Southwest Florida German Shepherd Inc.

We are now offering an AKC SANCTIONED STAR PUPPY CLASS IN OUR NORTH FT MYERS SCHOOL

IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A GREAT MEDICATION FOR CUTS HOT SPOTS AND RELATED SKIN ISSUES TRY PURICYN AND YOU CAN GET IT AT WALGREENS.

Think about things for a moment from your dog’s prospective. You’re a new puppy in a household. You have never met another dog, cat or screaming kids. You have no idea what a car is or what danger is. You have not met new people or maybe even stepped on grass. You have been with your mom from the time you opened your eyes and have had truly limited real world experiences. Now look at a rescue dog. He may have come from a horrendous situation with mean people, starving, dumped, taken from a kind gentle environment and thrown on the street to fend for himself. You have had to defend, scrounge for food and water and have had no positive influence for a period of time. You were then caught, possibly by a catch pole, placed in a cell for 11 days and suddenly you are supposed to be a sweet gentle house dog with your new owners.

WE ARE IN SEARCH OF A NEW DOG SITTER

This past week was a difficult one emotionally for me and for the rescue. There were two incidents that taught me and the parties involved harsh lessons in reality and both need to be memorialized here so that others do not fall into this emotional abyss.

WE WILL NOW BE OFFERING TRAINING IN PORT CHARLOTTE

TREATS TRAINING AND THEIR CORRECT TIMING AND DELIVERY

BY ERIK HOFFER

SOCIALIZATION AND OBEDIENCE TRAINING IS NOW AT OUR NORTH FT MYERS FACILITY LOCATED AT 6230 MELLOW DRIVE
MELOW DRIVE AND DEL PRADE ARE THE SAME STREET ONCE YOU TURN DOWN DEL PRADO TOWARD SLATER ROAD.

OUR TRAINING FIELD HAS ALL EQUIPMENT.

YOU MUST SIGN UP IN ADVANCE TO ATTEND BUT CLASSES ARE OPEN TO EVERYONE AND ALL BREEDS AND SIZES OF DOGS AND OWNERS!

HOW DO YOU DECIDE ON THE RIGHT FAMILY DOG
BY Erik Hoffer

It is amazing that now after 8+ years of running my rescue I have adopted out 761 German Shepherds to 761 families, and although a few have been returned, my track record is good in placing the right dog in the right home. IT’S NOT LUCK, BUT IT IS AT TIMES DESTINY. Many of my friends and rescue partners ask me repeatedly who fits what dog? How do I choose which dogs to show to which families? And of course the main question is not for me to answer but for the potential adopter to address, that is, which is the right dog for my family, notwithstanding breed and gender?

SOME RULES AND THOUGHTS FOR NEW GSD OWNERS