1 year old - Page 1

Here are a few digital images of our Karats Ulko son Gunther Von Banffy Haus who turned a year old 16 September.

Image quality isn't the best, but just wanted to share the images of our boy...

 Happy Birthday Gunthur. He is a handsome  boy ! Your house looks like mine with the chewies on the carpet!

Very nice looking GSD

Joe,

Didn't you post pics of him when he was just a pup and we all commented about his hump in his back?  That he looked like a camel and that he was in pain?
Well, I will be the first to apologize if it was you and your dog.  From the pics that you just posted he looks pretty good.
I guess I will just keep my mouth shut from now on.  How's he doing and what are you doing with him?

Jen

Good for you!!!

I'm glad to see you back in spite of the horrible reception you received when your dog was a pup, and he's looking very well!

JRANSOM- yes, I did post images of Gunther when he was younger, and yes, there were many comments made that could only have been considered "negative" at best....

KCzaja -Thank you. I never really left, I just didn't post anymore questions as I was "overwhelmed" by all the "expert" opinions I had received when I posted those puppy pics of Gunther.

Gunther is a bit roach backed, has a dent in his left ear and his rear legs are just a bit cow hocked, but he is HAPPY, Healthy and full of energy.

We are waiting for Gunther to be 18 months old before we decide if we are going to start training him for schutzhund, (see my past post regarding Gunther being diagnosed with IVA as the reason for waiting until he turns 18 months old).

When I posted those images of Gunther as a pup, my favorite replys  were from  the "experts" who replied with , "
He's in pain" or "He is abnormal" or my personal favorite... "He must have a spinal injury". LOL. 

Gunther is doing great. He continues to be his high energy self, and has already proven himself as the protector of our home, as he alerted me to, and then confronted a prowler in the backyard last month, and held the subject at bay.

It was subsequently determined that it was just a drunk college aged kid who had wandered (assisted over our 6 foot wood stockade fence by his equally drunk buddy) into my  backyard thinking it was his parents home and he was going to sleep in the shed rather than let his parents see him in his drunken stupor.

 The drunk college kid learned a lesson about entering fenced in yards that are protected by GSD's. LOL.
 

I think your Gunther has a little "expression" of his fathers!
I don't remember the posts about your dog.......I'm sorry for the responces.....must have been when I left the board for awhile.
Best of luck to you!
Robin

Happy  first birthday! - if a bit belated!   He looks a happy, healthy boy, the first pic is my fave, what a lovely expression. Sorry to hear he has an arrythmia, but if he's asymptomatic then there's every chance he'll continue to do just fine. He's a lovely lad. Thanks for posting.

They do grow up fast, Happy Birthday, he looks great!
Always,
Cee

Happy  belated birthday Gunther.

He certainly looks happy and healthy.  Good to hear you are enjoying him.  LOL about the drunk kid in the back yard!  I too am sorry you received negative comments.  That's what happens when you post pics and ask for opinions.  I was told to shoot my dog and that she would make a good can opener.  Whatever.  Don't let that keep you from posting.  You just have to weed through the negative comments.  I have made my share but I try to be gentle.  Echo's my baby and she will turn 1 year on 09/30/09.

Deb