeding her now she can definitely hook you up with respectable and reasonable breeders... email me at maltroye01@yahoo.com
Our dog is around 2 1/2 years old. He is a smaller German Shepherd. I realize that, but he is too small. We always have food out for him, but he just doesn't eat enough. Is there anything (fairly cheap) that I can give him to put some meat on his bones?
Answer:Forget the idea of fattening him up. Being fat is as unhealthy for dogs as it is for humans. The GSD should be in the same condition as a champion marathon runner - if he has a correct coat you should see the muscles working over each rib when he is gaiting or panting, you should see no more than one edge of the very last rib when he is rested. You give us no data as evidence of your claim that he is "too small". Because the GSD is a boundary patrolling dog that herds sheep, there are set limits to its size, so that it will be big enough to pull sheep out of crops but small enough to be agile and to need little fuel. Many dogs registered as GSDs are much too big - that applies particularly to the deviations referred to as AlsatiOns and NAmerican Ski-Slope Dogs, and you might be comparing a genuine GSD with one of them. A first class male GSD must end up in the height range 60-to-65cm. A second class male GSD gets a 1cm tolerance, so can be in the 59-to-66cm height range - that's 23ΒΌ-to-26 inches minimum and maximum. In either case the weight is to be in the range 30-to-40 kg, which is 66-to-88 lbs. On-demand feeding aka free feeding has been researched and proven to dramatically increase the incidence of hip dysplasia. So don't even consider it. Next is diet. I do not consider kibbles to be dog FOOD, although most dogs can exist on them. Nor do I consider it mere coincidence that the 30-35 year period in which kibbles rose from virtually unheard of to virtually universal happens to be the same years in which bloat escalated some 18,000%. - check it in the bloat research section of http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/The_GSD_Source/links/Feeding__Nutrition__GDV_Bloat_001198556443/, which also links you to many ideas on how to feed, plus to plants that cause problems to dogs. Dogs being carnivores, with a digestive system evolved to thrive on animal proteins - birds, eggs, fish, insects, mammals, reptiles - small bones and all (except those fish-needles), I am convinced that the basis of a dog's diet should be raw meat on the bone. You can add almost anything to it, but ideal are cooked table scraps (except baked/roasted bones. My dogs get pan-fried and pressure-cooked bones and have never had a problem, but some poorly-bred dogs have degenerate digestive systems that can't cope). My current 4 are aged 8, 12, 12 and 14 years, and lambs briskets are the main element in their diet. You'll probably find that dogs fatten better on smelly mutton from old sheep than they do on beef or venison or horse or poultry. Routine is important to dogs - mine tend to quietly moan if I don't feed them within 5 minutes of the designated clock time (yeah, the start and finish of Daylight Saving Time mucks them up for a while). The little actions & sounds as you slowly prepare a meal and carry it to the designated eating place will act like the triggers used in Pavlovian conditioning to arouse appetites and start the digestive juices flowing. A small morning snack and a main meal late at night is the best feeding routine for pet dogs. Guard dogs should have the timing reversed - dogs sleep when their tummy is full. If you dog is a couch potato, he probably needs no more than a lb of meat a day. If he does a lot of exercise he might need 3 lbs a day - more, if he works 16 hour days on a farm. If your dog IS underweight for his actual size, with his ribs showing constantly, you need to have him tested for such as a pancreas deficiency or a heavy worm burden. Les P, owner of GSD_Friendly: http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/GSD_Friendly "In GSDs" as of 1967
My cousin has a german shepherd dog that is 2 years old. he wants to train it to be a police dog any help?
Answer:Police dogs are planned before they are even born. They train from small puppies and are specifically chosen by the states specialized dog trainers.
