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 German Shepherds

Hi,
Kinda new and just wanted to know if yall could post pics of your GSD’s and mixes?


Thanks,
Devonte’
04/27/09  07:17pm

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   Message To: OOo2-FrEsH-oOo   In reference to Message Id: 1994174


 German Shepherds

Here’s my GSD/? mix, Tonka.






04/27/09  07:45pm

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   Message To: Repfanatic   In reference to Message Id: 1994199


 German Shepherds

Oh they are all sooooooooooooooo cute! Here is my almost twelve year old German Shepherd! Her name is Bailey!

she is so lazy hahaha here is another one!

Hahaha she is eyeing the food lolz.

Thankyou for looking at my German Shepherd Dog!


$Taylor$



05/13/09  08:27pm

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Rae rae
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   Message To: Mk17rules   In reference to Message Id: 2004016


 German Shepherds

bailey’s a tubby! she needs to lose some weight. especially since she’s old. dogs tend to have a lot of heart problems when they get older and when they’re overweight it makes it worse.
anyway, here’s gunner, my gsd mix



05/14/09  05:29pm

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   Message To: Rae rae   In reference to Message Id: 2004556


 German Shepherds

Yeah I know its just that if I walk her, she likes to get food off the table so we try to make her loose weight, I promise you .



05/14/09  05:51pm

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 German Shepherds
05/15/09  12:25pm

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   Message To: Denial9945   In reference to Message Id: 2005080


 German Shepherds

She was mad at me in the last pic because I told her to lay down so I could fix her harness lol
05/15/09  12:26pm

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   Message To: Denial9945   In reference to Message Id: 2005082


 German Shepherds

ok, i’m only talking about this because i’m a little ocd about dog’s weight problems. it’s one of the number one problems we see in our clinic, and the number one cause of most health problems and premature death. not being ugly.....but there’s no trying to make the dog lose weight, just do it. NEVER give a dog scraps from the table (green beans and carrots are ok) because especially anything fatty can cause her to get pancreatitis. if that happens she will be hospitalized. i’ve seen dogs go 10 years with eating scraps, and one day they almost die from it. it’s a very serious matter. think of it like this....for every pound she loses, you have added another month to her life. she is very old for her size and breed and you need to take special care of her.

exercise for her right now will probably only help out about 10%. you HAVE to cut her food back. think of her like a wolf; they run 30 miles a day and eat twice a week. i’m not saying feed her twice a week, but definitely only once a day. if you want to feed her more, just cut the portion you would do once a day into smaller portions. she needs to be on a weight management dog food, no scraps, no treats. don’t think of it as being mean to the dog, think of it as saving her life. if you get weight off of her she’s less likely to have diabetes, and probably won’t go into heart failure as soon. it’s just like a parent that lets their child become obese, you are the one in control of the food, not the dog. feed her only dog food, and about a third less than you have been so she will slowly lose weight.

i’m not trying to be aggrivating but i just can’t express how IMPORTANT it is that she lose weight. especially with her age. you will regret it and hate yourself if she dies early because she was fat.
good luck!!! stay strong with the no treats and scraps!!
05/16/09  01:51pm

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   Message To: Rae rae   In reference to Message Id: 2005710


 German Shepherds

My GSD Siberian Husky Mix Ezekiel.



05/24/09  02:33pm


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