Brennan's Mum

I am so happy that Angeline is home where she belongs. So glad this story had a happy ending

Disgusting

Have cross posted on FB.

Aww he's cute :).

OMG

That poor Dachshund weighs the same as my fully grown slightly taller than standard GSD .

A Pit Bull who I have ''friended'' on his Facebook fan page had his 'Dad' type out about an interesting case of breed bias that he faced Sunday morning (US time) in his Obedience class.

Ok folks, Diesels dad here. I made this page to show Diesels view of the world, but also to educate and inform about the worlds most misunderstood breed. Please read my status which I cut and pasted from my page.

Ignorance, and stupidity on full display today. When I got to dog training today I was given the news tha

t "Jake", a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel would no longer be taking the class. Why? And I quote:

"Because there is a Pit Bull in the class"

Mine specifically. Cathie explained that yes Diesel is a Pitbull but he's well trained and owned by a responsible owner. She further went on to state how she has more to be afraid of with the GSD in class who is and has DEMONSTRATED dog aggressiveness. Her response "yeah, but that's a German Shepherd, NOT a Pit bull". Unbelievable ignorance there. Don't fear the dog WHO is aggressive, fear the one that sat NEXT to you the WHOLE class without incident.

And in two bitter twists of irony

1. She went through 8 weeks of puppy class with a Pittie and didn't even know it

2. Her dog Jake, tipped and yapped at Diesel the whole class while Diesel held his place.

I feel sorry for you lady. And. I feel worse for your dog.

Here is a link to the post on Diesel's page

Way to Go Diesel

I love to have a good 'breed' book in my library (where possible- may be bit harder for non purebred dogs). I found by asking fellow GSD owners/ breeders for their suggestions of a good comprehensive GSD book to be the most helpful.

I also like having a variety of training books available to read and a Canine First aid book is also helpful :)

Oh and can't go past the dog stories/ biographies such as 'Marley and Me' :)

Thanks will pass along the information :)

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Hey Guys I have a friend with a 19 month old GSD who lives in Rutherford NSW and is looking for recommendations for an Obedience club nearby. She is not interested in trialling, just wants a well behaved family member.

I am not at all familiar with NSW so I got her permission to ask here on DOL as I am sure DOLers could come up with some suggestions.

Thanks in advance :).

I just found this website which allows you to type out an essay plan/ short story/ or just a jumble of nonsense statements (as was the case for me :laugh:). For every 100 words entered you get rewarded with a picture of a cute puppy. There is also a kitten version too..but puppy pictures rule

http://nightowlr.com/writtenpuppy/puppytest.html

yep I am sick of it too!

My little boy got chased by three off lead dogs yesterday.

He saw that it was time to leave the park and began to run home and the three dogs that people had offlead (in an onlead area) chased him. The owners didn't even bother calling them back

I am grateful that he wasn't scared and just knew to stop and be still. But still he said to me that he couldn't tell if they were friendly or not

Also yesterday my daughter was playing with her friend at adiffernt playground and a guy stopped with his dog, took its collar off and told it 'go say hello to those kids over there'!

The dog then proceeded to jump all pver them both and scratched my daughter's stomach doing so!!!

Oh dear a child was jumped upon and scratched by a dog!!!! Gosh, better call an ambulance and contact the media. Sheeesh, really? Is she that much of a princess that it was an issue?

This post is disgusting...absolutely disgusting :mad :mad No other word for it IMO

Agree . For all this dog owner knew the child/ren playing may be scared of dogs.

I always try and give space between my dog and other dogs. Having worked hard with her on her fear reactivity- and having seen such great changes in her I am not about to risk a set-back. I also do it out of courtesy of the other dog/ owner. I don't know their dog(s) story and how they are likely to react.

With people (particularly elderly and those with children) I will stand to the furthest possible point away from them and place my dog in a sit until they pass.

RIP Matilda

What a horrible situation . I hope the owner/s of the offending dogs are caught and punished.

So sorry Nehkbet

Rest in Peace sweet Boyan

Brennan and I would love to try it out. Anything could go with Brennan :laugh:

:laugh:

When I was a baby/ young toddler we had a rescue GSD/Kelpie mix who looked mostly GSD. It was the early to mid 80's ( 82-87). Mum used to get all sorts of comments from random people whilst out walking us. Things like:

''Those are dangerous dogs- completely irresponsible to have one of those dogs with a baby''

''Aren't you scared the dog will attack your child?''

I went walking with Brennan, my friend and her 2 Belgian Tervuren's recently. The comments we got was amazing:

Person: ''Ooh I love German Shepherds''

Me: ''Thanks so do I :)''

Person: *Looks at the Belgians* ''The long haired German Shepherds are quite cute aren't they?''

Me: ''Yes they are, however these dogs are Belgian Shepherds''

Person:''Oh they come from Belgium?''

My friend: ''Yes, and there are 4 distinct varieties of Belgian Shepherds my 2 are Tervuren's''.

Person: ''Ahh I see so they are German Shepherds that are bred in Belgium?''

Me: ''No, they are a completely different breeds''.

Person: ''But they are similar colours''

Me: ''Yes they have similar colours, but you can also see a difference here in the face shape''.

Person:'' Do they have long haired German Shepherds?''

Me:''Yes they do''.

''You need a German Shepherd for protection'' - Actually I don't. The reason I got a GSD is because I have loved the breed my entire life. It has nothing to do with my relationship status/ or the fact I live alone in xxxx area.

''Can your dog bite me on the arm like I saw the dogs do on TV/ Military dog demo's?'' - No, you can't. I don't care if you have a thick jumper and really want to try. I want to try it too, but fact is my dog is not trained to do that and neither am I.

Hope this little one is found....ummm not an easy question...but I remember Berri was preggers at one stage, is this girl also entire?

I have no idea to be honest so can't answer that- sorry.

Hoping today is the day... Are the circumstances sus or an accidental escape? When Tonka escaped from my friend's place (being a little mountain goat) he just went around to the front door to wait to get let in again (three hours later when my friend came home).

She escaped with another of Jeanne's Papillon's, but whereas Berri returned home, Angeline didn't. Still missing as of this morning

Hi Guys,

DOLer Prydenjoy's gorgeous Papillon Angeline has been missing from her Goodna, QLD home since early this morning. Angeline is microchipped, friendly and likely to go to anyone offering a pat. Jeanne and her daughter are understandably worried and want to get their loved family member home safe and soon.

If anyone catches sight of her, please contact Jeanne on ‎0431 254 544.

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Posting this in General as it gets more traffic.

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She's such a gorgeous girl :). Hope she's enjoying her day

It's shitty for Pistols owner that the dogs collar broke but why would anyone walk a large powerful young dog while they have a broken foot? I guess hindsight is a wonderful thing, but honestly!

That was my first thought. Very sad, tragic event . RIP to the poor dog that died. I can't begin to imagine how the poor owner of the deceased dog is feeling

Such a tragedy . RIP Lennox.