This is Atreyu. The best friend I could ever of asked for and the soul dog that saved my life. 9.4 years of pure love and joy, and although I’m completely lost without you, I am so glad we had each-other and I was there from start to end.

In case anyone asks, the blue collar is a bark collar that vibrates and makes sound only. No shocky shocky

I think she is the most perfect GSD. This is Mika (8F) rescued from LA county at 2. She is most perfect dog you could ask for. Protective, instinctive, loyal, silly and loving. She has the best eyebrows that dart back and forth when she is looking at you. We are constantly getting stopped on the street from people admiring her coat and tail. She is likely a mix (50 pounds) and has some easy to scare like tendencies (water, wind, loud noises). The vet says she acts like a husky when it comes to certain things like nail trimming and temp checks. This is my first German Sherpard I’ve owned and I don’t think I will ever go back to another dog breed. They are truly the best dogs out there and I am so lucky to have this girl in our lives.

My 11 month old baby girl (today!) is close to jumping our 6 foot fence that we installed 6 months ago. Our other German shepherd cannot jump it or won't even attempt it. Lol. Our neighbor is petrified of our dogs because when she was younger she got bit. Ours have never bit or attacked anyone, but I sympathize and wanted no issues with neighbors, so we installed the taller fence to make us all feel better. Well, Lilith is close to jumping it. She gets very "excited", just like her sister, when she hears anyone pass by walking, walking their dogs, coming and leaving in the houses within near distance and tries to jump over. She is close to getting over and once she figures out to grab the top of the fence and pull herself over or that she can take a running start, it's game over.

We are only allowed to have a fence 6' and under in the city of Chicago. Any creative ideas would be helpful. Lol. I'll do anything to not lose my doggos and I don't trust my neighbor to not do something crazy.

Also, please don't advise to leave Chicago. If I could, I absolutely would. Hubby is a first responder and so we are required to live within city limits.

Getting some ball time in with the pup! Rinzen @ 19 months old.

Six months ago I was spiraling. I went through a bad divorce and never really got over it. People cause me anxiety and back in November…things happened that I won’t go into.

After that, my parents were a big help. Also some other professionals had mentioned that getting a dog could help me deal with some things that I needed to. I’ve always loved dogs but I the state that I was in I didn’t think that getting a dog would be good for me or the dog; but my parents encouraged me and my sister in law ended up picking up this little puppy that came to me the week of thanksgiving.

I knew I needed something, and I knew I could care for a dog, but I didn’t know how much a dog could care for me. My nature makes me retreat within myself, this dog doesn’t let me do that. I go to the bathroom and it doesn’t matter if she is deeply asleep, she has to check the room for traps. When I am exhausted, she always has energy for me and it makes me get up in the morning. She doesn’t ask for much, food, water, toys, bathroom time, and she forces me to get out of my apartment.

I get so lonely. I get anxious when my head plays back the worst hits of the divorce. I miss my kids when I don’t have them. But my dog doesn’t have time for that shit. She makes me get up, clean the damn apartment, get food…and in return she falls asleep at my feet at night, and freaking sniffs my face when it’s time to wake up, and she protects me from her shadow and any other serial killer in the hallway that she can’t see.

I needed this dog. She saved my life.

Love him so much.

My German Shepherd, Koda, is turning 1 on Thursday, April 10th! We adopted her from an animal shelter and were told her mom was a full German Shepherd, but they weren’t sure about the dad. Lately, I’ve been going back and forth on whether she’s actually purebred — here’s why:

• She’s already 70 lbs at just a year old.
• Her color throws me off — she’s black, while her sisters were the more typical brown with black backs.
• When we got her at around 2–3 months, her ears were floppy, but they stood up around 5 months.
• She looks full GSD to me, especially her face and body shape, but her fur’s a little different — it’s short-to-medium length, longer on her back but shorter down the sides.
• In some photos she gives off a bit of a Lab vibe, but not every mixed dog has Lab in them — it’s just something that makes me second-guess sometimes.

Would love to hear what y’all think — and feel free to drop pics of your black GSDs too! 🐾🖤

Don’t you do it

he just turned 6….still looks like a puppy to me lol. he’s so spunky chasing the bees and what not, my best friend ❤️

My wife got a puppy from the humane society and they labeled as a German Shepherd. She does look German but I am curious if you guys can spot something that’s off in typical Germans. She’s 9 weeks old. Thanks!

My 14-month-old girl has been acting lethargic the last several days after spending a few days at the grandparents’ house with their three GSDs. All she’s done today is sleep. I live alone in an apartment, so my first thought is that she’s depressed being back home after having so much fun on “vacation.” But I do my best to keep her as active as possible — 3 walks/day, dog park trips, daycare, outings into public, etc. She did have a some sort of stomach bug which we’re still dealing with the remnants of (she’s under a vet’s care). But other than that, I don’t know what the culprit would be. I just want her to be back to her normal chaotic self. I wish I could talk to her and ask how she’s feeling. I feel like a horrible dog dad. Any advice is appreciated.

I would love some help with our puppy’s teething. He will be 16 weeks on 4/8 and I am struggling! He just likes to attack me in a playful way. He hasn’t lost a single baby tooth yet. He will bite my arms, side, back, stomach, feet, basically anything. We have talked to our trainer, reprimanded him calmly, sternly, tried “leave it” and “no”, but it’s just been so rough for me.

As far as toys, we’ve given him ice cubes, frozen towels, frozen carrots, benebones, kongs, etc.

Recommendations, tips, tricks welcome!

I feel….. defeated. I knew his last visit in October didn’t go great, and he did okay the following month for his 4 day boarding he just wouldn’t allow them to do a bath.

My guy just turned 1 last month and he’s 87 lbs! He was due for his simperica trio and needed meds for his yeasty ear infection that started last week. My vet is amazing, and they tried to bring him to the back for his bloodwork but ended up coming back for me to muzzle him. I asked them to just do what they needed to in the exam room with me and I put him in a headlock because he was growling and trying to snap at them with the muzzle on. I know he’s not the only shep that’s had to be muzzled and I knew it was a possibility that it might go down this way. He’s such a good boy. He’s going back Tuesday for his neuter and they gave me some meds to give him before hand.

Anyone else’s shep need to be drugged or muzzled for vet appointments?

My friend made everyone doggy cupcakes!

Anyone see anything concerning or reason to take her to the vets, it just looks a bit limpy to me.