Yuko and Michele,
Thanks for informing me. I've talked to the breeder and he expects the pups to be 80-90 lbs. He also said, like you guys, that some pups grow fast and some slow. I was just curious just to see where others compare. My trainer's dog was the same as my pup and at 14 mos now he is 90 lbs.
Yea, Ciro was only 74 lbs working weight. I called him my utility dog cause he was the best tool for anything that would come up. His only issue was that after the patrol school he took to not wanting to jump over things much.
He's so short that he would drag his johnson on whatever he tried to jump over. It even put him out of work a couple days after a patrol dog competition at Patrick AFB when he left pecker tracks on the barricades. He was in some serious pain. I know, cause for him to show it after not showing pain when he broke his ankle later on, had to hurt!
I've seen some 90-100 lb dogs that were pretty agile. Most are not, plus they're slow. When they get ya though, you know it. If they're naturally big dogs I don't think it's much of an issue. A local Deputy had a nice Sable import that went 125 lbs and was not fat. His head was like, bear size. Very scary. He lasted 5 years no problem.
Here's a pic of me and Ciro. The handler on my left is Ofc. Markowski and K9 Rexx. Ofc. Markowski died 3 1/2 years ago and Rexx left us a year ago. Rexx was a beautiful red/blk working lines dog. Super tough and handsome...hated my guts though. Went for me every chance he got. Rexx was about 85 lbs.
Ouch, poor Ciro. I guess being a small shepherd doesn't guarantee jumping agility either.
Thanks; it's good to know that while a 100-lb shepherd may not match up to a little mal or shepherd as far as speed and agility, that their size alone doesn't automatically cause them to become crippled by the work.
Very nice pic Howard. I would like to see one of the bear-shepherd cross too.
Ever had any suspects volunteer to fight him... or did they just figure that their odds of defeating a bear were slim and give up right away?
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Re: Monster puppy
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