My GSD of 9 weeks (Belle) goes with me everywhere I go. I work on the road and so she gets exposed to alot of the southeast, from rural farmlands to urban areas.
I think she is a hard dog, probably will be a very hard dog. When I (seldomly) correct her I usually have to yell, and she barks at me a few times to let me know she didn't have to obey. She shows no sign of going down in drive when I correct her.
I use a mini-tug at the end of a round pin horse whip to play with her in prey drive. Once she catches it, she will not let go. I will hit & poke her (not hard) with the handle end of the whip and she totally ignores it. I can drag her around & literally pick her up by the line when she's got a good bite.
At 6 weeks I had already trained her to sit, down & bark on command (if I had her attention of course). She has good working lines & I think she shows alot of potential for Schutzhund.
The only concern I have about Belle is that sometimes when I'm walking her on leash, she likes to keep her distance from strangers. By distance I mean 3 or 4 yards or so. She doesn't act crazy or anything, just keeps her distance & usually gets on the other side of me from them. Now once I come up to them and hold their hand (offered to her) she will come and sniff and lick (or eat the treat I gave them to give her). About 2-4 minutes after this introduction, the strangers shoes & pants legs are fare game for attack.
Now could this initial avoidance be a sign of weak nerves? Would you guys define this as avoidance? She does steps/heights with no problem, even over-estimates her abilities to jump (knocking into the side of the elevated bed on her attempt to get on it). She's never had her hair stand up on her back or anything like that. I've had her at the rifle range (mostly in the crate in the truck) and not a flinch when I let her out to "good outside". She's come nose to nose with our cat a few times and wants to play with him (he's the slow one to warm up). I am joining a Schutzhund club and intending to expose her to many other animals in the forthcoming weeks.
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