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I would take only WL as a pet..... there is the right puppy out there for ya!

Good luck in your search!

Pack

Thanks pack - I needed to hear that.  

How much TIME do you have for a puppy? Without You putting in the nescessary time for training, walking and socializing he will never be what you want in a dog.

Quite often work, family and other commitments get in the way of owning a working dog of any breed and maybe at the moment you need to really think about these things.

I do know that before I stopped working I really wanted a GSD even to the extent that I joined clubs and attended shows just so I would know the type of GSD to look for when I was ready but at that time work and a growing family did not make a dog like that an option as I could not commit the time required to do the right thing by  it.

All good posts thank you.

Platz - as the dog grew so did the aggression.  All defense, would even snap after infants if allowed to.  Always had physical  control of the dog - was under a year old. 

Doberdoodle - Environmental aggression played a part in the behavior.  I take responsibility for what happaned but I'm not going to make excuses for the dog either.  When I mention that my family is pet minded I mean they look to have fun with the dog in a relaxed enviornment  and have memorable moments that families have with their pets. 

Yogi - she was high drive but also her social aggression was super high.

Dogshome - I put about, on average, 15-20 hours a week into the dog.  Between walks, trainging sessions, playtime and I did some of my own obedience work with her in the backyard as well.

Moons -  to the point as always

Thanks again for the feedback.

maybe adopt a GSD rescue
 
you will know all about the dogs temperment before adopting  and can get a great dog mostly already trained

oak - too much $$$ invested I have to stay the course

Hi Turk,
 Chances are your family could have spoiled the dog, and the dog took over and assumed the alpha role, sometimes it can be confusing to the dog if the people training and socializing the pup are not on the same page.
    I like to do temperament testing with all my dogs, as I feel temperament needs to be stable so you have a good foundation to begin your training.
 
    I have had only acouple of people that couldn't handle their pups, and needed extra behaviour training for their dogs, and it all seemed to fall on the owners, they were giving the pups mixed signals, with their body language and not correcting bad behaviour, they were thinking it was funny, and making a joke of it.
 
  GSD's are very serious dogs, and will take over your household if you let them, even a GSD you get as a nice pet/companion dog should never be allowed in your bed or on the couch, and the owners shouldn't lay on the floor & wrestle with their pup, those are just some examples I hear from people that are having behaviour problems.

  After your pup is completely training and well-behaved, then maybe he can sleep in bed, or sit on the couch, I personally prefer all my dogs to sleep in their own doggie beds...

  Good luck with your next pup, sounds like you know your stuff, you just have to get everyone else onboard,

               Have a great day,
                           Paula

Paula - thanks for the feedback and I think you're correct.  Also, I appreciate your acknowledgement that I know something because I've spent a considerable amount of time reading up on all this aside from the 2 GSD's and 2 Dobies I previously had - with no issues.  I think since I took the lead in training, the pup put itself in the #2 spot in the house and yes above my wife and kids.  At that point the pup didn't want to relinquish her position.  We were very structured with the pup - not allowed on the couch, bed, utilized NILF to a certain degree.  etc.. so this wasn't it.  Another mistake I made was not "directly" correcting the pup, I used "redirecting" too much - maybe not enough discipline.  By the way, this was all at the direction of the trainer beacuse we were having issues with the pup not wanting to bite the sleeve in training.  Anyway, I think my kids/wife did have those moments of "thinking it was funny" so that I see was an error on our part.  Whats ironic is that when the breeder rehomed the pup - the pup's head was "cleared in one day" - no probelms, plays with kids fine, can lay on the couch, etc....whatever.  I think this time around I'm going a little old school - the pup will be corrected early and often on what she can and cannot do like I did with my pervious dogs.