Recent content by murph

Please post your cuteness in this thread. I will attempt to take photos in a bit. All the photos I go were very ugly, so I'll try again.

The real answer? Their sense of smell. They can smell when certain scents fade and they use that to tell time. This is how Murphy reminds me to take my meds at the same time every morning.

How has that been for you? I know there are medications, but I don't know how that looks.

I task trained Murphy for SD stuff at around 4 years old after she had already been public access trained for a year or two, so she got to be a regular pet before I made her do a bunch of tasks.

I have no idea what it is about those horse toys, but my dog is in LOVE with them.

👏 👏 👏 Congrats!!

It is inappropriate to give out client information. I would be so mad if my breeder gave my phone number to some random person as a reference. Also, a breeder probably is not going to call up people they have sold puppies to to ask them to do this kind of thing. It is a weird ask imo

Again, every dog is different and you need to test the individual dog's temperament and keep in mind what task you are asking the dog to do.

@MyDogBitz would you like to talk about Alsatian Wolf Dogs and WWII?

It really is amazing how they will naturally circle back to you. It is even cooler when you're walking with other dog breeds and notice they just don't do that. The protection genes are strong.

Did you mean bark at the goddamn paw patrol?

The state of this tug toy speaks for itself.

The true reason GSD are not good SD for anxiety is because they are very sensitive dogs that pick up on your emotions and if you are anxious that is going to make the dog anxious and they are not going to be able to preform any task effectively. There is a difference between Service Dogs...

The fabulous 4, or the "fab 4" refers to what the service dog community considers the best candidates for service dogs. The fab four consists of collies, poodles, Labradors, and golden retrievers. There is a reason these dogs are considered the best candidates for service dogs. Anxiety in...

The answer to this question completely depends on what you need the service for. First I would need to know what tasks you need the dog to do to determine if they would be a possible good fit for the task. There is a reason GSD are no longer considered apart of the fab 4. I would need more...