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I think we're going to get a GSD for the family. Not 100% decided yet, but close.

That face
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Piece of cake right? Be easy to remember when we got him, he and my son make together make a bad little German 88. Son is 8 months and Mr. yet to be named is 8 weeks.View attachment 8405495
Color me a smidge jealous.

I wanted children but it did not work (long story for another time.)

I had a dog and he passed away, I would like to get another dog but my life patterns right now would leave him alone in a back yard for much of a day. Not a bad life but dogs need human companionship.

I still have our medium White Persian cat, Jade. She is a few months over 18 years old but still doing well for an old lady.
 
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Congrats ! That picture is priceless . You are blessed to have two beautiful young ones to enjoy . Please post updates as they mature together .
 
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Congrats ! That picture is priceless . You are blessed to have two beautiful young ones to enjoy . Please post updates as they mature together .
There are three more in the backseat chomping at the bit to see the new puppy. They haven’t had a dog in their lives for about 2.5 years now.

My kids are not quite this bad under supervision, but if left to their own devices this is about what they’d look like with the new pup.
 
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Color me a smidge jealous.

I wanted children but it did not work (long story for another time.)

I had a dog and he passed away, I would like to get another dog but my life patterns right now would leave him alone in a back yard for much of a day. Not a bad life but dogs need human companionship.

I still have our medium White Persian cat, Jade. She is a few months over 18 years old but still doing well for an old lady.
I met my wife on my 32nd birthday and I knew right away she was the gal for me. She didn’t want children and I accepted that we would remain childless. Her mother passed 5 years later and I like to think she changed my wife’s mind and heart from heaven. Started having babies the next year.

I am sorry you were never able to have your own. But from your posts I gather you are probably the type that has passed on a lot of wisdom and mentored as many young minds as you were able when appropriate.

As many guys on here that seem like total fucking assholes and unabashedly self absorbed pricks, I suspect at least half of them have done the same.
 
View attachment 8388766View attachment 8388766Giant Schnauzer, all day. They will defend the boys all day against any threat. very easily trained, no shedding but do require regular grooming.
Giant Schnauzers are commonly used in Germany for Police K9 dogs. I was a police K9 handler/trainer and came across a Giant Schnauzer that a Sheriff's Department in Collier County, FL had. That Giant Schnauzer bit me harder than any other dog breed I've ever decoyed for in a bite suit. Had welts and bruising on my arms and legs for a week. I'd never even seen one before that, but boy howdy that dog left an impression.

I kind of chuckled when I first saw the Deputy walk up with it because the damned thing had a silly looking Schnauzer beard face. I wasn't chuckling when it latched on to me, I'll tell ya that.
 
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There are three more in the backseat chomping at the bit to see the new puppy. They haven’t had a dog in their lives for about 2.5 years now.

My kids are not quite this bad under supervision, but if left to their own devices this is about what they’d look like with the new pup.

You have your hands full . I remember those days, nothing like watching a new pup grow with the kids. That cartoon is perfect., I am sure the pup with suck it up, Please let us know what you name him .
 
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Beautiful pic of the pupper and your child. I took my German Shepherd to the train station yesterday. I couldn't do it. The local vet will come out tomorrow. You are right about the people on here. Some good ones, some not so good. I also got diagnosed with cancer a couple days ago. I won't die from it but will probably lose my eyesight. Oh well, life goes on. Best wishes for your kid and puppy......
 
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Bangs head against wall.

My 5 year old daughter is scared of the pup. She just said she’s afraid of all animals. ??? WTF? OMFG. Now I have to use my fake nicey-nice voice and try to explain to her…everything? Honestly I am positive we went over all of this.

The only dog of ours she remembers is our little inherited Pomeranian. And she says she wasn’t afraid of her because she was used to her. Okay well you’ll get used to this dog too. It’s like she went to bed last night had a bad dream about dogs and woke up afraid of the puppy. In reality I think what actually happened is it took him until yesterday to really feel comfortable here. He’s now running around with a little spunk and he’s showing some of his prey drive now and it put my daughter on the defensive.

So I’m trying to explain to her that he can’t hurt her and he also doesn’t even want to. This morning just threw me for a loop because all of a sudden she’s backing off and shying away from the dog. So I said we can take it slow and she can get used to him before I ask her to interact with him more, but I want her to at least stand up straight and tall when he comes near her and not back off.

I’m just really bad at faking nice and sugar coating everything. I have to be really careful because half of the time when I talk to them matter of factly they freak the fuck out. Just recently I was explaining to them what a tick was (re-explaining for my 8 year old…she forgot) and what the bite might feel like to them. Mainly I wanted to make sure my 5 year old knew to tell us. She’s On the spectrum of whatever you call that can’t feel pain syndrome. She can feel it, but sometimes she makes me wonder. She is way more afraid of telling us about a wound/injury than she is of getting injured. Terrified of cleaning a scrape or cut. Anyhow, piece of cake right?

Pups sister looks black and tan.
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Think pup is bi-color?
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