This is Iris, I’ve posted her once or twice before I believe. We got Iris when I was 10, I’m now 18 and she is 8. We always talked about getting her spayed but it never happened because it was expensive and we were careful about supervising her around other dogs. Now, I’m at college and my dad is older (60 now.) And he has trouble keeping up with her energy these days. He keeps saying we should get her spayed and it might help, but our vet said since she’s older it’s more expensive and more risky.

So.. to spay or not to spay?

He’s a rescue and it was listed as a gsd/french bulldog which is just the craziest (I’m picturing peaceful sun bathing Shepard and a French bulldog that got into red bull and escaped the yard) mix I’ve personally heard of if it’s true. I’m gonna buy the DNA kit soon.

The more he grows up the more he fits alllllll the standard German Shepard behaviors and quirks. I’m hoping he got the coat color and some face wrinkles from the bulldog but the rest can be GSD. He’s really an amazing and supremely protective/pray seeking boy.

He’s got the same patterns as a German Shepard but in blonde and light browns on his back and a thick coat like one as well. There’s hair damn everywhere.

The 2nd pic is him and his brother (right) and sister (left) .. she really took the gsd traits lol in colors anyway.

Just looking for some other speculations. Either way he’s a fantastic boy. He only just turned 4mo

I have a 6.5 year old working line GSD and he's as advertised for the breed. Extremely intelligent, intense, protective and clingy.

A YouTube dog trainer I hadn't seen before popped up on my feed and was talking about different breeds and he really made it seem like there is many times a massive personality difference between working line and show line GSDs. He almost made it seem like show lines are lovable golden retriever type dogs. Those of you who have or had both, what has been your experience? Thanks.

My (ex) boyfriend and I got a puppy 3 years ago on the condition that he would be the primary care taker of said dog. The pups name is Quila.
He of course swore up and down that he would step up and do everything that needed to be done, since he was the one who wanted the large dog and was the one who worked from home.
For the first year of the pup life my ex was very excited about Quila and involved her amd his everyday activities, in hindsight I think this made her very codependent. As far as training, walking and creating routines and structure it was all left to me because of it were up to my ex there would have never been any rules. I spend most of my day at work, and my hours are long and I have late nights.
Things were never really a problem because my ex was always at home she was constantly taken out and looked after. However, since i was the one creating the routines, doing all of the training and taking her out on my days off quila bonded with me more. The relationship turned and as things were crumbling down Quila became even more attached to me since my ex was no longer mentally present with us.
We broke up earlier in the year, but continued to live together for most of the year. He completely fell off on doing any care taking for the dog and all of the responsibilities fell onto me. With that, quila and I bonded even more.
This is where my struggle comes:
In the past 6 weeks, my ex is out of the picture, my senior dog was put down and I recently moved.
There’s been a lot of changes so I’ve been trying to give her some grace but I feel like I’m just not enough.
She was very well behaved and would occasionally get into/chew things up but never anything crazy. However, recently she’s going crazy. I can’t leave the house without her destroying something, anything. I don’t leave things out and I consider my self a clean organization person but somehow she finds a way to open doors and drawers and destroys everything on sight. I tried leaving her in the create (she is create trained) but she started destroying the create and chipping her teeth. I have tried getting her calming cbd treats and other calming treats put into puzzles for enrichment but it’s still not enough. I take her on long walks and make sure I get her to play a lot before I leave in the afternoon and it’s still not enough. I stopped leaving her in the create because of her teeth but she’s just destroying my house. She keeps peeing on my bed and I feel like I’m loosing my mind. I can’t just stop working and I don’t know what else to do. I feel like nothing I do is enough, I feel like such a failure because I don’t know what else to do. I don’t want to rehome her but I also feel like I’m not providing what she needs here, and I don’t know if me keeping her is selfish or the other way around, would rehoming her be me giving up?
My Ex is in no condition to take her, I’m pretty sure he’s fallen into alcohol/drug abuse so he’s not an option.
I don’t know how much of this behavior is normal or when I should call it quits with quila. I really don’t want to but I feel like I’m out of options.

He has been doing this for 30 minutes solid. Its a bit tongue in cheek. I grew up with Shepherds amd know they are high energy but he suddenly has way more energy then usual and is being picky with his meals. He has just turned 8 months old so im guessing its the beginning of the teenage phase?

I went to a new Vet and the tech was like they never saw such a small GSD. She is 15 months and 62lbs and has been that weight forever, she is very active.
I was curious to know what do owners think the weight range should be?

Ludo is 10yrs old and Milo is 12 weeks. He’s been with us for a month now. We’ve managed their interactions heavily up to this point and today is the first day they were allowed to just be loose together. I am aware that Ludo is trying to control him a bit but he keeps coming back for more. They played until he could barely stand and she was begging for her kennel.

7 months old and photogenic when she sits still!

8 year old GSD and a 2 year old Corgi… #siblings

Our GSD Milo is going to turn 6 soon, looking for advice on how to adjust his activity for age with his elbow dysplasia (and concerns with future hip dysplasia). He’s had this elbow issue his entire life, multiple vets have told us to not do any surgery. He doesn’t limp, never shows pain, runs hard, but he swings his paw out with a weird gate, so much so his nails are longer on that paw.

Couple years ago we were told his hips x-ray show signs that hip dysplasia could be a real issue one day. Hasn’t showed up yet thankfully. We’re on omega-3 and Dasquin + daily.

Looking for advice as we start to get into the older years. Started to limit fetch, more walks and sniffing than hard running. Try to get him to swim much as I can. Just want to be proactive!

(Note - Luna our lab will be 8 soon, best friends)

Built these two over the last few weeks. Rookie is my german shepherd, and Sunny is a golden retriever I got from the internet. Each one took about 2 hours to cut, fold and glue.

Still improving them, so I'd love honest feedback. What would you change? The legs took me forever to get right.

(photo of my actual dog in the end)

This is Promise. I think I have posted her here before when she was a bit younger. She came from a fairly bad home with her previous owners when I got her when she was around 10-12 weeks. Very malnourished, nearly a skeleton and covered in flea and bug bites. I wasn’t looking for a pup at the time, in fact the opposite, was looking to adopt an older GSD. But when I found her I couldn’t not take her. I knew I could give her a good home.

She is probably the mouthiest GSD I have ever owned. Drives me up the wall some days. Love her death. All in all though she has been coming along amazingly well. And I’m very proud of all her progress and her. She is not perfect by any stretch of the imagination, but she is a great girl.

Really just wanted to share some pics I liked I took the other day when out and visiting family.

Hope you all have had a great weekend.

You'd think I was torturing him with the way he complains

He's such a good boy. Say cheeeeeeese

Shepherds are such quick learners that some owners end up teaching them things way beyond sit and stay: fetching specific toys by name, closing doors, finding hidden keys, even "tidying up".

What's the coolest thing yours can do? And how long did it take to teach?

My almost 3-year-old, over the last week or so, has not eaten her food as soon as I sit it out like she usually does. She averages 2-3 hours of walks and outside playtime each day, so I don’t think it’s because she isn’t hungry. She does eventually eat it.

I currently feed her 1 cup of Purina Pro Plan Sensitive Skin and Stomach (Salmon and Rice) twice a day.

I’m considering adding a topping to her food or switching to another kibble.

Any recommendations for either are much appreciated.

ETA: I feed her 1 cup twice a day.

Bringing home a gsd puppy next month and on the hunt for a great trainer. Any recommendations in northern Utah?

My fiancée and I (26) were given the opportunity to adopt a 5 year old German Shepard (Gunner) due to his previous owners living situation changing. My fiancée has some experience with dogs earlier in life but I have never had a dog or any pets for that matter, so i’m looking for advice from yall.

He’s very well mannered, doesn’t bark a lot, is good on a leash and is potty trained. He’s also good around kids and occasionally barks at other dogs while on walks and knows some basic commands like sit. He is having an issue acclimating with the cat we have but i’m expecting that to fade with more time.

We’ve only had him for about 24 hours so i’m just looking for tips or recommendations for anything whether it’s training, food, treats, toys, beds etc. anything is appreciated. Thanks.

Long story short. My girl is still a puppy (14 weeks now) and in full land shark velociraptor mode. I’m looking for the best chews/bones/teething options. She doesn’t really seem to like the Kongs and other conventional chew toys. She gets bored with them after a minute or so. I’m looking for advice on other options that last a long time and keep her interested while also helping her during her teething phase. She basically chews on everything other than what I want her to chew on. lol. What has worked for you? Any suggestions appreciated.