Recent content by SKelt83

I am having a hell of a time with Neutrality. My current GSD is my sixth, he has been with us for almost 4 months and is almost 19 months old. He has bonded fairly well to us, but gets very on edge with new people sometimes trying to bite them. He was trained as a patrol and explosives detection...

Thank you very much!

Sadly he has the personality of a drunk frat boy. I don't really like him, but Kalispell loved him and so do my kids so I'm stuck with him.

Thank you. SAR will be new to us both. Thunder was imprinted for explosives detection, we are hoping to repurpose that to SAR. My wife works as an educator for special needs kids. Our community is rural and some of these kids leave their homes and get lost in fields for hours. We are hoping...

I cannot imagine the chaos of that combo. These two keep us busy enough as it is. Cash is the Maltese, he is also the Harbinger of Death in our neighborhood. Somehow he has killed more animals than all six of my GSDs combined.

Kalispell really was the best, she wasn't perfect, but her judgement and intelligence were flawless (except for when I had the hose going). Thunder is still getting stable in routines with us. Due to life in the kennel, he resource guards a lot but he is getting better. When he fully settles in...

Kalispell was a combination of the best attributes from the previous 4. I have instructed my family to bury me with her ashes, she did so much to shape myself and my life. Thunder requires structure. The first few weeks were rough because he constantly tried to dominate us, had lots of...

Which part of Michigan are you in? We are outside of AA. Would love to get Thunder exposure to other GSDs in normal settings.

Thank you for your kind words. Many younger police officers want Malinois drive because of what they saw from dogs on film and in war. The breeder we use is a retired SWAT and K9 officer, he believes the Malinois drive is a detriment to normal K9 officers due to increased bite risk in public...

Thank you for your kind words! Thankfully the breeder doesn't use old school philosophies so we play frequently and let him win. We have to be careful because Thunder is still settling in and did not get socialized much. Thankfully he gets along well with my wife's 2 year old Maltese. Thunder...

We got Thunder six weeks ago, he had just hit 15 months.

Hello Andre, Thunder is 16 months old. Our breeder trains dogs for the US government and police forces, the puppies he identified that don't have the necessary skills get sold to families. Thunder went through training for patrol work and explosives detection. The agencies did not feel he had...

Hello, I was introduced to this site on Reddit. I have had 6 GSDs throughout my entire life, everything from pets to working K9s. My last GSD, Kalispell, was an incredible breed representative in every way, she is the sable dog in my banner. Thunder is the black GSD in my avatar, currently...