DDR German Shepherds

justk9s · Posted: Sun Feb 17, 2008 9:25 am Post subject:

We need to get together to train... soon. Just let me know.. I am usually off Fri/Sat/Sun. We could meet somewhere.

Thanks for the comments on my boy...

KIM

justk9s · Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2008 10:13 pm Post subject:

woooo hoooooo, I ordered Rookie's harness today for carting. His littermate sister has been doing it for about 6 months and she loves it. I have gone with them to parades and stuff to get Rookie used to it. His harness should be here next week and we are signed up for the next carting class.
Wish us luck...
I will get some pictures once he gets hooked up.. I have some of Faith, his sister I will try and post soon.

KIM

Julie Marlow · Joined: 08 Feb 2007 Posts: 1333 Location: Washington

It took me 10 minutes to get to page 2 on here because my keys were so slippery from all my drool. Now we get to see hunk boy in a harness!!! Any excuse for MORE PICTURES............. droooooooooooooooolllllll!! Shocked

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Working German Shepherd Dogs
East German/DDR, Czech, & West

Tracy · Joined: 20 Jan 2008 Posts: 344 Location: Washington

I think you and he will have a blast.

My first female GSD was a "pulling dog". She pulled a wagon, and a sled. However she had to pull them with ME on them as well as helping with the chores. I was a teenager at the time so that poor dog had to do it ALL. But she had enough training that she made my step fathers Husky sled dogs look BAD. (I had her trained before he was even in the picture.) She knew what "walk, trot, go(RUN), easy, right, left and WHOA ment. (I'm not into all that "musher talk" I like REGULAR commands that I can remember!) He was the type that just HATED it when a teenaged girl and her coated GSD did SO much better than his dogs did. Rolling Eyes

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justk9s · Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2008 11:14 pm Post subject:

hehe, way to go. I am going to start the commands tomorrow. We are going to have a fun day at my friends house, between the two of us we have 12 dogs. They will all get to play in the back pasture. It a riot.

KIM

justk9s · Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2008 11:27 pm Post subject:

Julie,
You crack me up.. I was laughing really hard till I heard water running and realized water was running outside. I am the only one home and I went out onto the back porch and the dogs must have run into one of the water spikets and busted it off at the ground..
So now the water is shut off to the house and no water till I can get to the hardware store in the morning to buy supplies.
bummer...
Sad

KIM

Tracy · Joined: 20 Jan 2008 Posts: 344 Location: Washington

justk9s · Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2008 11:45 pm Post subject:

Thank goodness it was in the corner of the deck and the house. The people that put it in must not have been dog savvy. It was about a foot away from the wall, just far enough for the dogs to get behind. I think they must have been wrestling over a toy or something and bumped into it.
I have only lived here a month, there is probably another shut off valve somewhere that would leave the water on to the house but I dont know where it is yet.

KIM

Julie Marlow · Joined: 08 Feb 2007 Posts: 1333 Location: Washington

Uh Oh Kim!!! That is not good at all! Shocked

I bet they were all high five slapp'n some paws when that one happened...LOL Bad doggies Exclamation

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Working German Shepherd Dogs
East German/DDR, Czech, & West

justk9s · Posted: Sat Feb 23, 2008 12:54 am Post subject:

I think they were pretty proud of themselves. One thing I know for sure is they were SOAKED. They must have been playing in it. Part of the porch and a very large area in the backyard is soaked. I am directly across the street from the water company, so we have AWESOME water pressure.. hehe... It was shoot about 30 ft into the air.
I am going to re vamp the whole thing tomorrow, so it wont happen again.
KIM

Julie Marlow · Joined: 08 Feb 2007 Posts: 1333 Location: Washington

So does this mean they don't get to sleep on the bed tonight or will you be putting on rubber sheets Razz

I am typing quietly so my dogs don't hear what I am saying and get any ideas......... shhhhhhhh they know the code!
The happiest dogs in the world are wet ones!! Wink

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Vom Banach K9
Working German Shepherd Dogs
East German/DDR, Czech, & West

Gisela · Joined: 08 Feb 2007 Posts: 1765 Location: Houston, TX

Do tell!!!! I went out of my house this morning, in the dark to receive some horses. As I am walking out I was wondering why the blanket I put out to air was not where I left it... Embarassed

I step off my porch and get attacked by a big black shadow.....wet, muddy and ohhh just sooooooooo happy! Appears Haska had, in the process of threading a blanket into her crate Evil or Very Mad

to pull hard enough on it that she bent the door and busted it open.... Rolling Eyes

Now I am sure that my cats had a tough night.... Wink

Oh and by the way, a bunch of the guys on the BC forum are into scootering with their dogs....sounds like fun. But I just don't have enough level roads around here to even attempt that! Can't wait to see more pics of your new adventure! Very Happy

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justk9s · Posted: Sat Feb 23, 2008 9:18 am Post subject:

Lucky me, the three Sheps slept outside. I have one of those 4.0 horsepower air blowers, by Metro that I use almost daily to get the mud and dirt off them before they come in the house.(last night I wasnt in the mood, I wonder why?) I leave it set up in the garage and everyone waits their turn. If you dont have one, they are a MUST HAVE. You would be shocked how well they work. My little dogs (Corgi's) are low to the ground and get mud all over their bellys, they actually get thier bellys hosed off then air dried to come into the house. I can get them all cleaned off in about the same amount of time it takes to towel them off. At first they are not sure of the noise, but they LOVE the feel of it. So now they fight over who gets it first. Keeps my brushing down too. It blows all the loose hair off. So use it where you dont mind hair blowing everywhere.
I have already been out to investigate the broken pipe. It is going to be more of a job then I thought. My friend that usually helps me with this stuff is out of town this weekend on a rafting trip.. Thank goodness he left me the key to his shop or I would be buying hacksaws and everything.. UGH..
KIM

jygoman · Joined: 18 Sep 2007 Posts: 19 Location: Seattle

Dogs like Rookie is one of the reason why I like DDR dogs more so then other GSD lines. Gotta luv the blk sables and he has good pigmentation too. What kind of diet do you have him on Kim?

Why is he not suitable for schutzhund work? Is his temp\nerve not up for it?
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jygoman · Joined: 18 Sep 2007 Posts: 19 Location: Seattle