Dutch Shepherd Forum

I've been busy a bit. I'm a new G-ma. 1st time parents are so funny and paranoid. Go figure

Have patients this topic will come full circle
Dutch on the other hand has learned a few things lately.
1. I need to put a sign on the fence that surrounds the property “do not through flyers over the fence” I could not find my flyers. Turns out Dutch has learned that I hate a mess. So as to not tick off mommy he's learned to shred the flyers under the deck. Ergo no mess.
2. Hide stuff under the bed and when mommy is looking look like I'm a sleep. I found a nail brush and my puma’s stone from the bathroom
3. I come in from the garage there he is front paws on the counter licking the toaster (He opened it). He turned around and slinked in the bedroom.
4. Dutch likes squirrel and raccoon jerky. We were out in the redhill for a run. There was a raccoon out around 6ish in the evening. Dutch ran up to it. I thought to myself here we go. He sniffed it and kept going. What gives? Any other time he would have ripped it to pieces.

It's been really cold and we got our first round of snow. We've been keeping him inside. So I thought what would I come home to? Absolutely nothing. Nothing chewed anything under the bed. Pearl in one piece. Nothing?

Now for my granddaughter. My daughter brought her over. She was absolutely paranoid about Dutch. Not that I would ever leave them alone together. I laid the Gd on the couch Dutch came over and sniffed her and walked away and lied down. Nothing all day. Even when my daughter changed the baby.

Such a good boy.

Heather

REALLY good boy with that baby.

Did the baby fuss or make noise at some point?

Has Dutch been around babies or other kids?

No I haven't had him around babies. When we are about he seems to ignore them. My experience with dogs and kid is that the problem can start as the kid grows up because it changes the dynamics.
It's too soon to tell, as I said before when it comes to kids and dogs. The dog is my shadow. I don't leave the too alone.
No dog is good if something goes wrong. It’s better to head off things then apologies.
Sometimes you have to protect them from themselves.

aww, very cute. My 3 year old GD was living with me for awhile and she doesn't like when Ice barks - and Ice barks ALL THE TIME!! Funny story about a month or so ago I was working IPO with my decoy in my front yard and she was out watching. Her parents left to go somewhere and she stayed to watch me work Ice. When her mom got back she asked if she watched grandma working Ice - GD says yes. Then mom asks if she liked it. The GD says so matter a factly . NO. That just cracked me up....