What lines do NOT make good pets - Page 3

Our boy's line although primarily a German show line, produces some offspring at the hard end of the show line scale that have been used very successfully in the Australian police force, military and for security work with this line often referred to producing aggressive GSD's, our boy being no exception to this in fact, he was a handful correcting his stranger aggression and wanting to chase and bite everyone which required intense training that is probably too much work for the average pet owner.

As a family pet and handling our boy in training, he the most affectionate, loving and loyal GSD anyone could ask for and with us is a perfectly trustworthy gentleman with never the slightest hint of aggression, can do anything with him, take food from his mouth and is a wonderful friend and pet however untrained, he would have been a liability and an absolute nightmare living in urban society.

On the other hand, there are many purposely bred soft GSD's in Australia that are friendly and gentle on the exterior seeming like nice pets, but are timid and unpredictable in behavior which personally I wouldn't own or trust.  Although our boy is drivey, bold and aggressive which took time and effort to correct, he is developing into a fine obedient pet and protector with a fun and happy personality who is always eager to please us.

Really from my perspective, what you put into moulding a pet to behave appropriately for your living conditions is what counts, but the although the drivey lines take more work to mould, I believe from my limited experience, they will make a better more stable pet in the end.