Bringing your German Shepherd puppy home to stay is very exciting! It can also be very stressful, and not just for you and your family. Your new GSD puppy is experiencing life apart from its mom and littermates for the first time. All the smells, sights, and sounds are new. You are new. It is …
Shannon Cutts
Whining, crying, whimpering – these are all sounds German Shepherd owners know well. It can be upsetting to both you and your dog to not know what is wrong and how to respond! Why Do German Shepherds Cry? There can be many different reasons, as we will look at here shortly. But the most consistently …
Dogs and people have lived side by side for many thousands of years. However, dogs still can’t talk in “people” language. And dog owners still can’t talk to their dogs in “canine.” This can make for more than a little confusion as you and your German Shepherd get to know each other! This is especially …
The German Shepherd is the second most popular dog breed in the United States. This is a dog breed most people recognize and can name on sight – even if they aren’t “dog people!” The Rhodesian Ridgeback is not as well known outside of canine circles. However, in its native homeland of Africa, this dog …
The German Shepherd head tilt is a bona fide trait of this beloved dog breed. But while every German Shepherd owner has seen it and all German Shepherd lovers know it well, what is less clear is why the German Shepherd, in particular, does this. Why do German Shepherds tilt their heads? Why do pairs …
From the outside looking in, the German Shepherd and the Yorkshire Terrier dog breeds could not be more different. How on earth could a GSD and a Yorkie ever get along? Yet underneath the surface differences, both the German Shepherd and the Yorkie, as Yorkshire Terriers like to call their pint-sized pups, hail from the …