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by Sultankot on 03 October 2012 - 20:10
I would want Expert opinion on how to work on a German Shepherd Female Puppy 3 months old ,
Questions in my mind
- What should i feed her (what according to you guys is the best feed for german shepherd puppies)
- Should i start the pulling practice
- How can i get pigmentation even darker
- How can i have a strong chest
Help would be highly appreciated.
Cheers !!
Questions in my mind
- What should i feed her (what according to you guys is the best feed for german shepherd puppies)
- Should i start the pulling practice
- How can i get pigmentation even darker
- How can i have a strong chest
Help would be highly appreciated.
Cheers !!
by nypiper127 on 03 October 2012 - 20:10
Hair dye and implants for last two.
by Sultankot on 03 October 2012 - 20:10
i meant like a bulky chest , a bit muscular !
by Bhaugh on 04 October 2012 - 03:10
Whats pulling practice? Its a puppy.....let her be until she gets older.
by Hundmutter on 04 October 2012 - 15:10
Sigh ... if you mean gaiting practice, as in teaching the dog to run in front of you for the Show Ring ? then PLEASE don't
think of it as/call it "pulling". Way too many owners and Handlers think they should get their dogs really walloping forward
into the collar; that is not the best way to show off Shepherd gait, it makes them 'dig in' at the front, look to be running downhill,
and 9 times out of 10 destroys their topline - or at least its appearance in movement - into the bargain. If you want to
get into the Show scene at the earliest opportunity, you can start already BUT LITTLE AND OFTEN - as with all training
and exercise DO NOT OVERDO IT or your pup's body will suffer the consequences. You need to teach it to run ahead of you, on
a loose lead. As with other positions, heelwork etc, have patience and you can teach this, with rewards and light correction,
provided you get your timing right. Can help if you get someone to assist you by running in front of the dog (but I've done it on
my own sometimes, so its still possible).
If you are thinking of it as Pulling, in the sense of the dog doing weights, then that is a whole different kettle of fish and frankly
you are in the wrong breed with a GSD !
Chest depth, and colour pigment depth, are matters of genetics; you seriously cannot influence them greatly. What is there,
is there. What's not, never will be. A good diet is the only thing that will help, because if you don't give the dog enough
nourishment, it won't make its full potential in any sense. Good food, good routine, regular grooming and lots of sleep for any
puppy will bring it to its best.
Which brings me to the "what do U feed it" $64,000 question. In an ideal world, the person who bred your puppy is who you
bought it from; and they will have told you what they started feeding on. My best advice is not to chop & change for the sake
of it; go on feeding what the breeder told you to feed for a good while longer yet; and only if you see problems (loose poo, or
failure to put on weight etc ) should you worry about changing it. Remembering - if the breeder hasn't told you - that all growing
kids need the amount they are given increased as they get bigger.
If you later have to / need to change the diet, then the world is your oyster. Everyone on this board has their theories about the
best way to feed, you need to decide what suits your dog and you from perspectives of prep.time price & storage. Complete dry
kibble, or home prepared raw food seem to be preferences on here. You can do a 'net search for comparitive details on foods.
think of it as/call it "pulling". Way too many owners and Handlers think they should get their dogs really walloping forward
into the collar; that is not the best way to show off Shepherd gait, it makes them 'dig in' at the front, look to be running downhill,
and 9 times out of 10 destroys their topline - or at least its appearance in movement - into the bargain. If you want to
get into the Show scene at the earliest opportunity, you can start already BUT LITTLE AND OFTEN - as with all training
and exercise DO NOT OVERDO IT or your pup's body will suffer the consequences. You need to teach it to run ahead of you, on
a loose lead. As with other positions, heelwork etc, have patience and you can teach this, with rewards and light correction,
provided you get your timing right. Can help if you get someone to assist you by running in front of the dog (but I've done it on
my own sometimes, so its still possible).
If you are thinking of it as Pulling, in the sense of the dog doing weights, then that is a whole different kettle of fish and frankly
you are in the wrong breed with a GSD !
Chest depth, and colour pigment depth, are matters of genetics; you seriously cannot influence them greatly. What is there,
is there. What's not, never will be. A good diet is the only thing that will help, because if you don't give the dog enough
nourishment, it won't make its full potential in any sense. Good food, good routine, regular grooming and lots of sleep for any
puppy will bring it to its best.
Which brings me to the "what do U feed it" $64,000 question. In an ideal world, the person who bred your puppy is who you
bought it from; and they will have told you what they started feeding on. My best advice is not to chop & change for the sake
of it; go on feeding what the breeder told you to feed for a good while longer yet; and only if you see problems (loose poo, or
failure to put on weight etc ) should you worry about changing it. Remembering - if the breeder hasn't told you - that all growing
kids need the amount they are given increased as they get bigger.
If you later have to / need to change the diet, then the world is your oyster. Everyone on this board has their theories about the
best way to feed, you need to decide what suits your dog and you from perspectives of prep.time price & storage. Complete dry
kibble, or home prepared raw food seem to be preferences on here. You can do a 'net search for comparitive details on foods.
by Hundmutter on 04 October 2012 - 16:10
Extra to my last post (machine would not let me in to edit again):
There's a recent good thread on here about learning to gait; and probably a few others in the past (still
accessible if you use the scroll pages at the bottom to go back and take a look). Also see if you can find
a local training club to help, one with 'Ringcraft' lessons would be ideal.
There's a recent good thread on here about learning to gait; and probably a few others in the past (still
accessible if you use the scroll pages at the bottom to go back and take a look). Also see if you can find
a local training club to help, one with 'Ringcraft' lessons would be ideal.
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