9 month old Male good home needed in Spain - Page 1

We have tried with jazz but cannot train him to be a house dog if anyone can give him a good home please contact me we are in Turre in Almeria please email me on lyndabmack@yahoo.com for details on him thanks  he deserves a good home where someone who knows about german shepherds and can give him the training he needs

I'm really sorry to hear that.  Last I heard Jazz and the pup were doing so well.  What kind of things are you having trouble with?  Potty training?

He is just a nervous wreck we cannot seem to get near him at all, he is ok with the puppy but when it comes to human contact he just hides under a bush, we have spent hours with him but to no avail i feel he deserves better with someone who understands German Shepherds Better, anyone who can help him please get in touch

It's not the fact that he is a shepherd, but that he is obviously a nervous dog to begin with, and than the fact that he spent his first 8 months in a kennel with no socialization.

Is he still aggressive to you, or just fearful?

I think getting the puppy  so soon was a mistake, JMO.  This dog needs one on one.  Hopefully you find a home for him, preferrably with no other dogs, and somewhere, where someone is home and willing to spend alot of time with him, gaining his trust first and then slowly introducing him to new stimuli.

I have a German Shepherd that spent 2 years of his life from pup - 2 in a fenced in yard with not much human contact and only a female Rottie as a companion.I have him in the house now and he is a great dog. He is dog aggressive but we are working on that. Maybe you just need so spend a little more one on one time with him.Kepp him on a leash and have him just hang out with you. I am having to do that with a clients little dog.I have her hang out with me and when she makes a move towards me I give her a little treat. She is finally coming out of her shell. It just takes time and you have to get in to the dogs head and work with them in the best way that helps them to over come their issues. You might find out that there he  is a good dog after all. Hope all works out.

I do not know the entire story here, but I agree with Red Sable that if the older dog is nervous, getting a pup so soon was absolutely the wrong thing to do. If you want to try to work with this dog, i can make some suggestions. And yes, you MUST work with him alone, without distraction.

The truth is that no one in their right mind will accept a dog who is as you describe. I have worked with many dogs who were not properly socialized. PM me if you would like to have some suggestions on how to work with the dog. Give it a little more time with someone helping you, rather than just pass his problems onto the next person who is also unlikely to know how to deal with him. If you will not work with him, it might be fairer to the dog to simply put him down. Shifting the dog from place to place when he is so nervous to begin with is very difficult for the dog and is unlikely to result in him gaining confidence. That is a tough suggestion, but it is a sincere one given what you write.

"Shifting the dog from place to place when he is so nervous to begin with is very difficult for the dog and is unlikely to result in him gaining confidence. "


Good point.

Yes, if you are not willing to work with him, than putting him to sleep might be the kindest thing for him.  Sad.