Recent content by In the North

This is another thing that I actually appreciate very much about GSDs: the truly well bred among them are not all that needy in terms of touchiness. There's a continuum of course, and a lot of them that are bred purely for sale as pets have had that aloofness - which allows them to do a better...

The best dog I ever had came from exactly such a breeder. She retired and passed away. I think her partner tried to carry on for a while, but things were never the same after that. Nowadays I look for rescues, because there are are so many abandoned and forlorn GSDs out there that don't deserve...

Honestly, at first it was Rin Tin Tin. I grew up in the 60s. But when I was finally out and had my own home and stopped moving every year or so, I knew I wanted that dog I'd always dreamed about. Did a lot of research, and, well, jumped in. And it's been the only breed for me, for forty years...

Hi everybody. I've lived in northern MN for most of my life, and have had six GSDs. Each has had a special talent or trait. One, I titled in AKC obedience, but she was shown to have hip dysplasia when she was only two years old, and I basically retired her from showing because of that, and let...