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 If you're considering a German shepherd puppy as a family addition please
make sure that this breed is the best fit for your family and lifestyle. The
German shepherds are strong in body, spirit, and mind. They need much
attention, love, and firm guidance as they grow. German Shepherds are very
sociable dogs. They need attention and companionship and they will not do
well if left in isolation from people and other companion animals.
The German shepherd puppy matures slowly so you can enjoy your new puppy
very nicely and get to learn his likes and dislikes quite well. You should
be prepared to provide gentle but firm discipline with a secure environment
to help your German shepherd puppy develop into a healthy, happy, behaved
German shepherd dog.
German Shepherds are active and alert, they love to
explore their surroundings with room to run and exercise, especially as a
puppy. You should be prepared to stimulate this desire to explore and to
fulfill the drive of your German shepherd puppy/dog. This exercise can be
provided by an active owner, another dog or few with a fenced yard or dog
kennel/run.
Tying this dog to a house or a tree is unacceptable and absolutely cruel, it will create frustration, boredom, and a potentially dangerous dog for
you and for everyone else. They make excellent family dogs, although they
sometimes pick one person as their special person, they can relate well to
all members of the household. If they are raised with children, they will
develop an abundance of tolerance to the grabbing and poking of tiny
fingers.
Raising a puppy with young children takes extra patience and effort for
parents. Often the fast growing puppy will use his teeth in playing with
children and their toys, sometimes resulting in scratches. Young children
often excite puppies who want to wrestle and chase as they did with their
littermates. Children can undo all the work a parent has done in training
the puppy because a small child is neither firm nor consistent with the pup.
As long as parents realize that they will need an extra dose of patience,
the German Shepherd puppy can grow up side by side with the children and be
a source of lasting memories for all.
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