Meet the newest member of my crew!

[GoldenRivet]

his name is "Gunner"

9 weeks old.

Since Saturday he has learned sit, lay down, fetch and he was house trained in 4 days! We tied a little bell to the door knob and he has learned to go ring it when he needs to go outside. :up:

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Taking a break from play time.

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Snoozing on the patio.

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Hanging out with my niece.

[FIREWALL]

Hey ! Hey ! GR Congrats on your new family member. :up:

Haveing a pet turns a house into a home. :rock:

[Task Force]

Cute dog you have there.:D I have a beagle who also rings a bell when she got to go outside.:yep: She is... I think.... 9 years old.:hmm:

[ReallyDedPoet]

Very nice pics GR :yep: When I was a kid we had a couple of German Shepards, those pictures brought me back there, thanks.


RDP

[Task Force]

Yea, from what ive heard, German shepards are good dogs.:yep:

[Skybird]

Ha! Haben will! I love German shepard dogs. We had Collie, Dachshounds and my grandfather had a whole flock of (quite wild) several different hunting dogs, but we never had German Shepard Dogs, unfortunately.

[GoldenRivet]

Im very impressed with his obedience training. he has only had one class (yesterday) we go again next tuesday.

the instructor admired his "personality".

He is very laid back, and wherever i go he walks right by my side as if on a leash.

By mid December i hope to have a very smart, well behaved pup on my hands.

[SteamWake]

Love the doorbell trick.. cute..

Gives a whole new meaning to ding a ling and tinkle :rotfl:

[Kpt. Lehmann]

Great looking dog there GR! Congratulations! :rock:

[GoldenRivet]

Great looking dog there GR! Congratulations! :rock:

thanks!

@Steamwake... its pretty simple, but takes patience and vigilance.

if you have a puppy and you want to use that trick, just put the bell on the door knob hanging low enough where he can bump it with his nose.

about every hour or hour and a half go to the door and enthusiastically use a key word like "Go potty!" or "outside!" and reach down and give the bell a ring for a second or two.

depending on the breed this will become a routine within a few days or even a week or two.

eventually the dog associates the bell on the door with going to use the bathroom or going outside to play etc.

if he desires to be outside you will know it when you hear that "ring ring ring"

works like a charm!

[Syxx_Killer]

What a cool lookin pup you got! German Shepherds and Huskies are my favorite types of dog. :yep:

[silentrunner]

Looks just like my shepherd when she was younger

[Jimbuna]

He's a beauty http://www.gifs.net/Animation11/Animals/Dogs/German_shepherd_6.gif .......and thanks for the idea/info on the bell http://www.psionguild.org/forums/images/smilies/wolfsmilies/thumbsup.gif

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[AVGWarhawk]

Nice pup. Judging by his paw size, he will be a big dog. He is a smart bugger to learn all of that in such a short time.

[GoldenRivet]

jim i dont know what im going to do with you and all those "smilies"

you have one for every occasion!

[Jimbuna]

jim i dont know what im going to do with you and all those "smilies"

you have one for every occasion!

Now that's one thing we never discussed in Texas last month http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/1817/thinkbigsw1yo4.gif

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[Task Force]

JIMBUNA THE SMILEY KING!!!

[Jimbuna]

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[Bewolf]

Dang, I do not know whats more cute...the puppy or your niece. Gratz there, goldenrivet! :D

[StdDev]

JIMBUNA THE SMILEY KING!!!

But can he ring a bell when he wants outside?

[Jimbuna]

JIMBUNA THE SMILEY KING!!!

But can he ring a bell when he wants outside?

No problem http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd320/pasquarade/Belly.gif

How ya doin Rick http://imgcash3.imageshack.us/img412/4774/thumbsuplargeon1.gif

[Task Force]

JIMBUNA THE SMILEY KING!!!

But can he ring a bell when he wants outside?

We attempted but he never cought on.:lol: now he just looks at us then runs at the door (and often into the door):yep: :lol: Jimbunas are not easy to train.

(just kidding jumbuna)

[bookworm_020]

Congrats GoldenRivet on the newest member of the family. Loved the idea of the bell, will remember that if the wife and I ever get a dog.:up:

[1480]

Beautiful shepherd. Local or from the motherland?

[GoldenRivet]

He's a true Texan.

But.... Texas actually has a lot of German roots in it's history ya know.