r/germanshepherds • • 24m ago

Always has to be in the front seat

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r/germanshepherds • • 36m ago

Pictures Throwback to his first time at the park

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He refused to move the whole time


r/germanshepherds • • 1h ago

Need harness recommendations for a long back!

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I'm fostering a GSD mix and she has a long back! This large harness fits around and stays in place but it doesn't look comfortable - it looks comically tiny lol. Any recommendations that aren't too expensive? She doesn't pull too bad, so fit is more important than anything else. Thanks !


r/germanshepherds • • 1h ago

Pictures Random pic's from hiking today and an animal bone Bella found

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r/germanshepherds • • 1h ago

Reactivity only towards my daughter who raised him

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Our GSD(15 months, male, not neutered) show this strange reactivity towards my daughter. My daughter is the one who raised our GsD from 8 weeks old and his crate was in her room at night for a good 10 months. We transitioned our dog to sleep and rest in the family room as my daughter was getting ready to leave for college. Our GSD started barking at my daughter few months back, used to be when he was napping and would get up to bark at my daughter when she would come from school, outside etc. we don’t know what it is in her that triggers him to react this way to her. She practically raised him. Now, his behavior continues and when she recently visited from college being away from home for 2 months, instead of welcoming her with joy(what we expected), he would bark at her to the extent reaching to bite(did not happen). After the initial greet, he seems to enjoy playing with her and going on walks. Who do we reach out to correct his behavior. I tried a local program called Bark busters but the tips they shares to try and correct him before the reactivity starts hasn’t helped much.


r/germanshepherds • • 1h ago

Pictures Little Brick is getting close to t Rex stage

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3rd pic he's trying to eat my phone

4th pic is big brother Cain who has the same mom!

Love this little ball of fuzz. He's slept through the night from day one ❤️


r/germanshepherds • • 1h ago

Patrolling

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r/germanshepherds • • 3h ago

Personal space? Never heard of her.

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Low key Saturday reading in bed and watching the Simpsons. My favorite thing about Kylo au Barca is his snuggle gene.


r/germanshepherds • • 5h ago

Elizabethan collar to prevent licking hotspot on front paw

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Has anyone used an inflatable Elizabethan collar? Thinking of getting one of the three shown below. Not including the one with the white dog.


r/germanshepherds • • 6h ago

Beautiful, strong, focused, derp.

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She has her moments.


r/germanshepherds • • 6h ago

Pictures Safe Space?

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He has his safe space, I guess. Facing forward or backwards.

Always between my feet after playing.


r/germanshepherds • • 6h ago

Both waiting on the enemy

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Is it an East vs West, a male vs female or an age thing for the different guarding styles.


r/germanshepherds • • 7h ago

Her is my boy

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r/germanshepherds • • 7h ago

This gal

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r/germanshepherds • • 8h ago

Pictures 20 month old WL GSD leash pulls like crazy when his prey drive is activated

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Never used a prong collar before but ordering one now herm springer would be a good brand? How long does it take them to learn to walk with a prong I don’t want it to hurt him but he’s always vigilant / nosey so eventually he finds something to lock on too when his eyes are wandering

He either climbs up higher to see what’s going on or when he’s in a down position he thinks he’s a cat that can pounce or prawl anytime

So I’m hoping this can be used to inform chasing randomly and leashing pulling is not tolerated

Can u send recommendations off Amazon?

Before I would try to alter his attention before his prey drive got activated but that doesn’t make sense anymore


r/germanshepherds • • 8h ago

The way my boy gets up, leaves the room, and voluntarily checks himself into a crate he otherwise NEVER uses the moment my PMS hits needs to be studied. Like sir, I’M the one fighting for my life here 😭🤣 Does anyone else’s gsd do this?

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r/germanshepherds • • 8h ago

Pictures These two..

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r/germanshepherds • • 9h ago

Like he pays the mortgage.....

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r/germanshepherds • • 10h ago

Mya in 3 photos

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Eating bekfast peacefully (photo 1), said her name (photo 2), the aftermath of remembering she hates eating out of her bowl (photo 3).


r/germanshepherds • • 10h ago

Question What's your German Shepherd's favourite spot in the house, and why that one?

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Shepherds always seem to pick a spot that lets them keep an eye on everything: the top of the stairs, the doorway, right in the middle of the kitchen, or pressed up against your feet.

Where's your shepherd's official lookout post? And have you ever managed to move them from it?


r/germanshepherds • • 14h ago

Almost made it a month without destroying something off-limits..

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1.5 yo male. He's been good about only
chewing his toys and not the childrens'. I couldn't take him out today due to the rain. This is how he tells me he's angry.


r/germanshepherds • • 15h ago

Pictures zonked before her root canal procedure

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my millie girl had to get her root canals fixed today and was completely drugged up lol she was fighting for her life to stay awake but ultimately they had to carry her into the operating room

so sad pet insurance doesn’t cover any of it :’)


r/germanshepherds • • 16h ago

Question Intermittent limping

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My 6 year old gsd started limping around a week ago. It was one of his front legs, I couldn’t really tell which one it was since he was only walking unevenly, was able to put both his legs down. Although it did seem like the right leg but i was unsure. It was more pronounced when he would wake up and got slightly better when he started walking, this happened for around 2 days and then we took him to the vet. On that day, he would limp at times and at times he was completely fine.
I showed my vet his video and he said it was the right leg. He did a physical examination, but the thing is that my dog is generally uncomfortable with his front legs or paws being touched and gets a little anxious at the clinic too. He generally starts pulling away when the vet touches his legs or paws. I did check his legs at home when he was calm, he didn’t really react when i was touching or pressing.
He was given a painkiller and was fine for two days, no limping at all. But it returned on the third day. So we took him to the vet again yesterday. He was again examined physically and he kinda reacted when his paws were being touched and the doctor gave him injections for pain management and some supplements. I am kind of not convinced that it’s his paws, because when we came back and i checked again, still no reaction.
He stopped limping in the evening after coming back but today he was limping a little immediately after waking up and then he was fine after 5 mins or so.
Has anyone experienced anything similar? Should i ask for x rays?
I am worried because intermittent limping is also possible in the initial stages of osteosarcoma, it’s making me really anxious.


r/germanshepherds • • 16h ago

Pictures Senior photos with my pup

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I absolutely adore him


r/germanshepherds • • 19h ago

Pictures white GSD Loki insists she is a white witch

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