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What I see is an extremely fit dog, super muscular “cardio conditioned” deep barreled chested ready for whatever he’s being trained/conditioned to do. This dog is not mine and I don’t know who the owner is but I’m sure he’s being conditioned for a purpose and but does not look like this everyday of his life.
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On the other hand, most of you reading and seeing this picture for the first time will begin by saying that the dog is too skinny and it’s wrong for him to be running on a treadmill. This is no different from someone (human) competing in a sport getting themselves to the most fit possible to be able to compete and win in their sport.
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Swipe and you’ll see a person who too is extremely fit, super muscular, big chest, slim waist and too skinny for some as well. He’s probably training for a show or just trying to get to the slimmest yet most muscular he can possibly be.
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The reality is we don’t seen nothing wrong with the man doing it but when a dog is extremely fit, negative connotations regularly come with it. Share your thoughts with me and let’s discuss if we should condition our dogs to the fittest possible.
“Changing how your dog thinks begins with you” and identifying that early can and will make a difference.
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Your dog will continue to do wrong and behaviors will get worse unless you the owner does something to make it right, the dog will not just figure it out with a spay/neutering solution or time.
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Unfortunately for many dogs this advice isn’t taken seriously and a reason why dogs are inundating shelters and rescues. You and only you the owner can make a difference, do it.
Let’s talk dogs, I’m trying to get back in a groove of writing and creating some new content on (YouTube, own Website) so shoot me some ideas to talk, write about as pertaining to dogs. I’d love the feedback and your thoughts!
Everyone has their favorite breeds and mine, cause of my vast experiences with dogs is for sure the “rare breeds” or as they are classified today “miscellaneous”
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Now you could bring me a Poodle or a Dalmatian and of course I can train it but it’s the working dogs, utilitarian breeds or as I call them “breeds of purpose” that excite me the most to work and get the best out of them.
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But let’s go back for a second and touch on the rare breeds. Back when I began, (very few!) trainers knew or had the experience to work with Presa’s, Corso’s, American Bulldogs, Boerboel’s, Tosa’s to name some of many rare dogs. Today these breeds have become popular and even mainstream but I still feel that trainers don’t know enough about them.
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With all of this being said, I enjoy training all breeds but will always be partial to the working breeds and rare dogs.
If you’re a German Shepherd enthusiast, then you should know this person. Chances are you don’t so let me introduce you to Max von Stephanitz. He is the person behind the creation of possibly the most versatile breed available to us.
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Max Emil Friedrich von Stephanitz (December 30, 1864 – 22 April 1936) was a German dog breeder who is credited with having developed the German Shepherd Dog breed as it is currently known, set guidelines for the breed standard, and was the first president of the Verein für Deutsche Schäferhunde (S.V.)
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*in 2019 ranks 2nd of 196 breeds in popularity AKC
*In Germany, the dog is called a Deutscher Shaferhund. In England and Ireland, the dog is often referred to as an Alsatian. Another name by which it is sometimes known is as the Berger Allemand
*the first dog to aid the blind was a German Shepherd