Hello All,
We got our crazy, hyper, smart, sometimes gentle, amazing boy "Gunner" on March 21st. It's been a fun ride so far and I can't wait to see what he'll grow into. He is our first Dutch and in fact our first dog as a family. I am struck by how smart he is. Can you believe he was housebroke in 3 days? Just three accidents since and one was our fault. We started obedience training a couple weeks ago and he is doing phenomenal (my timing needs work though). His socialization to people/dogs/places/things is going great and he wants to be everyone's buddy. Out of all that people that ask about him only 4 have known what he is (I've been keeping score)...
Here is our boy:
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Gunner - Fifteen Weeks Old
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aje_762
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ICE
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- Tell us about yourself: I have a 12 week old dutch shepherd that my trainer got for me to train in schutzhund. This is my 1st dutch shepherd, I have always had german shepherds. Currently, I have 4 dogs.
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aje_762
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- Tell us about yourself: Hello. We're new Dutch Shepherd owners (or does he own us)....? Did our homework for a year before bringing our awesome fella home!
- Location: San Diego
Re: Gunner - Fifteen Weeks Old
Thanks ICE! Having trouble loading pics... Here are a couple recent ones.
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aje_762
- Just Whelped
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- Joined: Mon Feb 08, 2016 4:00 am
- Tell us about yourself: Hello. We're new Dutch Shepherd owners (or does he own us)....? Did our homework for a year before bringing our awesome fella home!
- Location: San Diego
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ICE
- Training Dog
- Posts: 281
- Joined: Mon Jan 30, 2012 12:32 am
- Tell us about yourself: I have a 12 week old dutch shepherd that my trainer got for me to train in schutzhund. This is my 1st dutch shepherd, I have always had german shepherds. Currently, I have 4 dogs.
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Jlobes
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- Tell us about yourself: Previously had a DutchXMal and knew at that moment, they were the best dogs ever. Unfortunately, I lost her in an accident as a pup @9mo., but I was sold on the dutchies. I cant imagine having another breed, they are the total package dogs.
Got my boy FURY from Vrijheid. He was born 4/23/16 and i picked him up 6/29. Working on basics(OB, manners, etc), some NW and figuring out what we want to focus on for the future work.
Re: Gunner - Fifteen Weeks Old
fun times with a dutch puppy! enjoy it.
definitely a very smart breed, overall. nice looking pup, whered ya get him>
definitely a very smart breed, overall. nice looking pup, whered ya get him>
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aje_762
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- Location: San Diego
Re: Gunner - Fifteen Weeks Old
Jlobes-
Thank you, he's a blast and keeps us on our toes... We got him from Alpha K9 Kennels in South Carolina. A great guy named Bobby Fuller runs it. We've been very happy with his customer service. He is very knowledgeable and is always available even after the sale.
Thank you, he's a blast and keeps us on our toes... We got him from Alpha K9 Kennels in South Carolina. A great guy named Bobby Fuller runs it. We've been very happy with his customer service. He is very knowledgeable and is always available even after the sale.
-Gunner and Family
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Jlobes
- Just Whelped
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- Joined: Fri May 06, 2016 3:26 am
- Tell us about yourself: Previously had a DutchXMal and knew at that moment, they were the best dogs ever. Unfortunately, I lost her in an accident as a pup @9mo., but I was sold on the dutchies. I cant imagine having another breed, they are the total package dogs.
Got my boy FURY from Vrijheid. He was born 4/23/16 and i picked him up 6/29. Working on basics(OB, manners, etc), some NW and figuring out what we want to focus on for the future work.
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^great to hear! im looking for a dutch pup at the moment, trying to narrow down the prospective kennels/pedigrees. Have a few on the short list right now, maybe Ill look into Alpha as well.....
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love dogs
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Re: Gunner - Fifteen Weeks Old
Have you seen any agression--I got a dog from the same breeder and over the top dog on dog agression. He is very smart and athletic--but very agression. He has seen behavorlists, trainers, Fiesty Fido and now at away specialized training for 4 months. People have actually suggested we put him down--I will not. He is great with people but started showing agression at 13 weeks...just curious if you were having similiar experience
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aje_762
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- Location: San Diego
Re: Gunner - Fifteen Weeks Old
Love Dogs,
My apologies, I'm not on this site very much. I am sorry to hear that. I have not seen any of dog aggression from my guy. He wants to be friends with everyone he meets (both people and dogs), and aside from his puppy over-excitement he's totally normal. He's going to be six months old in a couple weeks and we are around dogs virtually every day. In fact, his best buddies are an Aussie and a GSP.
Did your boy have bad experience when he was younger and he now goes into aggressive behavior as a defense?
I'm so glad you refuse to give up on him. I hope you get everything sorted out and have a happy life together.
My apologies, I'm not on this site very much. I am sorry to hear that. I have not seen any of dog aggression from my guy. He wants to be friends with everyone he meets (both people and dogs), and aside from his puppy over-excitement he's totally normal. He's going to be six months old in a couple weeks and we are around dogs virtually every day. In fact, his best buddies are an Aussie and a GSP.
Did your boy have bad experience when he was younger and he now goes into aggressive behavior as a defense?
I'm so glad you refuse to give up on him. I hope you get everything sorted out and have a happy life together.
-Gunner and Family