Brooke West wrote 10/02/2006 09:11 PM Advice needed on buying my first GSD, Help Meee! #114946 - 10/02/2006 09:11 PM
Brooke West Webboard User Reg: 09-27-2006 Posts: 13 Loc: Offline	Well I'm having quiet a time trying to locate my first GSD. There are a few, what I thought were simple, characteristics that I am going for but have had a terrible time finding! I can't find a young male GSD with a sable coat that has protection training! It sounds simple, but let me tell you its not! One problem is that I have a cat and the GSD will be living indoors with him, so I want a dog that will bite to protect me, but not bite my cat. Once I settle on a dog, is it customary for the breeder to demand a wire transfer? I had my heart set on this beautiful sable in Slovakia, but the breeder will not accept credit card she will only take wire transfers. I'm much too leary to send that kind of money to someone I haven't met, can anyone tell me if this is common practice? Well, any advice is certainly welcome. Here's that dog's link if anyone wants to give me some pointers: http://www.eurosportk9.com/forsale.asp you'll need to scroll down to Kaskal.
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Connie Sutherland wrote 10/02/2006 09:28 PM Re: Advice needed on buying my first GSD, Help Mee [Re: Brooke West ] #114947 - 10/02/2006 09:28 PM
Connie Sutherland Moderator Reg: 07-13-2005 Posts: 31571 Loc: North-Central coast of California Offline	Quote: Well I'm having quiet a time trying to locate my first GSD. There are a few, what I thought were simple, characteristics that I am going for but have had a terrible time finding! I can't find a young male GSD with a sable coat that has protection training! It sounds simple, but let me tell you its not! One problem is that I have a cat and the GSD will be living indoors with him, so I want a dog that will bite to protect me, but not bite my cat. ..... I think others will help with the search and the payment protocol, but the part about the cat......... You might want to check out the responses to this thread about a GSD who killed a cat: http://www.leerburg.com/ubbthreads/showf...rue#Post4175473
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Jared Erickson wrote 10/02/2006 10:16 PM Re: Advice needed on buying my first GSD, Help Meee! [Re: Brooke West ] #114948 - 10/02/2006 10:16 PM
Jared Erickson Webboard User Reg: 01-29-2006 Posts: 7 Loc: St Louis, MO Offline	I'm confused, are you looking for a young dog who has started some bitework, or a trained personal protection dog? Good luck finding someone who will sell you a dog thats guaranteed to not chase your cat. This is something you will probably have to work on with just about any high drive dog you get.
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Brooke West wrote 10/02/2006 10:43 PM Re: Advice needed on buying my first GSD, Help Mee [Re: Jared Erickson ] #114949 - 10/02/2006 10:43 PM
Brooke West Webboard User Reg: 09-27-2006 Posts: 13 Loc: Offline	Either will do I'm not to particular about age, though I am particular about price! Ha, anyways my price range is realistic I think, what do you guys think an appropriate price is for a trained PPD?
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Brooke West wrote 10/02/2006 10:46 PM Re: Advice needed on buying my first GSD, Help Mee [Re: Brooke West ] #114950 - 10/02/2006 10:46 PM
Brooke West Webboard User Reg: 09-27-2006 Posts: 13 Loc: Offline	Oh about the cat, I didn't mean to throw you guys off about that. I realize that I must strictly monitor the dog and cat interactions and never plan on leaving them alone together. All I meant by that was the dog must be well socialized with other animals and cannot be cat killer in general.
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Bob Scott wrote 10/02/2006 11:56 PM Re: Advice needed on buying my first GSD, Help Meee! [Re: Brooke West ] #114951 - 10/02/2006 11:56 PM
Bob Scott Moderator Reg: 06-14-2002 Posts: 7417 Loc: St. Louis Mo Offline	JMHO, but EuroSport K9 is a respected broker. 3-4 of our club dogs, including the mother of my own dog, came from there. There are also some highly respected protection dog trainers on this forum. Will Rambo being at the top of the list. old dogs LOVE to learn new tricks
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Brad Trull wrote 10/03/2006 01:05 AM Re: Advice needed on buying my first GSD, Help Mee [Re: Brooke West ] #114952 - 10/03/2006 01:05 AM
Brad Trull Webboard User Reg: 05-31-2005 Posts: 187 Loc: Indiana Offline	One trainer I go too cited he got tired of clients calling and complaining about dogs he sold chasing cats, sooo he only advertises by word of mouth now. If you really need a PP dog ( most people dont ) and your pockets are deep enough you shouldnt have a problem. I hope you have some resonable background in working dogs. Good luck
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Karen Rambo wrote 10/03/2006 07:15 AM Re: Advice needed on buying my first GSD, Help Mee [Re: Brooke West ] #114953 - 10/03/2006 07:15 AM
Karen Rambo Webboard User Reg: 02-03-2006 Posts: 42 Loc: SC Offline	Hi Brooke, We have bought many dogs from Josef & Taunya Mravik of Eurosport. They are great, honest people and we have never been disappointed in any dog that we have received from them. My husband has been drooling iver Kaskal and if I were you I would grab him quickly as he will sell fast. His sire, Galant z PS, is a wonderful producer. You can feel totally comfortable wiring money to them. Good luck and I hope you are able to get him.
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Bob Scott wrote 10/03/2006 12:44 PM Re: Advice needed on buying my first GSD, Help Meee! [Re: Bob Scott ] #114954 - 10/03/2006 12:44 PM
Bob Scott Moderator Reg: 06-14-2002 Posts: 7417 Loc: St. Louis Mo Offline	Quote: JMHO, but EuroSport K9 is a respected broker. 3-4 of our club dogs, including the mother of my own dog, came from there. There are also some highly respected protection dog trainers on this forum. Will Rambo being at the top of the list. My appologies to Will Rambeau for mispelling his name. I've only been on this forum for 4+ years. <img src="http://www.leerburg.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/blush.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://www.leerburg.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/blush.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://www.leerburg.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/blush.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://www.leerburg.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/blush.gif" alt="" /> old dogs LOVE to learn new tricks
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Will Rambeau wrote 10/03/2006 03:55 PM Re: Advice needed on buying my first GSD, Help Meee! [Re: Bob Scott ] #114955 - 10/03/2006 03:55 PM
Will Rambeau Moderator Reg: 01-25-2003 Posts: 5983 Loc: Idaho Offline	< Prepares a set of flash cards for Old Earth Dog Bob's next spelling lesson........> <img src="http://www.leerburg.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> The Fetz dog: http://www.leerburg.com/forums/ubbthreads.php/ubb/showflat/Number/79673/page/25
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