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OLD SHEPERD, NEW SHEPERD?

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Question
YOU HAVE MISUNDERSTOOD MY PROBLEM.  FRITZ (GERMAN SHEPERD)GETS ALONG FINE WITH THE SCHNAUZER. THE SCHNAUZER IS MY BOSS'S DOG WHICH HE BRINGS HIM TO THE OFFICE BUT HE DOESN'T STAY THERE.  WE BOUGHT ANOTHER PURE BREED GERMAN SHEPERD NAMED ASPEN. THIS IS THE ONE THAT FRITZ IS HAVING THE PROBLEM WITH. AS I STATED FRITZ IS 10YRS OLD AND THE NEW PURE GERMAN SHEPERD IS 7MOS OLD.  PLEASE DON'T DOWN ME BY SAYING I WENT WITH A DIFFERENT BREED BECAUSE I DIDN'T. I LOVE FRITZ WITH ALL MY HEART, THEY ARE THE BEST DOGS EVER,WHICH IS WHY I WANTED ANOTHER ONE. I JUST DON'T KNOW HOW TO GET FRITZ TO OVERCOME HIS JEALOUSLY TO ANOTHER GERMAN SHEPERD.  PLEASE, ONCE AGAIN, HELP?!
THANK YOU
JENNIFER


Followup To
Question -
WE HAVE A 10YR OLD GERMAN SHEPERD(FRITZ)WHO HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH HIP DISPLASIA AND A POSSIBLE DISC PROBLEM.  HE IS OUR SHOP DOG, BUT NOT YOUR ORDINARY SHOP DOG. HE IS A FAMILY MEMBER, HE GETS LOTS OF LOVE AND ATTENTION. WE ARE NOT SURE HOW MUCH LONGER HE IS GOING TO BE AROUND, WHICH IS HARD FOR ME TO EVEN TYPE WITHOUT MY EYES WATERING. HE IS A VERY SMART DOG, HE JUDGES WHO HE TRUSTS AND SENSES TENSION BEFORE SOMEONE EVEN MAKES IT TO THE DOOR, HE OPENS DOORS, LIFTS THE TOILET SEAT,(WHO KNEW?)MOST MEN CAN'T EVEN DO THAT..lol AND EVEN TALKS TO YA. I CAN'T EXPLAIN HOW GOOD THIS DOG HAS BEEN, BUT NOW ITS TIME JUST TO LOVE HIM, NOT MAKE HIM WORK.  WE MUST HAVE SECURITY IN THE AREA OUR OFFICE IS IN SO WE BOUGHT ANOTHER PURE SHEPARD. ASPEN IS 7MOS OLD.  FRITZ DOES WELL WITH OUR BOSS'S OTHER NEW PUPPY, A GIANT SCHNAUZER, WHO IS ONLY 3MOS OLD BUT IS HUGE.  FRITZ DID NOT TAKE TO ASPEN WELL AT ALL. I AM VERY CONFUSED AS TO WHY... I UNDERSTAND PART OF IT IS PROBABLY JEALOUSY, BUT HOW DO I STOP HIM FROM BARKING, GROWLING, AND JUMPING UP TO ATTACK HIM? FRITZ CAN BARELY STAND ON ALL FOURS NEVER MIND JUMP AND TRY TO ATTACK, BUT HE IS.  WE PURCHASED THE OTHER ONE NOW SO FRITZ WOULDN'T BE ALONE AT NIGHT AND WOULD POSSABLY FEEL SOME COMFORT.  I WAS WRONG!! WE ALSO WANTED ASPEN TO SEE HOW FRITZ REACTS WHEN WE ARE NOT HERE AND WHAT HIS JOB IS GOING TO BE. HOW DO I GET FRITZ USED TO ASPEN. IT SCARES ME THAT FRITZ WILL INJURE HIMSELF MORE JUST BY TRYING TO ATTACK ASPEN AND SHOW HIM WHOS BOSS.  PLEASE HELP!!?  
JENNIFER
Answer -
JENNIFER,
WHY WOULD U GO TO A SCHNAUZER FROM A LOYAL LOVING WORKING DEDICATED GERMAN SHEPHERD?
NOW, YOU HAVE A PROBLEM AS THIS BREED IS TOTALLY DIFFERENT AND TRUTHFULLY I KNOW LITTLE ABOUT IT AS I DO NOT LIKE THE BREED////PERIOD.
I HATE TO HEAR DEDICAATED SHEPHERD LOVERS DOGS DIE AND THEY BUY ANOTHER BREED THEN ASK ME WHAT TO DO WITH IT AND HOW TO TRAIN IT?/
LEAVES ME WONDERING WHAT PEOPLE ARE SIMPLY THINKING WHEN YOUR POOR OLD BOY HAS WENT WAY OVERBOARD FOR YOU IN DOING HIS JOB AND MORE THEN U GET A RUTHLESS BREED THAT JUST WANTS TO JUMP AND RUN.?/
from what i know of the breed be it small or large u now have grooming expense, non shedding they drop hair in the most wierd places in cracks, etc to dig out to clean it.
THEY ARE ONE OF THE FAKE DOGS I CALL THEM BECAUSE THE SHEPHERD IS A NO MAINTENANCE DOG, THIS BREED IS IN GROOMING, TRIMMING, EARS FAKE, ETC.   I JUST DO NOT UNDERSTAND THE DIFFERENCE ONCE A SHEPHERD OWNER TO BE A TRADER TO ANOTHER WIERD BREED OF NOTHING BUT EXPENSE AND THESE DOGS NEED MORE EXERCISE THAN THE SHEPHERD.
THE SHEPHERD IS IN THE MEDIUM CLASS IN SIZE U NOW HAVE A GIANT TO CARE FOR AND TOLERATE..........PERIOD?//
I WISH YOU THE BEST, I AM A TRUE BELIEVE IN INTELLIGENCE AND NATURAL DOGS WITH NO FAKE THINGS DONE TO THEM, YOUR LOYAL COMPANION WILL PASS AND NEED TO PUT UP WITH THIS SHOW OFF CLIPPED DOG OF NO BEAUTY AS HE IS.
GET A SPRAY BOTTLE OF WATER ADD A TAD BIT OF VINEGAR AND SPRY ITS FACE TO PUT IT IN ITS PLACE QUITE QUICKLY.  SAY A LOUD FIRM NO NO THIS IS GOING TO STOP NOW DOG HEAR ME?

BE MOST FIRM WITH THIS BREED OR YOU  HAVE YOUR HANDS NOW FULL IN TRAINING A NEW BREED, I WISH YOU GOOD LUCK AND HOPE IT COME CLOSE TO YOUR FAITHFUL COMPANION U LOVED AND HE DID HIS WORK IN HIS DAY, LETS HOPE THIS ONE COMES ONE EIGHTHI CLOSE TO HIM.

KIND REGARDS
PATT
WWW.SCHREKNHAUS.COM

Answer
Sorry Jennifer, you might understand reading quickly through a ton of questions i might make a mistake, I am human as you....soo sorry.
NOW, WHEN YOU WORK WITH YOUR TWO GREAT SHEPHERDS, THE BEST OF THE BEST BY THE WAY, STOP, GIVE BOTH A HUG, TALK SWEET LOVING KISSY WORDS TOGETHER, IF THE JEALOUS ONE STARTS ANYTHING, STOP, LOOK INTO ITS EYES, GIVE A FIRMER BODY POSTURE IT WILL LEARN TO RECONIZE WHEN UPSET WITH HIM AND SAY A FIRM STOP THIS NOW....LOUDER IN VOICE ALSO.
IF HE CONTINUES THIS JEALOUSY WITH THE OLDER DOG, THEN GO TO THE SPRAY BOTTLE OF WATER ADDING A TAD BIT OF VINEGAR SPRAY HIS FACE AND LOUDLY SAY STOP THIS NOW. I LOVE YOU TOO.
OR, GRAB A HUNK OF HAIR ON BACK OF NECK, WHILE LIFTING IT UP PINCHING IT SOMEWHAT, SHAKE IT BACK AND FORTH AND SAY, STOP THIS NOW LOUDER AND MEANINGFUL, LOOK INTO THE DOGS EYES FOR INTIMADATION OF THE DOG.  U MOST TEACH THE DOG YOUR THE TOP DOG, LEADER, BOSS, TRAINER AND IT IS GOING TO OBEY THROUGH POSITIVE TEACHINGS IN SOME TIME IT IS GOING TO ADJUST TO THE OLDER AND SEE IT IS TREATED EQUAL.  TALK TO THE DOGS LIKE THEY ARE YOUR CHILDREN, RIGHT NOW I HAVE AT MY LEGS AND SIDES, GINO MY MALE, OCEANA, FEMALE, GILLION, FEMALE, CATHY BRED FEMALE, I AM VERY COMFORTABLE AND IN FULL CONTROL OF THE BITCHES TOGETHER.  SOMETIMES THEY BICKER LIKE HUMAN KIDS AND PEOPLE DO, BUT I STEP IN AND DO THE HAIR THING, I SHAKE HARD TIMES AS CATHY OR GIRLEE I CALL HER CAN BE SOMEWHAT NASTEY BEING BITCHY.
IF YOU FOLLOW OR READ THE BOOK ON MY FAVORITE LINKS ALSO, FROM MONKS OF NEW SKETE, THIS HELPS IN PLACES I MIGHT FORGET SOMETHING.  IT IS PAPER BACK, CHEAP AND THEY ARE GOOD, IN N.Y. THEY HAVE POSITIVE WAYS TO TRAINING, VIDEOS ETC.  THEIR SITE IS WWW.DOGSBESTFRIEND.COM AND I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THEM.
ONE DAY I AM GOING TO WRITE A BOOK, I HAVE HAD MANY REQUESTS TO DO SO AT OVER NOW 66 YEARS OLD I CAN HELP MANY OUT WITH BEHAVIOR, EATING OR FEEDING PROPERLY, TRAINING OBEDIENCE, ETC.  THERE IS NOT MANY BREEDERS IF ANY THAN I THAT CAN HAVE TWO BITCHES WITH LITTERS TOGETHER AND I CAN LET ANYBODY WALK INTO MY WHELP ROOMS WITH THE BITCH AND HER PUPS WITH NOT A WORD FROM HER.  
POSITIVE LOVING TRAINING WITH FIRMNESS, BEING LOUDER IN VOICE, BEING TOTALY IN CONTOL AND LETTING THE DOGS KNOW THIS IS THE WAY TO THE DOGS HEART AND SOUL AND TO GAIN ITS RESPECT, LOVE, ATTENTION AND TO BE OBEDIENT, IT IS NOT ABOUT SCREAMING, SMACKING, ETC.  IT IS JUST ALSO SAYING: POOEY LOUDLY.  THIS GEERMAN WORD JUST GETS THEIR ATTENTION WHEN I HOLLER IT AT A DOG BICKERING. IF NOTHING ELSE THE TRAINING SHOCK COLLAR WITH STOP THE PUP IN ONE DAY.  IF U RESORT TO THE COLLAR WRITE ME HOW TO USE PROPERLY TO HAVE IT WORK IN SECONDS.

KIND REGARDS
PATT
WWW.SCHREKNHAUS.COM
FAVORITE LINKS, MONKS OF NEW SKETE BOOK.