STEEL CROSS SHEPHERDS

Considering a GSD Puppy ?

OUR PUPPIES ARE RAISED IN A LOVING HOME ENVIRONMENT. WE CONSIDER EVERY MATING CAREFULLY FOR COMPATIBILITY. THE RESULTS ARE QUALITY, FUN LOVING CHARACTERS THAT WILL MAKE IMPRESSIVE FAMILY COMPANIONS

DEPENDING ON THE AGE OF YOUR GERMAN SHEPHERD PUPPY A STRANGER MAY BE REGARDED WITH SOME SUSPICION, AS THE GSD HAVE A STRONG FAMILY ORIENTATION. AFTER PROPER INTRODUCTION THE PUPPY SHOULD BE APPROACHABLE AND OUTGOING.

THE GSD WILL BEGIN TO DEMONSTRATE ITS PERSONALITY AT AN EARLY AGE. THE PUPPY SHOULD BE TRACTABLE. A TRACTABLE PUPPY WILL BE MUCH EASIER TO TRAIN, AND WILL MAKE A MORE RELIABLE COMPANION.

ALTHOUGH TEMPERAMENT CAN BE INHERITED, ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS PLAY A LARGE ROLE IN THE FUTURE OUTCOME OF THE PUPPY. ENVIRONMENTAL INFLUENCE CONSISTS OF THE SURROUNDINGS THE PUPPY DEVELOPED UNDER, NUTRITIONAL NEEDS, AND VACCINATIONS.

THE SURROUNDINGS SHOULD BE CLEAN, THE PUPPIES SHOULD BE IN GOOD WEIGHT, WITH CLEAR EYES AND BEAUTIFUL COATS.

OUR PUPPIES ARE RAISED WITH THE HOLISTIC APPROACH. OUR GOAL IS TO SATISFY THEIR OPTIMUM NUTRITIONAL NEEDS. WE DO THIS THROUGH EXTENSIVE RESEARCH AND THE KNOWLEDGE OF CANINE NUTRITION GAINED OVER MANY YEARS OF RAISING THE GERMAN SHEPHERD DOG.

USE PRUDENCE WHEN SPAYING OR NEUTERING

IF YOU CHOOSE TO SPAY OR NEUTER BE CAUTIOUS NOT TO HAVE SURGERY DONE AT TOO YOUNG OF AGE. SPAYING OR NEUTERING IS A SERIOUS SURGERY. IF SURGERY IS DONE TOO YOUNG COMPLICATIONS  MAY RESULT,  SUCH AS BLADDER INCONTINENCE IN FEMALES. THE GERMAN SHEPHERD DOG  MIGHT NOT ATTAIN THEIR SECONDARY SEX CHARACTERISTICS CALLED FOR IN THE STANDARD IF SPAYED OR NEUTERED TOO YOUNG. WHEN A PUPPY IS SPAYED OR NEUTERED, IT AFFECTS THE COMPLETE NERVOUS SYSTEM AND THE DESIGNATING GLANDS THAT REGULATE THE  THYROID, ADRENAL, AND PITUITARY. A PHYSICALLY MATURE DOG WILL BE MUCH BETTER EQUIPPED TO HANDLE THIS TYPE OF SURGERY.

FROM THE BOOK COMPLETE GUIDE TO NATURAL HEALTH FOR DOGS AND CATS DR. PITCAIRN STATED "SPAYING AND NEUTERING; THE BEST TIME FOR SURGERY  IS AFTER A PET REACHES SEXUAL MATURITY, WHICH INSURES THE LEAST EFFECT ON THE NEURO-ENDOCRINE SYSTEM AND ALLOWS FULL DEVELOPMENT OF A NORMAL ADULT BODY SHAPE. MOST FEMALES  REACH THIS POINT AT 6 TO 8 MONTHS, MOST MALES AT 9 TO 12 MONTHS"

THE PROBLEMS WITH VACCINES

VACCINATIONS CAN BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS.  EVERYONE SHOULD THINK CAREFULLY AND AND BECOME WELL INFORMED BEFORE DECIDING WHETHER  TO VACCINATE OR NOT TO VACCINATE.  VACCINES CAN HAVE A LONG TERM INFLUENCE ON THE TEMPERAMENT, AND HEALTH OF YOUR PUPPY.  THESE RANGE  FROM AUTO- IMMUNE DISEASE TO BEHAVIORAL PROBLEMS.   MANY TIMES THESE PROBLEMS ARE BLAMED ON "GENETICS", BUT THERE IS NOW SUFFICIENT DATA FROM A NUMBER OF BREEDS TO SAY THAT THE "GENETIC" ISSUE IS A RED HERRING, WITHOUT JUSTIFICATION.

IN A SURVEY CREATED BY DR. VIERRA SCHEIBNER, CHRISTOPHER DAY, AND JEAN DODDS D.V.M. , AND CONDUCTED BY CANINE HEALTH CONCERN, OWNERS REPORTED BEHAVIORAL PROBLEMS IN OVER 55% OF THEIR DOGS WITHIN 3 MONTHS OF VACCINATIONS. 

THESE BEHAVIORAL OBSERVATIONS ARE ALSO MENTIONED IN CATHERINE O'DRISCOLL'S BOOK,  WHAT VETS DON'T TELL YOU ABOUT VACCINES,  "AT A 99% CONFIDENCE INTERVAL, WE ARE NOW CERTAIN THAT BEHAVIORAL PROBLEMS ARE LARGELY VACCINE RELATED."

THIS INFORMATION IS PROVIDED TO HELP ENABLE YOU  TO MAKE WELL INFORMED DECISIONS.   WHEN YOU CHOOSE A PUPPY, YOU ARE ALSO MAKING A COMMITMENT TO IT'S CARE AND WELL BEING FOR A DECADE OR LONGER.  DO YOUR HOMEWORK AND CHECK OUT THE FOLLOWING REFERENCES WE HAVE PROVIDED.

www.Shirleys-wellness-cafe.com    THIS SITE IS FULL OF INFORMATION ON HOLISTIC HEALTH CARE FOR PEOPLE AND ANIMALS, INCLUDING WHAT VETERINARIANS HAVE TO SAY ON VACCINATIONS, AND  NUTRITION

THE BOOK, THE HOLISTIC GUIDE FOR A HEALTHY DOG, WRITTEN BY WENDY VOLHARD AND KERRY BROWN

THE BOOK, WHAT VETS DON'T TELL YOU ABOUT VACCINES, WRITTEN BY CATHERINE O'DRISCOLL

MAKING YOUR DECISION

THERE ARE MANY TYPES OF GSD. LET THE BREEDER KNOW WHAT TYPE AND WHAT PURPOSE YOU ARE LOOKING FOR. SHOW,   COMPANIONSHIP, OBEDIENCE TRIALS, OR SERVICE DOG, ECT. THIS CAN HAVE AN INFLUENCE ON COST AS WELL AS WHICH INDIVIDUAL PUPPY WILL BE SUITABLE FOR YOU AND YOUR FAMILY. A KNOWLEDGEABLE BREEDER CAN BE A BIG HELP IN SELECTING THE RIGHT DOG TO FIT YOUR NEEDS.

THERE ARE SO MANY REASONS TO OWN A GERMAN SHEPHERD DOG.  THEY ARE INTELLIGENT, VERSATILE, LOYAL, BEAUTIFUL, AND GREAT FAMILY MEMBERS. GERMAN SHEPHERD DOGS ARE NOT FOR EVERYONE. THEY CAN BECOME TROUBLESOME IF THEY DO NOT RECEIVE ENOUGH ATTENTION,   AFFECTION, AND FAMILY INTERACTION.

IT IS IMPORTANT TO GIVE YOUR PUPPY GUIDANCE. BE FIRM WHEN NECESSARY AND ALWAYS TREAT THEM FAIRLY. YOU ARE IN CHARGE OF CONTROLLING THE BEHAVIOR OF YOUR DOG. GERMAN SHEPHERD DOGS ARE NATURALLY PROTECTIVE OF THEIR FAMILIES AND PROPERTY. MISINTERPRETATION OF THEIR ROLE AS PROTECTOR CAN RESULT IN THE WRONG MOVE FROM THE DOG. GERMAN SHEPHERD DOGS ARE WATCH DOGS BY NATURE, BE SURE TO INTRODUCE YOUR DOG TO GUESTS THAT VISIT YOUR HOME.

IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO SOCIALIZE YOUR PUPPY.  WHEN TRAINING ALWAYS USE LOVE AND AFFECTION, NEVER VIOLENCE OR LOSS OF TEMPER. YOUR PUPPY WILL NOT RESPECT THESE BEHAVIORS  AND THEY COULD LEAD TO MISBEHAVIOR AND CONFUSION ON YOUR PUPPYS PART.

WHEN PROPERLY TRAINED, WELL EXERCISED, AND LOVED,WE BELIEVE GERMAN SHEPHERD DOGS ARE THE BEST BREED IN THE WORLD!

WE LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING FROM YOU, AND WILL ENJOY TALKING TO YOU ABOUT  OUR BEAUTIFUL PUPPIES!

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