I have two German shepherds!
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She's my old lady, 11 according to her rabies certificate (what?! That can't be right! She stopped aging at 8, I'm sure of it!) She's slowing down a little bit, she's not really up for hiking more than a mile and a half, two miles. She's a labrador soul in a gsd body, never met a stranger in her life.
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Sven was a pandemic puppy. We got him just before his first birthday from a rescue in Tennessee. He really is such a good dog, especially considering his complete lack of early socialization. That said, the first few weeks were
rough. It took my mom (who comes over at least three times a week) almost two weeks of carrying cheese in her pocket for him to finally stop barking at her and accept her as part of the family. He still spends Thanksgiving in his crate in a closed room (though tbf that's mostly because we have family members with children who don't listen). He's very much a velcro dog.
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