10 month old GSD

Question
I've just adopted a second male German Sherpherd dog who is 10 months old, my resident is 10 yrs old.  I'm finding it far harder than I could ever envisage trying to care for the younger one as he constantly chews on anything and everything, inparticular mine and my boyfriends arms, shoes and generaly anything that is within his reach.  I was informed that if he is naughty to put him outside on his own for a short period of time, but when I do that he either finds himself in the pond or diggs up the garden and rips out plants.  Also when he plays with my resident, who is a very young 10 and does still have a lot of energy, he always gets over zelous and nips him and trys to barge him over.  

I have read a few books and they seem to say things like this tend to get better as the dog reaches sexual maturity.  Can you tell me if this is the case, and if so, at what age does a dog reach maturity?

Please help

Yours sincrely


Ruth Pilling

Answer
HI RUTH
MALES CAN BREED AT SIX MONTHS IF ANYBODY CHOOSES TO DO THIS.
I DID USE GINO MY MALE NOW TWO AND HALF AT LITTLE OVER A YEAR AS I HAD FEMALES TO BREED AND NEEDED TO USE HIM BUT BEFORE I DID I MADE SURE HE KNEW ENGLIGH AND OBEYED ME THREW OUT.
THIS IS MOST LIKELY WHAT THE DOG WAS IN A SHELTER OFF TO A BAD START WITH PEOPLE THAT DID NOT KNOW HOW TO RAISE A PUPPY WHICH HE IS YET.  IT IS HIGHLY IMPORTANT TO START WITH YOUR PUPPY AT 8 WKS WHEN TAKEN HOME, CRATE AT NIGHT ONLY, NEVER FOR PUNISHMENT.
GET A SPRAY BOTTLE WITH WATER AND LITTLE VINEGAR IN IT AND SPRAY HIS FACE WHEN HE DOES WRONG AND SAY A LOUD NO NO.
FILL THE HOLES HE DIGS WITH HIS POOP AND COVER THIS WILL DIS COURAGE THIS.
THE DOG NEED ALOT OF EXERCISE, HE MUST HAVE TOO MUCH DRIVE, MINE HAVE ENOUGH TO WORK BUT NOT CRAZY.  GET HIS OWN WADE POOL ABOUT A FOOT DEEP, PUT IN SPECIAL SPOT AND PUT HIM IN IT AND TELL HIM THIS IS YOURS NOT MY POND.
MY DOGS NEVER BOTHER MY POND ONCE TOLD NO.  I KEEP TWO WADE POOLS DEEP AS I COULD GET FOR THEM.
THEY RUN DAILY FREELY ON FIVE ACRES AND KENNELED AT NIGHT EXCEPT FOR GINO.
GET HIM ALOT OF EXERCISE DAILY TILL U TIRE HIM OUT THEN WORK ON TRAINING HIM WHEN HIS ENERGY WEARS OFF.
IF HE NIPS OR BARGES OVER A CHILD, GRAB A HUNK OF HAIR ON HIS BACK AND SHAKE IT BACK AND FORTH HARD AND LOOK INTO HIS FACE AND SAY, NO, STOP THIS NOW!  LOUDY AND FIRMLY.
THIS IS NOT A SEXUAL THING, HE IS TOO FOOL OF DRIVE AND NEEDS ALOT OF EXERCISE THEN TRAIN ON HIM.

KIND REGARDS
PATT
WWW.SCHREKNHAUS.COM
VISIT MY PLAYFUL PAGE OF MY DOGS TOGETHER, NO FIGHTING, LOOK ON LITTERS TWO BITCHES TOGETHER SHARING PUPPIES WITH EACH OTHER, THIS IS THE BEHAVIOR AND TEMPERMENT OF MY DOGS ALL OF THEM.
IF THIS DOG IS NOT NEUTERED DO IT IMMEDIATELY.