Got yourself an aloof GSD? Its your own fault - Page 1

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im with you on that

Actually Bancroft I don,t here that as much as I here in England they would not know a good GSD if it bit them in the Bloody Bottom! Just a Yanks opinion.

Just because a dog is hard doenst mean it can,t have a good relationship with it,s handler yes i,ve seen dogs come up the leash at there handlers but it is normaly a handling problem more then a monster dog problem, Yes there are dags that would just assume eat you as look at you but I truly think the latter is the exception.   

You know what they say... everything in moderation!  Any extreme is undesirable IMO.

I do believe that some (%?) handlers buy dogs like those you mention because they think it's a shortcut, they may be right... to a degree.  Look back 25 / 30 years, when all the obedience and some of the WT guys traded their Shepherds and other breeds for a B & W!

What a mess the Border Collie / Working Sheepdog is in now... so many in rescue / pts because they are totally unable to live any kind of normal life.  People breed these dogs deliberately... history repeats itself... man has a lot to answer for.

Be Careful What You WISH for...

Bob McKown, you are being bad and may well get a bite on the bloody bottom lol.

I've seen a lot of second rate handlers buy "better" dogs, I've never known it make them a better handler yet. 

The really bad thing about this IMO, is that a few people with very little knowledge, breed from these animals, (frequently?) with no thought to the future... that scares me.

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I sold a pup too such a person, the pup came back to me at 6mths old for his attitude readjustment program lol.

The guy gave it the big "I AM " then as the pup got bigger and more confident the guy tried too make up excuses, countless non existent medical issues, and blamed the breeding, and moaned he was too drivey LMAO

he asked me for the pup that was most suited for working trails and PP ...so he got him ....be careful what you ask for...

he allowed the pup to bite and launch himself into your face!!! he said it was funny to watch him as a 10 week old pup.......

not so funny at 6 mths he wanted to put the pup too sleep...thank god i did a thorough contract!!!!

the dog is now in a pet home due to the damage done to him physically (being crated 90% of the time then walked miles and miles) 

as a breeder i felt responsible for selling him to this Pratt but i fell for his story hook, line and sinker.

i will never believe another person who comes to me doing the "great I am", not without proof of their achievements

funnily enough the dog settled into his new home beautifully and has become the perfect pet. i constantly get updates from his new owners who got the bargain of the century LOL as we sold him as a rescue for £100.   

the cost to me as a breeder was immense as i had him tested at the vets for all the alleged conditions and all came back negative..

this was a guy who was suppose to have been involved in the breed all his life, was a dog warden, and had worked shepherds previously .... NO SUCH THING,,,,,

so the moral to the story is NEVER trust a buyer check check and check again.