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Hubby doesn't know I'm posting this!!This is nap time when Bear is in the house!! Who needs a "My Pillow", Hubby has a Shepherd pillow! I have to keep old towels on the couch arms because of Bear's napping preferences!!
GSDs need a handle on them early! They very easily become the dominate family member!
They are trying to stand up!!Aw, what a handsome boy! I like the way the tips of his ears flop down, lol...
Just turned 10 months old Thursday!! Thanks!!
! Killing a Jolly Ball!
! We stopped in at PetSmart to use their scale, Bear weighs 80lbs now!! He will be a year old on the first, don't think he will get any taller or longer, but I know he still has some filling out to do!!
They will dominate wherever they go, especially if they are not neutered. I regularly see a GS at the dog park, truly the alpha to any and all dogs there, whether they like it or not. I used to take two dogs there, but one, lovely boy, has moved further away, so we go to a different park. The GS would put that lovely boy under the bench every day, bullying him. GS is almost 5 and has never been neutered, nor will he be because his owner doesn't believe in it. I finally realized that if I stand up, say something like Raaah! and put my arms out to seem bigger, he would go away and leave lovely boy alone. Problem was that the other dog I took was the alpha-beta and came barking at me, telling me not to do that to her alpha!
Some GS people think if they neuter or neuter before a certain age that it creates more hip issues and that the GS will grow bigger than the breed standard! But the risk of testicular cancer is high in unneutered males. I personally would not want the extra aggression or need to roam that comes along with not neutering. Bear was fixed at 6 months, he is growing up to be a big boy, but I definitely would not want him intact!! He is sweet but is developing his protectivness, in the right way! I wouldn't take him to run loose in the dog park just because he IS a big GS!!
This is his first snow, actually ice pellets! We had a little white last week, but it only stayed for 20-30min! I don't think he slowed down long enough for it to stick to his feet! Our last Golden would accumulate ice balls on her feet and legs!! Bear will be 1 Wednesday, the last snow we had in this area was Feb 23rd 2022, and I don't think it snowed where he was born a couple of hours south of me!
My phone is being very stubborn today, hopefully I can later!!We are hoping for birthday photos later.
West German blood lines? Supposedly Bear has WG lines, and daddy is 50/50 GSD and Doberman, just found that out a few months ago. He has a lot of Dobe personality traits, and that face/head show it too!! Otto is BEAUTIFUL!!Otto says hi to Bear
