I hope this works out. Your GSD sounds like a loyal boy.
It’s not uncommon for pubs that experienced trauma to show aggressive towards strangers and other animals.
Thanks. He’s the most obedient, well trained dog I’ve ever had, short of his psychiatric issues. Not many dogs are as obedient and well trained. It would be tragic to have to euthanize him when I know there are people who are competent, experienced and capable of working with him. For most of his commands, I don’t even have to say the command, I just have to give him a look in context and he understands.
“Your GSD sounds like a loyal boy.”
When I was first introducing him to the pool and trying to teach him to be pool safe, he tried to rescue me and drag me to the stairs. It was pretty impressive, but a bit painful since German Shepherds aren’t soft mouthed, water dogs. If I’d really been drowning, I’d have lived, but might have lost hand. I’ve never had a dog do something like that, that most of us only see portrayed by Hollywood. I had a “wow” moment that dogs will actually, in real life, do something like that without hundreds if hours of training.
And on a side note, I’m reminded, back in the days of vcr’s, my young kids would make me rent Homeward Bound just so they could see mom cry on cue then laugh hysterically. Children can be so creul, and mine actually did that reapetedly.