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<blockquote data-quote="wawazat" data-source="post: 3578226" data-attributes="member: 35603"><p>I love our GSD mix, but they do come with some difficulties unique from other breeds. My wife had a lab mix that she still holds up on an altar for all others to be compared to. I had mentioned wanting more of a working breed that can be a swiss army knife of companionship and purpose and I had always admired GSDs and Malinois. I guess she didnt hear my caveat (which I am famous for much to her chagrin), that they require a LOT of input and patient conditioning to socialize them to the house rules and that they are emotionally needy haha. Luckily we got him with his littermate who has more Catahoula traits, so they help occupy each other while we are working. They like to dig, they LOVE mud puddles, and they tend to chew when they get anxious or frustrated. As with most other highly intelligent working breeds, they also get bored easily which is no good for anything you tell them NOT to chew on.</p><p></p><p>They are about 8 months old now and are really getting the hang of what's kosher and what is not. The only real exception at this point is if we go run errands and dont pet them and tell them we will be back or dont spend enough time telling them good night, they tend to take it out on her welcome mat in the sunroom they sleep in hahaha. We are slowly getting holes filled in and putting in deterrents to discourage digging, but it will probably be a battle until our sod really takes hold and has good coverage.</p><p></p><p>On the plus side, both dogs are extremely observant and intelligent. They have socialized a lot just by watching our interactions with each other and are eager to please. We will need a bigger vehicle or a camper shell for my truck if we want to take them with us on trips though, they are each about 65lbs already with no end in sight.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="wawazat, post: 3578226, member: 35603"] I love our GSD mix, but they do come with some difficulties unique from other breeds. My wife had a lab mix that she still holds up on an altar for all others to be compared to. I had mentioned wanting more of a working breed that can be a swiss army knife of companionship and purpose and I had always admired GSDs and Malinois. I guess she didnt hear my caveat (which I am famous for much to her chagrin), that they require a LOT of input and patient conditioning to socialize them to the house rules and that they are emotionally needy haha. Luckily we got him with his littermate who has more Catahoula traits, so they help occupy each other while we are working. They like to dig, they LOVE mud puddles, and they tend to chew when they get anxious or frustrated. As with most other highly intelligent working breeds, they also get bored easily which is no good for anything you tell them NOT to chew on. They are about 8 months old now and are really getting the hang of what's kosher and what is not. The only real exception at this point is if we go run errands and dont pet them and tell them we will be back or dont spend enough time telling them good night, they tend to take it out on her welcome mat in the sunroom they sleep in hahaha. We are slowly getting holes filled in and putting in deterrents to discourage digging, but it will probably be a battle until our sod really takes hold and has good coverage. On the plus side, both dogs are extremely observant and intelligent. They have socialized a lot just by watching our interactions with each other and are eager to please. We will need a bigger vehicle or a camper shell for my truck if we want to take them with us on trips though, they are each about 65lbs already with no end in sight. [/QUOTE]
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