Recent content by SKelt83

That is adorable! I find it endlessly funny that we brought home a badass working K9 that needs a 7lbs fluffy white dog to escort him outside in the darkness. German Shepherds can be the toughest dogs on the planet, but still have the softest hearts.

TO: The Management (Mom & Dad) FROM: K-9 Unit "Thunder Dragon" (Acting Chief of Domestic Security) SUBJECT: FORMAL GRIEVANCE REGARDING OPERATIONAL DOWNGRADE Dear Management, I am writing to formally protest my current assignment. As you are aware, my pedigree is West German Working Line. My...

Kind of an old thread, but after having 6 german shepherds here is what we use: Herm Sprenger prong collar - key to fit it correctly and use it correctly, only for training and public interactions Ray Allen K9 nylon agitation collar with handle - these come with legit Cobra buckles and will...

I really appreciate your encouragement. Thunder is my sixth GSD, but the first with anxiety. Initial weeks with him were very difficult, now he is amazing. He has finally stabilized enough for my wife to greenlight IGP with him. With his background training, I think I will be the limiting factor...

Thank you!

This is incredible information and what we have started to do. It is beginning to payoff, I really appreciate you laying this out. Thunder is getting less anxious and much happier. Although he is very protective of our dog room in our home, but that is expected. When introducing him to new...

Can you link that article to me? I'm having trouble finding it through my mobile platform.

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.