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Would there be anyway  to bring your GSD along with you when you go to pick out a Mal?  You could call the breeder ahead to check and see if it would be okay, that way you can see how your puppy reacts to all the Mals in the litter, not just one or two.

Just a thought :D 

I have a friend who has 4 GSD's / 3 females that are 11 yrs old and a male that is I think around 5,,she just got a female mal that is now around 10 mths old..They all get along fine, but the youngster mal I'm sure requres alot more de-energizing than her gsd's.

The mal gets along great with all dogs, in fact, she and I have playdates alot with my 8mth old female gsd.

Definately agree depends on temperaments/most likely lines as to what would be suitable for you and your young male.

Good luck

Dear Gator,

I have a Buick Rendezvous, but I do not belong to the Buick Community, I just have a Buick.  If I got ripped off at one Buick dealer, I would just be more prepared and go to another. It is the perfect dog vehicle.

If you are in Florida and are interested in the idea of a Malinois, I would go spend some time with Ivan. 

www.malinois.com/otvitosha/index.html

I haven't been around him for ten years, but, whem he was in San Francisco I saw lots of his Malinois.  Several of them I liked a lot. My favorites were Bomber ot Vitosha  an incredible Mondio Ring 3 www.malinois.com/otvitosha/bomber.htm  and Finnegan ot Vitosha  a very large red hunky police service dog with a stellar temperament.  He was careful to keep them from being toooooooooo extreme and  crazy!!!!!

There was a gorgeous young Malinois imported from Belgium as a puppy.  He seemed like a great dog and was doing exceedingly well in training.  One day he snapped and bit the owners wife viciously down to the bone while she was sitting next to him!!!  After that they got one from Ivan and that worked out very well indeed.

I also got to watch Policeman come with their imported Malinois K9's desperate for help.  One dog would just as soon take his handler out as the bad guy.  Nobody in the department wanted to be around it at all-when he came out they jumped into their cars.  Some of those dogs were just insane and  not fixable.  Most of them could be worked with but were not dogs who could ever live in your house safely.  Those were the ones we called Malinutts.

There are crazy, criminal Shepherds too, but I have never met one, just heard stories.

 All,
  There are just too many of you for me to type individual responses.    Thank you all for your ideas, suggestions, cautions and guidance. I will take all of your thoughts into consideration as I chase this idea around.
At the risk of being verbose and boring, I would like to clear up a few things.    I am not from or in Florida, however, with 2' of snow outside my house, I wish I were. My nickname is misleading to those who don't know me. Gator is a slight variation of my real name and was coined by my old boss resulting from my work ethic, in that I was known to be the one nobody wanted to have on their trail, and once I set my teeth into you, I never let up, even if it took years to bring the truth to light. ;>) When I retired, some friends took up a collection and bought me a very large alligator head that is now taking up space out in my Harley room.  My bride of over 36 years (I call her "yes dear"), didn't want it in the house. : >)   As for my 6 month old GSD pup, I love him to death. I believe he may turn out to be a wonderful dog. Thus far, he is all that I had hoped for. My disappointment is in me. You see, I failed to do enough homework before purchasing this pup. I didn't check or verify the details behind the breeder or her bloodlines.    I don't want to paint all breeders with the same brush, but after further study of what is available on the web, I am very concerned and disappointed in what I've seen in their representations and sales tactics. At this writing, I am not prepared to offer more detail or debate the issues, but in time, I most likely will.     With what might be seen as a cheap excuse, this is what clouded my normal thinking in the purchase of my GSD. I had raised Doberman's (for myself) for over 30 years. I love the breed. After 14 years of dedication and unqualified love, I lost my "dog of a lifetime", about 3 years ago. I have a very strong personality, and in my life--my eyes have seen the bowels of the human race, things no mans eyes should see and witnessed the results of indescribable pain inflicted on innocent folks. I should have been fine with Caesar's passing, he had lived a long, meaningful and happy life, as well, he died in his sleep one cold winter night. Much to my surprise, the death of this wonderful friend devastated me. I decided then and there, I would never have another dog. I am reminded : "Brothers and sisters, I bid you beware, of giving your heart to a dog to tear. ..." Rudyard Kipling.
Two years after Caesar's death, and a few months after heart surgery, a stroke during surgery, MRSA and spending two long and painful months fighting for my life in a Seattle hospital, I just couldn't stand not hav

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I just couldn't stand not having a dog anymore. But, I knew that no other Doberman could ever replace my friend, so, I decided to change breeds and I bought a beautiful dark brown Chesapeake Bay Retriever. Grizz was a handful, no, he was a dozen handfuls (this breed is not for everyone), but he was intelligent, protective and he loved life, and playing 24/7. I imagine it was like living with a friendly gorilla, but he made me laugh every day. When Grizz was 11 months old, there was an accident on my property (he bolted under my rear tractor wheel) and I had to put him down, there was no other option.
So, I started to look for another dog within a week of Grizz's passing and became interested in GSD's. Buying him so quickly was stupid, but I had a hole in my heart and felt very driven to quickly fill that void. Besides, in a life where death is the hunter, there is no time for procrastination, only decisions.
I paid more for my GSD than I did for my first new car, but at the time, I didn't care what it cost, I just wanted him now. 
If you have read this far, hang in there, I am almost done. ;>)
Last but not least. I have had my share of medical issues, but I am very strong spirited, still tough as nails for a guy that's 60, love life, challenge, and I have healed reasonably well. So, while I recognize there are dogs that I might not be able to handle, if I get committed, I will win at it.

Now, I hope it's clear that I love the heck out of my guy and another dog is not in any way going to replace him, I just want to have more than one champion in my life. My bride doesn't like it when I go to the pound, as she worries that I will bail them all out of jail. ;>) She also doesn't like it when I stop along the road just to say hello to some horse, those guys eat a ton of money! ; >)
I do hope that my rambling hasn't bored anyone too much.

by Gator113 on 25 December 2008 - 23:12