My 3 months++ pup GSD named Cherry.



I bought it from a reputable breeder in Klang.

Just did vacination and deworming.

I noticed that the vet gave Caniverm (from bioveta) and i did some reading online...

http://www.bioveta.cz/en/veterinary-divisi...-tbl-ad-us.html

I noticed that it only covers roundworm & tapeworm, but not heartworm.

The last 2 deworming was using Caniverm too, now I'm really worried as my pup is vulnerable to heartworm.

Thinking of the following option ...

1. Resend to vet and ask them to feed HeartGard (don't know if double deworming is allowed, recent one was on 20/7/2009)
2. Wait till next month and start to feed HeartGard (hopefully my pup is not infected before )

Really appreciate if you guys can advice me on this.

Thanks...!!! I'm really glad to join in this thread.

By the way, I went to the vet and they administered HeartGard Plus and gave me the remaining tablets to be fed each month.

And FYI you can feed your puppy HeartGard Plus (even after deworming), as long as your puppy is above 6 weeks old and not allergic to beef.

Make sure to break down the tablet to smaller bits to increase HeartGard's effectiveness.

No side effect observed after 1 day.

Really glad i sent her to the vet, I have no worries now.

About the GSD breeder/trainer, i got it from Nathan at www.my-pet.com.my. Her father is from seremban an imported from Germany, mother is local from Melaka.

He's really a cool guy.

Quick question, why does it have to take 4-6 months to get the MKA cert?

Nathan say that it's currently being processed, but I'm not sure what that meant.

So far after 8 days, I have taught her how to ...
1. Come
2. Sit
3. Pawshake
3. Stay (sometimes get distracted, any tips?)

Here's another pic of her smiling ...



This post has been edited by Nyxator: Aug 1 2009, 11:02 PM

Thanks for the info, I didn't know the paperwork can take that long.

I got a concern, is it ok to keep Cherry in the bathroom (it's a big bathroom), while I go out to work?

Would it affect her psychological / physically?

The reason is that I'm afraid of kidnappings. Lately there's report about Husky being stolen not too far away from my area.

I thought of keeping her in the bathroom whenever i'm not around till she grows up big and fierce.

This post has been edited by Nyxator: Aug 1 2009, 11:06 PM

Yeah thanks for the warning, currently it's a vacant bathroom, i guess it's safe to put her there.

Just curious, how long does it take for a GSD start guarding a house or to bark at people?

I heard Cherry's first bark recently (at stranger, i was really pleased) but after that no more.

Strangers come she will just stare at them without a sound.

Yeah she's a working line GSD, hopefully one day she can grow up to be a good guard dog.

Yep you guessed right, will be sending back to Nathan for guard dog training.

She's in the middle of obedience training now.

I got her a 'Ruffian' tough rubber squeaky ball for her to play while alone in the bathroom.

Did a trial today, she's does make some whinning sound at first, but after that is mostly 'squeaky' sound ...hhaha

Guess that kept her occupied.

Oh ya... to those GSD pup owners out there, it's crucial to know that ...

Heartworm lifecycle
1. Pup may get infected by heartworm through mosquito bite
2. The larvae matures after 6 months into heartworm and will latched to the pup's heart
3. Worm will continue to breed within host (female is 30cm in length, male is 20++cm)
4. Mosquito that bite host can retransmit larvae to a new host

Preventive Measure
1. If your puppy is below 6 months old and above 6 weeks old, you can administer monthly heartworm medication. This will kill immature larvae while it's in vulnerable state & continue to give protection up to 30 days.
2. If your puppy is above 6 months old and never had a single heartworm medication, please seek vet's aid to perform blood check. Monthly heartworm medication is ineffective to mature worms. Vet will know how to deal with this situation, i guess.

Hope this helps...!

This post has been edited by Nyxator: Aug 3 2009, 12:23 AM

She's reaching 4 months old now and I didn't know that minimum age for training is 6/9 months.

I sent her to a 'macha' (brother in tamil) recommended by Nathan, he taught her real well and she picks up pretty well.

Currently she's able to ...
1. Sit
2. Down
3. Recall
4. Stay
5. Down + Stay
6. Down + Stay + Distraction
7. Up
8. Pawshake

Will post up some videos in youtube soon, really proud of her.

Sorry I don't know the price for that, but you can call up your nearby vet to inquire.

This post has been edited by Nyxator: Aug 3 2009, 10:11 AM

Hi All,

As promised here's a video of Cherry after 2 weeks of training.



Can anyone teach me how to teach Cherry "Bark on command"?

I find it really difficult to teach this one, she just don't seem to bark.

Note that she has started to bark at strangers in front of my house.

This post has been edited by Nyxator: Aug 10 2009, 01:28 PM

Anyone knows why GSD eyes glow/shine at certain angle?

Example of a scary GSD guarding my housing area.