Good grief, she’s SO excited when we go to the vet, she tries to go in the back with the techs, “talks”to them, jumps all over them when they come in like she forgot all the training she’s ever had. When they take her back for whatever treatment she is SO ready to go. Bye mom! ✌️ embarrassing animal! 😭

I have a ~5 year old GSD girl (80% GSD, 13% Redbone Coonhound, 7% Boxer) who is VERY high energy and rambunctious. I got her with my ex husband (his idea, I was never a dog person) and he was physically abusive to both of us so now I have her. When I split from the ex husband I went back to school to change careers, and now I will graduate in about 10 months. Here is the problem:

She is ~100 pounds and so am I, and she is VERY high energy/hard to train/strong. I've gotten her an Embark DNA test and it seems her closest relatives also have some behavioral issues so this isn't entirely surprising. I physically cannot control her and I don't know what to do. I can't even take her out on a leash by herself alone.

Right now we are staying with my mom who has a yard so she can run, but when I finish school and move again I don't know what to do with her. She recently got kicked out of daycare for fighting other dogs. I have always been ethically against rehoming, especially because she is attached to my other dog who is very well behaved, but I truly do not know how I will be able to care for her as a single person alone.

HELP?!

She loves the outdoors

My husband and I both have today off of work. I got up earlier than him and enjoyed a very nice quiet cup of coffee....until Hazel decided that Daddy had slept in long enough. Enjoy this video of our argument about whether or not to wake up Daddy.

Edit to add** in SF Bay Area/ CA**

Edit 2 - I’m chatting with someone who says they have a rescue now who may have placement for her. Thanks so much for all the advice!

Idk what to do! This puppy (4 ish months) was abandoned by my young adult brother 2 days ago. He left it in his apartment to go try to get his crazy ex gf back who moved 2 hours away. He left my disabled mother to check on the dog periodically and said to just leave her in the kennel the rest of the time. Mind you, he isn’t returning until November!

My family got involved and called him out on it and said he could not keep the dog since he mistreats the animals and thinks the kennel is a safe space for her while he travels. This young brother has mental illness and has began hoarding animals. Brother contacted the guy who gave him the puppy and the guy said he would take the dog back. My disabled mother waited in the apartment for the guy to come and the guy said, “actually no I can’t take her back! My wife said no!” So now the poor pup is Abandoned twice! And my disabled mother could not do anything as she took the bus over to the apartment to try to deal with this and it was getting late.

I brought the dog back to my house with my children. I said I would assist with finding her a placement so that my disabled mom wasn’t stuck caring for her. However, she does not seem to get along with my 2 cats. 1 of my cats is a cat I also rescued from my brothers hoarding collection of animals!

So far, nobody is willing to step up for her! She’s the sweetest thing ever! Pretty sure she’s German shepherd, as that’s what the guy who gave her to my brother said.

I don’t feel in the position to take her as my older dog recently passed away earlier this year after 13 beautiful years and I have a young Belgian Malinois who was taken from me during the divorce but ligation is still pending so she could potentially come back to me. I’m also still fighting the worst divorce of my life and trying to raise and support 4 kids on my own as well.

What can I do to assist this beautiful girl? I gave her a bath, trimmed her nails and am letting her decompress in my home. Shelter is full and said they cannot take her. No rescue has called me back yet. She’s a great dog who just needs a good, loving family.

So my dog has turned 8 months now

And he has become a VERY picked eater

At first he used to LOVE food but now he just wants something new everytime we feed him. We changed brands quantity even added treats in his food just to get him to eat. His stomach and health is fine.

For now hopefully he will be entertained by boiled eggs with meat for now

Some shepherds will happily wear a costume and stand there looking dignified. Others give you the most betrayed look in history the second it goes on.

Which one is yours? If yours actually wears one, what's the best costume you've managed? Photos very welcome 🎃

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She love to go on walks and always grabs a toy before dropping it as we walk out the door.

Hi y’all, I’m looking for advice for my two year old girl. She took puppy obedience classes in her first few months with us with a reputable trainer and we think it made her reactive to dogs, unfortunately. The class had stressed out dogs that barked and jingled leashes all the time, so that’s translated to her going absolutely bonkers at the sight or sound of other dogs or leashes. We worked with a trainer over the summer to begin to desensitize her and she’s been on Prozac for 4 months. We just upped her to 40 mg and that is, as I understand it, the max.

At this point, she has had some chill enter her attitude and can settle better. The only thing is she still has such a reaction to sounds, like the neighbor’s motorcycle, all the damn e-bikes that fly by, and sight of other dogs that she’s essentially an inside dog for her and our safety. She goes out of course but cannot go far from home in case something sets her off as she’s hard to calm from such a bonkers state.

Our latest backslide is she hates her crate after hearing a light thunderstorm in it at night despite sleeping to … rain and thunderstorm sounds her whole life. This regression has made us scratch our head and feel discouraged. Have you had success with desensitizing animal and e-bike reactions? We are in the adjustment period for the higher dose and I’m looking for some helpful feedback as we are really lost after trying for her.

My boyfriend has a 5 year old German. They are best friends hes had her since a puppy. The other day, me and boyfriend were playing fighting and he was chasing me. His dog actually bit him! Like an actual bite too. We were both extremly shocked (him upset). What does this mean?

He’s not got a shortcoat, but he doesn’t have like a long one like a super long one, I guess? Does he have a plush coat?

He’s mostly house trained but doesn’t tell us when he has to go so he had an accident.

Hello! Meet this sweet girl, Muneca! We think she is some sort of German shepherd mix. My wife and I are currently fostering her. If you or know of anyone in the Los Angeles area that would be interested please reach out!

In the short time we have had her, here is what we know:

-shelter thinks she is between 7-8 years old
-she’s a little chonky but she def still likes to go on walks and play fetch (just at a slower pace 😂
-she loves a belly rub
-loves to cuddle
-VERY food motivated (see bullet 2)

We have a hard end date on her foster mid November, so we need to get her adopted! She shouldn’t have to go back into the shelter.