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<blockquote data-quote="Warren Allison" data-source="post: 1846985" data-attributes="member: 40587"><p>I guess my favorite has always been German Shepherds. Every since I saw Rin Tin Tin as a kid, I have liked them. I am talking about a a pet, outside of bird dogs, beagles, and hounds. You have to work with them if you want them to be not so aggressive with other people, and smaller animals. I have always found them to be very protective, especially with children. When I was a small boy, my uncle had one that had been his dog in the service. He got to keep him when he got out of the Army. Butch was big, silver and black GS. Once we are at my grandma's, and me, my brother and another cousin were out in the yard playing. Anytime we went to my grandmother's my uncle came over to see us, and my aunt and her family would too. Sundays were kinda like family reunion days. Uncle had a house beside my grandmother's, and aunt was across the road, Very rural, no body kept dogs in a pen or on a chain.. they all ran free. Anyhow, we were outside playing, and iust had started to rain. All the grown folks were sitting under Nanny's big front porch. Daddy told us to come up there out of the rain. Several times. I didn't want to, and ignored him a couple of times. Finally Daddy came off the porch with his belt in his hand, and got me by the arm to stand me up and whup my butt. Butch came off that porch and nailed him good. Mostly he attacked the arm that was holding the bet. But it scared all of us. Uncle Bill called him off of Daddy, but from then on, when we went o see Nanny, Daddy would sit in the car and blow the horn til Joe came and put Butch in the barn. Joe and hos wife had their first kid that year. When the little boy was about a year old, they were all sitting around in their screened in patio back of their house, Keith did something, and Joe had to get on to him. He just swatted his butt with his hand.. kid was stil in diapers. Butch came through the screen and nailed uncle Joe. They never said what happened, but next time we went to Nanny's Butch was gone.</p><p></p><p> Last GSD I had died summer of 22. He was about 12 years old. He was the sweetest dog I ever had, and absolutley was infatuated with kids. My 1st great grand, who turns 4 this week, would be over, and once he started walking, Max made every step he made when he was outside playing. If the baby ever started to go around the front of the house, Max would get in front of him and block him, and kinda push him to go the other way, whining the whole time. One time he actually got him by the hood of his jacket, and drug him back around to the back yard. He would come up to us when ever we were sitting outside, and bring his squeaky rubber toy, for you to throw for him to fetch. He would do this for an hour if your arm could hold out to keep throwing it. He was very smart, like all GSDs I have known were. He used try to catch flies and other flying insects, and one day he caught a bumble bee, which stung him in the mouth. From then on, he would get his squeaky toy in his mouth, and try to use it as club to knock down whatever flying bug he was after! </p><p></p><p>The day I got out of the hospital 2 years ago, he was so excited to see me. I had been in there for 6 days while they tried to figure out why I had almost no blood in my system. I was sitting outside on the patio, and he wanted me to throw that dinosaur ( squeaky toy). He was so excited. When he would come running back with it, he would try to get in my lap to give it to me. We had been doing this for about 15 minutes, when he came running back with it, and dropped dead with a heart attack. <em>IF </em>I ever get another pet dog, it will be another German Shepherd.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Warren Allison, post: 1846985, member: 40587"] I guess my favorite has always been German Shepherds. Every since I saw Rin Tin Tin as a kid, I have liked them. I am talking about a a pet, outside of bird dogs, beagles, and hounds. You have to work with them if you want them to be not so aggressive with other people, and smaller animals. I have always found them to be very protective, especially with children. When I was a small boy, my uncle had one that had been his dog in the service. He got to keep him when he got out of the Army. Butch was big, silver and black GS. Once we are at my grandma's, and me, my brother and another cousin were out in the yard playing. Anytime we went to my grandmother's my uncle came over to see us, and my aunt and her family would too. Sundays were kinda like family reunion days. Uncle had a house beside my grandmother's, and aunt was across the road, Very rural, no body kept dogs in a pen or on a chain.. they all ran free. Anyhow, we were outside playing, and iust had started to rain. All the grown folks were sitting under Nanny's big front porch. Daddy told us to come up there out of the rain. Several times. I didn't want to, and ignored him a couple of times. Finally Daddy came off the porch with his belt in his hand, and got me by the arm to stand me up and whup my butt. Butch came off that porch and nailed him good. Mostly he attacked the arm that was holding the bet. But it scared all of us. Uncle Bill called him off of Daddy, but from then on, when we went o see Nanny, Daddy would sit in the car and blow the horn til Joe came and put Butch in the barn. Joe and hos wife had their first kid that year. When the little boy was about a year old, they were all sitting around in their screened in patio back of their house, Keith did something, and Joe had to get on to him. He just swatted his butt with his hand.. kid was stil in diapers. Butch came through the screen and nailed uncle Joe. They never said what happened, but next time we went to Nanny's Butch was gone. Last GSD I had died summer of 22. He was about 12 years old. He was the sweetest dog I ever had, and absolutley was infatuated with kids. My 1st great grand, who turns 4 this week, would be over, and once he started walking, Max made every step he made when he was outside playing. If the baby ever started to go around the front of the house, Max would get in front of him and block him, and kinda push him to go the other way, whining the whole time. One time he actually got him by the hood of his jacket, and drug him back around to the back yard. He would come up to us when ever we were sitting outside, and bring his squeaky rubber toy, for you to throw for him to fetch. He would do this for an hour if your arm could hold out to keep throwing it. He was very smart, like all GSDs I have known were. He used try to catch flies and other flying insects, and one day he caught a bumble bee, which stung him in the mouth. From then on, he would get his squeaky toy in his mouth, and try to use it as club to knock down whatever flying bug he was after! The day I got out of the hospital 2 years ago, he was so excited to see me. I had been in there for 6 days while they tried to figure out why I had almost no blood in my system. I was sitting outside on the patio, and he wanted me to throw that dinosaur ( squeaky toy). He was so excited. When he would come running back with it, he would try to get in my lap to give it to me. We had been doing this for about 15 minutes, when he came running back with it, and dropped dead with a heart attack. [I]IF [/I]I ever get another pet dog, it will be another German Shepherd. [/QUOTE]
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