German Shepherd Dog Puppy – GSD Puppy
hi everybody my name is Debbie ray and
I’m the owner of total dash german
shepherd.com and also total dash german
dash Shepherd net and today I’d like to
take some time to talk with you a little
bit about how exactly to choose the
German Shepherd puppy first of all I
want to let you know that you know
actually choose some german shepherd
puppy doesn’t have to be that hard if
you do your homework ahead of time so
what do you need to do first before you
bring that little bundle of energy home
well one of the very first things you
need to do she need to plan ahead you
need to think about you know your needs
the puppy’s needs and you know just
doing everything you can to make both of
those work out together you know it’s
seamlessly as possible you want to make
sure that you you know check with your
vet you know make sure that you kind of
got that lined up ahead of time so you
know bringing your puppy to the the new
fan or whatever getting your home ready
for getting all the supplies you’re
going to need and all the sort of stuff
and just doing your research ahead of
time just to make sure that this is
indeed the breed for you the next thing
you want to do is you want to evaluate
your needs and you want to be really
truthful about this so if you were
someone who’s who works a lot of hours
you’re only home on the weekends or
maybe at night you know are you a person
who is at home a lot you work at home or
maybe you’re a retiree or or maybe
you’re you know you work a part-time job
or whatever in your home a good bit of
the day or maybe you’re a work at home
mom or you just you know a mom or your
dad whoever who two stays at home and
takes care of the kids or whatever you
want to really think about all these
things because your puppy’s going to
require a lot of time and effort and you
want to make sure that you can provide
that for it
and the next thing you want to do you
want to make sure that you puppy-proof
now if you have any kind of toxic
chemicals if you have any kind of little
knickknacks or any you know on your
coffee table or on your shelves or
whatever if you have any kind of cords
that aren’t covered up basically
anything from knee level down think
about think about it that way to start
if you have something that that you
don’t want to get broken or got into you
know put it out of the way or put it up
because your puppy will find it and will
check it out and you know it’s probably
gonna end up in that mouth so just make
sure that you do your puppy proofing
very thoroughly and ahead of time and
you should have no problems now the next
thing you want to think about you know
where exactly are the best places to
find a German Shepherd well first of all
if I were you the first place I would
check out would be your local humane
society now there are all sorts of
animals there that need a new friendly
home and a good home to take care of
them the rest of their lives so you may
find a purebred that has been left there
for some particular reason or you may
find a mixed breed but always the very
first place I would check with if I were
you I would go to your local humane
society and see what they have to offer
and the next thing i’ll do i would also
check out any kind of local german
shepherd rescue organization that’s in
your area and if you don’t think you
have one you know get on your computer
go to google or your favorite search
engine and type in german shepherd
rescue plus whatever they may your state
is and you’ll find a lot of ones that
may be in your area or maybe one setter
you know within driving distance but go
to them check out their websites contact
them email oh and call them on the phone
you know see what they have to offer cus
a lot of times they’ll have adult dogs
they may have senior dogs they may have
younger dogs and then they may have
puppies as well but this is always a
very good place to check if you’re
looking for a new companion to bring to
your home in the next place i’ll check i
would always check out reputable
breeders if you’re looking for a german
shepherd puppy you can always go check
out reputable breeders in your area get
information from them you know get
references from them check out your
references and just you know go to their
websites visit their can also if you
know if they’ll let you and just check
it all you can’t about them and then
this is always a very good place to
start so what exactly should I look for
in a breeder if I decide to go this
route
well the first thing I would do is I
would tell you just to do all your
research ahead of time if you find a
breeder and they do have puppies and in
there you know in your area you know ask
them a lot of questions email them call
them on the phone if they’ll let you
come visit them once the puppies get old
enough for visits they’ll visit them
several times and ask them for
references you know get information from
them and just just do all your research
because the more you ahead of time now
the better off you’re going to be down
the road so ask these people you know I
see speeders get references from a
reputable breeder just won’t mind in
fact they’ll be expecting this and get
those references take them home check
them out
call the people that are bought puppies
from this breeder in the past ask them
questions what did they like about the
breeder what did they not like about the
breeder you know how much have they
enjoyed their puppy you know did they
have any problems with their puppy you
know during the purchase process or
maybe they’re after but get a lot of
information from these people and this
will really help you decide just exactly
what kind of breeder you’re dealing with
the next thing you want to make sure
that you’re dealing with someone who’s
just not in it for the money and this is
pretty easy to tell and you kind of get
a feel for it especially if you contact
several several so-called breeders if
you deal with someone and they’re trying
to give you a deal or if you know
they’ve cut the prices or this or that
or whatever or you know you just really
get a feel that they’re in it for the
money and they’re not in it for the
puppy then you need to go to some
someone else and I really wouldn’t deal
with them if I were you
and what should I expect from the German
Shepherd breeder once I choose one well
first of all for a registered puppy well
you want to get those registration
papers you want to make sure that the
breeder has filled them out or if they
haven’t filled them at least they walk
you through it on what you need to do in
order to send them in and get the puppy
registered and just make sure that you
have all this information ahead of time
you know make sure before you leave that
you’re very clear on what to do with the
registration papers and what kind of
process you need to follow through after
you get the puppy home with concerning
these papers the next thing that’s the
operator offer any kind of guarantees
health guarantees or anything like that
just you know ask all these questions
ahead of time and this will save a lot
of problems down the road and one of the
most important things you want to make
sure you know you expect the puppy to
have shots and warming’s but you want to
make sure you find out exactly how many
shots they’ve had and what kind and then
when you also want to make sure how many
warnings they’ve had and if so again you
know when do they have them what were
the dates you want to get all this
information and writing so that you can
take it to your vet when you take your
puppy to the vet for the first time you
always want to make sure if it’s gone to
the vet you know with the breeder get
information about that what was the
visit about what happened you know what
were the results of this visit so get
all this information up front what else
should I expect from the breeder well
you also want to make sure that you get
a chance to see you know any litter
mates that may be present when you go
check out the puppy you want to see if
there’s any siblings from past litters
you want to see both the parents you
want to see any other kind of relatives
be it you know aunts and uncles or
cousins or whatever the more more
animals you see from this bloodline will
you go see that puppy the better off
you’ll be cuz you’ll have a better idea
of what to expect from your dog when
it’s an adult
so what should I look for in the German
Shepherd puppy itself first of all you
want to make sure that the puppy is a
proper weight you don’t want this super
super heavy then again you don’t want
this really really skinny so you want
this just the right weight you also want
to make sure that your puppy is clean
but it’s you know not smelly but it’s in
clean surroundings you know there’s not
poop everywhere or whatever that it’s in
a good home situation as far as the
kennel goes but it has a very good hair
coach and there’s no bald patches or
anything like that but it’s not itching
and scratching because it’s got fleas or
whatever you just want to make sure that
it’s just overall just a healthy looking
puppy there’s not a lot of junk in their
eyes their nose isn’t runny you know
there’s nothing coming out of the rear
you know anything mushy or whatever you
just want to make sure that the puppy
just looks like it’s in good health next
you want to make sure that your puppy is
very playful you want to make sure that
it’s socialized as far so you know it’s
interested in coming to see you it’s not
scared it’s not frightened it’s just
very active you know it’s just as happy
to come see us it is to go play with
this litter mates but you just want to
make sure that the puppy seems just like
a healthy dog overall so what else
should I be aware of if I’m interested
in getting a new German Shepherd puppy
well first of all the German Shepherd
just like any other purebred dog breed
they suffer from many and heritable
diseases so just be aware of this also
these dogs require a lot of
socialization they’re very intelligent
dogs they need a job to do they’re not
just something you bring home and stick
out in a kennel around your backyard or
whatever not ever do anything else with
them and then you expect to have a good
situation that just won’t work these
stocks require a lot of socialization so
get them out with you take them you know
on car rides take them to different
stores get them out to meet your friends
and neighbors and your family members
you know if you go to school take them
to school with you just do all you can
to get them out in different situations
as possible and they’ll have a more calm
and a more confident dog and a better
dog down the
if you’d like to learn more about the
german shepherd puppy i have written a
book recently called your german your
total german shepherd dog and it does
have one really large section and then
about nothing but the german shepherd
puppy the development of the puppy
throughout its first year of life health
issues and all sorts of stuff like that
and you can you can check that out at
total dash german shepherd net or if
you’d like you to knuckles also go to my
other web site total dash german de
shepard.com and there you can see all
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historical data just just a little bit
of everything there but i hope you
learned something new today if you’re
interested in looking for a german
shepherd puppy of your own and i hope
these tips have helped you and if you
have any questions or anything please
please feel free to visit my web sites
at any time again that’s total that’s
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