Why would anyone want a dog like this? - Page 3

Smh.....some things are beyond comment.

This is not the type of dog most would want to own. This is the type of dog some need to own.

I can only speak for myself, but in my neighborhood for a dog to be good with kids, animals and social are icing on a cake. 

For a dog to be real is a necessity.
 

Vonissk, After reading your post I should be deeply ashamed of myself.

I should be ashamed of myself for thinking about others rather than my own paranoid needs.
I should be ashamed of myself for preventing a potential dangerous situation from occurring.
I should be ashamed of myself for not being more macho, and showing my masculinity side by wanting to have a vicious dog by my side for protection.
I should be ashamed of myself for not giving the Breed-specific legislation nuts out there more ammunition to slander and belittle the very same breed that I fell in love with, and cherish so much.

I shouldn't have dogs at all (sarcastic)

Vonissk I know you don't like me, and that has been establish a long time ago. You blow things out of all proportion. I asked why, nothing more. You should really practice what you preach. You're flapping your gums away without thinking. I've NEVER EVER said anything about putting a dog down because I don't happen to like it. If you country folks ever lived in the city for a while you would realize we live in a whole different set of rules. Dogs that are not socialized and prone to bite other people, and other animals are deemed socially unacceptable, especially if a big dog like a German Shepherd goes out and attacks a small dog, even if the dog is on the leash.

Generally speaking a true German Shepherd can be BOTH hard working service animals, and be part of the family at the same time. In fact theirs a website: http://www.militaryworkingdogadoptions.com/ where you can adopt a retired military service animal to be part of the family. This was approved in November 6, 2000 by the House and senate. http://www.uswardogs.org/id19.html

Paul posts here off and on, and seems like a pretty decent guy.  If he's guilty of anything, perhaps he could have been somewhat less "primitive" in his description of his needs.  Personally, I need a dog good with kids, and choose the GSD for that purpose.  Otherwise, I'd pick up a Rotty fitting his description.

I understand exactly what Paul is/was looking for...doesn't offend me in the slightest.  What offends me is your judgment on what somebody else wants/needs.

A dog that isn't social with others means (IMO and experience) a dog that is highly aloof, and has absolutely no use for anybody other than its handler.  Not social does not equate to not socialized.  A GSD that bites for real?  Well, quite frankly, ALL GSD should bite "for real" (in a perfect world) if there is a real threat on the handler.

Paul isn't asking for a vicious man eating monster.  I think Paul understands that a dog of this description must be ABSOLUTELY stable.  Doesn't have to be good with kids?  That says to me the dog shouldn't try to EAT children, but he is certainly under no obligation to like them or want to interact with them.  I'd wager that if there were children around Paul for some reason, he would take the appropriate steps to make sure the dog was safe and the children were safe.

I have a dog that isn't good with kids.  She's not lunging at them willy nilly.  She's stable.  But she really doesn't harbor much affection for them, and does not want to interact.  What's wrong wtih that?

A dog that is not good with other animals would fail in my house (I have other dogs and a cat, who I would like to keep alive), but that is MY house, not Paul's house.  Our needs are not the same.

Having a dog that will bite for real, while it may be a liability in today's litigious society, does not mean the dog is an unstable, rabid maneater.  It simply means that the dog will do one of the jobs it was meant for, which is to defend its handler.

What's wrong with that?

She's baaack!

the liquid that I used was blue not pink.

the liquid that I used was blue not pink.

"If you country folks ever lived in the city for a while you would realize we live in a whole different set of rules. Dogs that are not socialized and prone to bite other people, and other animals are deemed socially unacceptable, especially if a big dog like a German Shepherd goes out and attacks a small dog, even if the dog is on the leash."

Please don't speak for all of us. I live in downtown Chicago, have owned a dog like Paul described, and had absolutely no issues. Different people need different dogs for different reasons. It's not too hard of an idea to comprehend... or so I thought.

You'd think it would be pretty straightforward :p