Isn't it the small ones which r red in colour? Do y know ticks can crawl? Ha ha ha, I saw one crawled up to the wall of my room and another big fat one crawled up to the ceiling in my toilet, I'm unable to kill that coz it has already crawled too high up.

Frontline is safe as far as I'm concern. So no problem even if the pup licks it but try not to allow him lick immediately after u spray. It should somehow but toxic but it should be the safest for pups.

Make sure u spray it on the scalp , not on the hair.

Yea u try with Clorox n see if it helps for your floor, if it doesn't then u gotta get some bayticol n spray at d corners or the place where u found the ticks.

Ermmm.... Usually i keep my pups in the house until he is big enough to stay outside within the porch compound.

I dont know if pond is a good idea not as they might be too naughty n might even get drowned if they were to jump into it, but as we all know dogs can swim however im not too sure with pups i have no experience with ponds. Grasses or gardens are good for them at least it will help them strengthen their joints n muscles by running on a grass area instead of slippery tiles. Tiles r not a good choice for pups especially gsd. Coz their hind legs especially showline might cause hips displacia.
Honestly speaking i never had such a naughty dog until i had this gsd pup, so its my first challenge in my whole life experience so far. But its under controlled and i love him for who he is, he is such a naughty but protective lovely dog. He will walk with me everywhere i go n is quite obedient when i bring him out. When i wash my car or clean d porch he will sit just next to me n watch me do work. Unfortunately he has some digestive problem, which is quite common in gsd's i think or maybe my batch is just the unlucky one.

Yes of coz grass is definitely a better choice, but i would prefer natural grasses as they r softer. According to my friend, it does helps strengthen the hips n joints of our gsd's by running n playing on a soil ground, bcz its soft and wont hurt their joints growth with them often stomping on a hard surface. Tiles is a no no bcz it is slippery n puppies love to run around n that will hurt every joints of theirs.

As for the pond, im only afraid one thing, pups might tend to jump into it. And what happens next? They do not know how to come up back. Either d pup will bite all d fishes in it or d fishes will bite ur pup. Does koi bites btw?

I have a fren who has a waterfall pond n his pup often climbed onto it n not knowing howto climb up back. But his has no fish. Only waterfall. Moreover i bliv d pup will be very attracted to the fishes in d pond as they do not know what r those. They would be very eager to find out those moving fishes.

Well abt digestive disorder i think gsd is very prone to such isses from the read up on google. Especially twisting of the stomach/intestine. And that could cause death. But i dont know why, perhaps its genetic, or its js d breed itself. So far its mostly common on gsd, as thats what mentioned there. But my gsd is soft stools.... Arrgghh!! Lau sai and soft stools.... Dunno what else can i do. I tred changing the diet to raw n only grain free food as he totally cabbot consume rice. U can see almos immediate effect whenever he consumes rice eg; if i give him on d night for dinner n the very next morning my whole house will be fille with patches of his diarrhea. Anyone here has similar experience? I been to the vets n i was told its just in his gene, they conclude it as ibs, epi, digestive disorder. No giardiasis no infection ntg. N was told to try out with enzymes...

I hve no issues for my labradors, they r doin fine. And they can eat whatever they like, without having any issues.

Yes hard flooring applies to all large breed pups. It will have the tendencies to hurt their joints but at d same time not recommended to supplement them wkth calcium.

Gsd is definitely more active than labradors .

Personally pedigree is not a good brand to me it has lotsa artificial colours n bad ingredients in it, never buy it. Whats ur budget like? Or is price not an issue to u? Try natural balance fish formula; grain free salmon, trout and whitefish (if i rmbr d sequence), this is special formula and very good but super expensive. Im currently feeding eagle pro, grain free budget a bit, but better than blackwood.

Blckwood i tried but doesnt seem too good, d fur a bit dull n it caused my dogs hair to drop more. Well dogs can eat rice but my gsd cannot due to his digestive disorder. Pity him.. His pancreas is unable to produce sufficient enzymes to metabolize and digest d food so im feeding him with lypex.

Fresh raw meats r good for them, remember their ancestors n wild animals they consume raw fresh meat. I do ovassionally give then raw meat whenever possible in fact its even better than dry dog food. If u r able to do so u can feed him with raw beef everyday. For snacks i buy the big big bones as a reward for them they love it lots.

Any GSD puppies for sale? I'm looking for one. Should I get the one with MKA? Some GSD's are priced at 3k to 4k in Mudah and some are 1.4k above. Both claim they have MKA and microchip. Please advice. Thanks

Haha sorry been pretty busy lately.

Well, i believe it is only my gsd having this issue as he has EPI - in short his pancreas is not fuctioning well to produce enzymes for digestion of food.

My choices of dogs would mainly be gsd's and labradors .
If i could own a tiger or even a tibetan mastiff, i'd love to try that as well.

I love big big dogs! But not rottweilers. Hehe.

Whixh type of gsd r u looking for? Show line work line? For workline i think someone here is a breeder but i cant recall his nick, u will have to check from previous posts.

For show line , there r many but how reliable im not too sure and i do not know of any good ones so far.

I think there is one which i remember seeing from previous posts , located in kl. my advise is make sure u see d pup personally before deciding.

Go over and choose urself rather than seeing it from d pics. I learnt from my mistakes though. My gsd unfortunately doesnt have his testicles descended, so will have to go for surgery to locate and remove em. And as for my batch, there has been couple of health problems with d pups. It was quite disappointed to experience this actually.

The one big difference between show lines and working lines is the roached back. A quick google will give you a bunch of sites with more info, but from a personal point of view, show lines are a horror. I've seen GSDs with backs so curved that they can't walk properly. They drag their hind legs along because it simply isn't at the correct angle for locomotion, and it pains my heart to see such a beautiful breed end up like this.

Regarding the undescended testicles - this happens in dogs, and can be related to genetics. Basically the testicles fail to 'drop' into the scrotum and remain inside the dog's abdomen. When this happens there is a high chance the undescended testicles will develop into cancer, so surgery to remove them is highly recommended.

Pictures can only tell you so much. Can you view the parents? Do the parents have a health record you can check? And dear god, the image is from mudah.com.

It doesnt looks good to me. Im not an expert but i think the postural structure isnt too good..

Buying from other sources can still bring certain problems  sad.gif I know one guy who have an italian showline and it has no problems healthwise compared to his other dog which is not showline.

What has mudah got to do with the seller? It is just a place to advertise.

Hi Evangtee,
You have a good start by contacting Bensabella (as per my finding)Bensabella are been highly recommended by the old time Sifu in this forum.  If not mistaken their GSD are from show line. Made sure that you find/invest in a good dog kennel/farm because this GSD breed popular with hip dyslexia (HD). Do you mind to share Bensabella contact number? you can PM me. Thanks.

Hi mind sharing Bensabella's contact with me too once u have it? Pls pm Tq

1. There really isn't such a thing as 'large boned', 'small boned' dogs. I'm not sure where the usage of this term started, but breed standards never advocated that a breed (any breed really, not just GSDs) had to have 'large bones' to be a good example of the breed. More and more, it's being used by backyard breeders to sell dogs to people looking for large, intimidating dogs, whether because they think this makes them better guard dogs, or maybe because they have small penises and feel the need to compensate by getting a huge boner.

2. Hip dysplasia is a problem for many large breeds that are badly bred. It's tied to genetics, i.e. parents with hip dysplasia will breed puppies with a high chance of the same problem. That's why hip scoring is important - the dogs are x-rayed, have their hip scores taken, and are only bred if the scores meet a certain standard. Again, the problem you see today is by and large due to bad breeding by backyard breeders, who don't take precaution against hip dysplasia. They breed to make a profit, and will breed dogs with bad hips, resulting in puppies with bad hips, that get further bred, resulting in worst hips. That's why hip dysplasia plagues popular breeds the most - Golden Retrievers, GSDs.

How do you avoid this? Get your dog from a breeder who checks the sire's and dame's hips before breeding them. Say no to backyard breeders.

3. Specifically, for GSDs. Hip dysplasia becomes a huge problem in showline dogs due to the effort to breed a dog with an excessively sloping back. You're specifically breeding for dogs that have bad posture - why is it surprising that these dogs end up with hip problems and can't walk properly?

If you still have your heart set on a showline dog, please make sure you ask about the puppy's parents hip scores, and whether they are health tested before being bred. Bear in mind that getting the parents tested cost money, which trickles down to you as a buyer. That's why good pups will cost more, always.But that's the price of having a healthy dog.

Or you could get a cheap, backyard bred dog, and then either dump it when the health problems become apparent, or pay thousands and thousands to a vet to give your puppy a better life.

Hopefully, that's helped a bit in your efforts to get a dog. You have my utmost respect for the amount of research you've been doing. Most people I see simply visit a pet shop and grab the first cute puppy they see without thinking twice.

Beyond that, some of Cesar's ideas/methods are proven to be wrong. For one, dogs don't see humans as part of their pack, and they sure as hell aren't 'asserting their dominance' over you when they don't listen to you. Hitting a dog is just going to make it wary of you. Hitting a dog when it growls at another dog will probably make it think 'oh, when another dog appears, my master hits me. I must growl at the dog and chase it away'.

Dogs see us as giant treat dispensers. And a source of comfort and protection. They may even see us as 'leader', but that's completely different as considering us 'part of their pack'. They know very well we're not dogs.

Positive reinforcement should work for most dogs. Some trainers advocate 100% positive reinforcement, but personally, I think there is value to teaching a dog 'no means no'. Ultimately, each dog is going to be different and require different methods. What matters is correct usage. Even shock collars have a place in dog training - if used correctly it can give wonderful results. If you shock the dog for no good reason tho, you're going to end up with a fear reactive dog.

I like Emily Larlham (kikopup on youtube). Her dogs are incredibly well trained, and she's 100% positive reinforcement if I'm not mistaken.