Daily responsibilities of a Working Line German Shepherd

[Malakai The Great]

Honestly a big gripe of mine when it comes to social media. People put these flashy clips up of their WL dog when it's perfectly behaved. They don't show the day to day and the exhausting puppy phase where they bite EVERYTHING. And the daily 2 hrs+ of exercise and training that goes into a well behaved GSD. Now that I own one, I straight up try to steer people away from them if they don't have prior handling experience. They're not beginner friendly dogs and not for people who are used to the typical pet dog that's happy to just play fetch for 20 mins and be done. you're going to be walking/running just as much as they are haha

Yep, social media shows the finished product, not the grind. The biting, the chaos, the daily structure… all of that gets edited out.

Working-line shepherds aren’t beginner dogs, and people should hear that more often. If you’re not ready to match their lifestyle and effort, they’ll make that clear fast.