Looking for suggested books, articles, videos, and trainers (in NE Texas), that may be able to shine some light on how to properly train a dog into becoming a protective one (on command only, of course). We have a 10.5mo. GSD x Belgian Malinois female that we would like to do extensive...

Hello all! Quick intro: I am a manager at a dog training facility in NE Texas and have been involved in the animal field my entire life - from working as a stable/farmhand, veterinary offices and internships, with horses, cattle, sheep, goats, and everything in between from dogs to cats...

Some pictures from when Jack was really little. He's my little fuzzy butt.

Hello! My name's Chong and I live in Hawaii. Last year in May I bought(more like rescued) my pup. His name is Jack Daniels Tennessee, after the whiskey :D and he is a German Shephard/Australian Heeler mix. The day we went to go see him as a baby he was absolutely horrible looking. He was 7...

Hey Everyone, :wave: My new German Pinscher Puppy will be here next week! Not sure how the procedure goes, so if anyone knows in detail what happens it will calm my NERVES lol. I live in Lexington, KY, puppy will be shipped from Welcome, MD, through Delta. My breeder is shipping either to LEX...

Apologies if there is already a similar thread, I did a search and couldn't find one.Today I decided to try to stack my mongrel, Luna, like a German shepherd just to see what she would look like. "Try" is the keyword, as she wasn't too happy about it and refused to stack properly and, well, I...

Hello All, It is Friday and its been 6 days since my gsd got neutered. I just got him and he is a rescue, although he is friendly with me, his aggression isn't all that great yet, thus making it difficult to take to the vet. Anyway, this is his incision, can anyone PLEASE tell me if its normal...

I recently adopted a rescue dog who is growing like a weed, we have had her 3 weeks, she was at 13 lbs. when we got her, now she is at 20lbs. I was told she was German shepherd which she may be, I'm just curious to what others think? she does look like a shepherd with all of her characteristics...

Hi, Im Jen and I have a 4 1/2 month german shepherd puppy named Tazor. He weighed in last week at 60 lbs. Little concerned that he is oversized and he will develope joint and hip issues. Pics coming soon, I'm currently on my phone :) Have a great day, and I look forward to discussions.

I picked up this stray yesterday. I sent a picture to a GSD breeder who told me she looked like a Working Line sable. She looks purebred to me, I just wanted a few more opinions. She's the smartest dog I've ever met in my whole life; she just knows EVERYTHING !