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There is a wealth of information on this forum , including a good section on choosing a breeder , why breed , when not to breed : http://www.germanshepherds.com/

Yes , either Schutzhund , Tracking , IPO , Search and Rescue , Service Dog. Until a dog can show it could do what the breed is meant to do functionally , IMO and ITO of most people into the breed , they should not contribute to the gene pool. It is ok to not try them on those tasks , but they should not breed them until they prove out.

I have friends in Norway. They have guns of a few varieties. The 4 months of frozen darkness would not cut it for me though. I was even tweaked in Ireland when it only started to get bright around 9am and was total darkness by 4pm. No thanks. Kind of cool in the summer to have it light out from 5am to 10pm though . The winters would kill me though. And the weather..I don't know why they even bother paying weathermen there. Forecast is always the same every day..periods of sun , periods of clouds , periods of rain.

My father's wandering and then my career has had me spend time in almost all states except North Dakota and Idaho. I do not ever recall seeing O.C ever , except for one place , and one place only. Where the stars shine bright ..

Hips of the breeder dogs are good and fair ..meh. They are breeding pet quality dogs which is fine if you want a pet. But if there is a particular German Shepherd specific trait you are looking for , you should stick to titled Sire and Dams.

King Shepherds are not German Shepherds . They are purposely mixed with Malamutes. Makes for a larger yet , in my opinion , duller dog. Edited to add , those are not King Shepherds , sorry.

I'll be there , with bells on

Do you not remember us standing at a bake sale not too long ago??

All signs of a reputable breeder. Sent from my SGH-T999L using Tapatalk

Probably...the pups are probably already priced based on their potential , working dog vs pet. The amount of drive they show , and so on Sent from my SGH-T999L using Tapatalk

Is he left or right handed ? Sent from my SGH-T999L using Tapatalk

I had a really nice day and truly enjoyed meeting everyone.

My husband and kids all have dual citizenship. I missed marrying him by one year to get instant status ( Ireland) ..they changed it so now spouses have to do an abbreviated Naturalization . I would still be able to immediately stay and work there if I wanted to. But I don't want to. Nothing but .22 rifles and Shotguns there and even then your safe has to be like sunk into the house. Ridiculous.

Great episode Ant , on all topics covered.

1200 would be average for true good lines. Could run between a gran and 3K though. One sign of a good breeder - they tell you what dog you are getting rather than letting you choose from the litter. You tell them what you envision , and they know their litter well enough to give you closest to what you want.

Riptide and rough seas were rolling in as I was leaving Thursday... might have dampened the catch rates. Again , looking to do a fall trip , will post in events

Sorry , did not read other replies...but NO on this place.

Oh , and long hair is fine. Some working lines have long hair gene . They are pretty horrific shedders ..even when their hair is short. Just keep that in mind lol

They actually all have straight backs unless they are roach backed which is really only common in German show lines . What you are referring to is the frog look which comes from severe angles in the haunches. Their back appears to slope down like a hill . When these dogs are not stacked in a show position they often look square . It messes up their gait though and their back legs get real unstable. There is actually no direct correlation to sever angles and hip dysplasia , however you really only see these angles in American and British show lines , so if you stay away from show lines I would not worry about it. For American bred good GSDs I recommend http://www.wildhauskennels.com/ Honestly , I am a bit of a purist when it comes to this breed and as far as I am concerned if a dog can't title in Schutzhund or IPO , they should not be bred. There are plenty of good solid dogs , young ones , that can be had through a rescue . It is rolling the dice with health and temperament. GSDs because of pet and show quality breeding are now plagued with health issues and can get snippy. A beagle that is snippy? Pain in the ass. A GSD that is snippy? 80 stitiches on your kid's face or worse. I had my dog temper tested before I adopted him , and we could tell by his bone structure ,coloration , build , and head set that he was propbably a mix of German Show and West German Working Lines. German Show lines are the only show lines I would touch , because in Germany in order to compete in show they have to title in Schutzhund as well. A dog that can title in Schutzhund in Germany is solid temperament and has good body structure. These over sized American GSDs that people breed could never do the tasks , take downs , chases , bite work etc that the breed was bred to do.

Mine , Alvin VonShelterDog , tossed out in Newark when he was about 3 months old. He is monorchid so probably some jerk who could not breed him just rolled him out. He is my 9th German Shepherd , the 1st that is rescued. All my others since 1974 or so all came from DDR lines , all imports from either Germany or out west USA which even then 1st or 2nd generation DDR lines. Nuts and prey drive through the roof until they mature at about 2 or 3 years old. So if you invest in working lines expect a harder than usual puppy period. Stay away from USA or British showlines like the plague.

The crew is great . I recommend them. Been out about 15 times or so . We went for shark once and had a blast. Could not move my arms for a week though They will also hit the Gulf Stream where you can get King Fish and trops like that.

That is why I like IDPA , it is a great supplemental affordable way to train.It is good mental exercise , drawing , using cover , accuracy complete with innocents that you can't shoot.. moving targets. I compete against myself only and I get WAY more down on myself for hitting no shoots , failure to neutralizes and such than I do about being 100 seconds slower across 8 stages than the best in my class. Safety , accuracy , and no "bad" mistakes are my goal. If the winning comes later so be it . I can't stress enough how important actual tactical training is though. If you want to be trained for a situation where you are attacked and under stress , your significant other and or kids are screaming , and someone is trying to take your gun away from you because you missed them with 10 rounds while they were charging up your steps in the dark , you really do need to plonk down on some tactical courses. I highly recommend Gun For Hire's CCW course as starters. It is about an hour and 15 from where you are and usually no traffic once the Bennies go home. You can eat there and have a cigar in the FU Bloomberg lounge too. I like SIMS classes too. If you have not trained frightened , you are not as trained as you think you are.

Maaaan , the Dauntless had everybody capping out on Sea Bass yesterday , and Fluke. Some Ling too. If I was not doing something else tomorrow... But , in the future I was thinking of getting a Pro 2A crowd on The Purple Jet and going for Tuna in the fall.

Nice pups

I did that , it is for real. It was "spiff" checks for selling large Sony and JVC jobs . 420 bucks , delivered in the mail. Good luck!