What to know when picking out a puppy with GSM 

I didn't know I needed this video until now - excellent information. This right here, is what makes a great breeder - they want to know as much about as you as you want to know about them!

Thank you GSM! Great Advice! I love to watch and listen how you explain how to train, treat, love, and grow your GSDOGS! ❤️ You are Brilliant GSM!!

I've found that you can learn a lot about their personalities by casually watching them as pups. Some are independent and will wonder off by themselves and some will cling to the pack. Some are uncomfortable around strangers and others will smother you with kisses. Some show aggression towards the other pups and some are as you describe "Velcro" pups. I'm usually a sucker for the one's that smother me with the kisses. Thanks for another great video I really enjoy them all!

Got my post notifications turned on!I’ll try to watch every video on the day it’s released form now on!Keep up the great work!

Great video! I wish I knew this when I got my working like German Shepherd,who's like Sargent,and doesn't stop. The breeder just passed her to me and took the money. My German Shepherd started being aggressive around 4 months despite the 4-6 hours of walking her a day and introducing her to other dog's. I moved to a different location,which is now on a few acreages backing on to forest that has trails. Her behaviour is so much better and she's just one happy dog now.

This man is the Mister Rogers of GSD. Very wholesome, very informative and always a joy to watch!

Probably one of the best informative GSD videos I’ve seen. Extremely helpful. IOC’s the straight forward advise.

Thank you! Good advice! 👍

Great video again. Thank you German Shepherd man

Thanks so much for taking the time to educate.

You sir, have a lot of wisdom when it comes to dogs. Great information, thank you.

Your information is very true,,,, Great work you do

So informative, and much appreciated! Thank you for this posting!

Great discussion!!! That helped me a lot.

THANK YOU this is very important to me and I am grateful for it. I will be breeding again this summer so I have drawn focus of my staff to this video.

Everyone should view this video when considering a GSD or even any dog. Great job on this content! Love this.

Great video packed with loads of information to assist one in how to choose a puppy Thanks GSM

German Shepard Man one of your best videos ever. We just lost our little girl Penny this past November and will eventually getting a new puppy. From my perspective I am sure we will be talking to you in the future.

Insightful. Glad I aced my interview.

Awesome video! Wished I saw this vid before but thank goodness so far it seems to be ok.

valuable information even to someone who has had several GSDs!

Great advice...thank you GSM!

Good information. Most people think it's just how you train them, which is extremely important, but their personality and temperament have a lot to do with what kind of pet they turn out to be.

Great advice GSM!

Awesome Awesome information sir. This is something every future dog owner or Breeder should know. Please, keep blessing us with your knowledge GSM.

My Shepard is a always close close to me. If go go to town he wanna go if him go to get a drink of water he's in the kitchen behind me. He's energetic enough to wanna go for walks with me in the cow pasture at the end of the day but relaxed enough to just lay down and nap too. I love this dog so much.

I think we should change the name of the video!! It should be called "Shana's long awaited & much nagged for" video, LOL!!!! Has a nice ring to it!! 😆 You see, I not only want to pick out the subject matter, I also want to do the titles!!😉 I don't know what it is, but, I always have to be the HBIC, aka Head Bitch In Charge!! That phrase works out so well when it pertains to dog training. Just too bad that it's pretty much that way for most everything else as well, LOL. Thank you for the video and for listening to my relentless opinions. You're the best!!

I love this

Hello GSM oh, I sincerely hope you and Puppy Girl had a wonderful Thanksgiving. I truly enjoyed this video, because it gave me great insight and understanding of your expectations, and knowing that you're beautiful German Shepherd puppies are sent to Great homes.👌. Very educational in The Knowing that every puppy has a different personality and based on information given you carefully match customer up with what you think is best, knowing that all your German Shepherd puppies are genuine in every way 👍

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There are so many people in the breeding business that only care about money$$$$.... Of course you have to make money but it's good to see the breeders that care too, and not some craigslist puppy mill

great video, great information, how about the physical characteristics? the temperament? how the puppy is interacting with its littermates?

I wish I could have gotten one from you!

I don’t profess to be a GSD professional dog trainer, but for me and my lifestyle I choose the alpha female as I find them much more pro family and easy to train. I own a business and my dog goes to work with me every day and I need her to be well socialized. I have customers coming in and out of my shop all day long and want my dog to be the on her best behavior every minute. What I have found to be true about all the alpha females I have had is they have a sense when the need arrives to intervene if thing go south. I found this to be true of every female GSD I have had. I got my first GSD when I was 6yrs old and am now 63, I have never had any other breed. I just got Bailey 12wks ago she is now 23wks old and already running my shop as if she is the owner. It took 1 day to house break her, I make it a point to teach her one new thing every day. Point is for me no matter how much you are around this breed you will never know everything, which brings me to the point I learn a lot from your videos. Keep up the good work! 👍

Greetings from Chicago:) from me and my beautiful furry Zelda

NOW, ,WAIT TILL YOU HEAR WHAT ELSE I THINK PERSPECTIVE BUYERS SHOULD KNOW ABOUT, BUT ALMOST NEVER KNOW BECAUSE IT'S MOSTLY DONE BY PROFESSIONAL TRAINERS!! ALWAYS WANT TO KEEP 'EM HANGIN' ON FOR MORE....😉

Your right,,,, most have no idea what there in for with high drive working lines😂😂😂 better have a good handle on obedience & training or the neighborhood dog/cat is dead meat😂😂😂 great videos

I look forward to getting our Black Ranger aka The Stranger Danger Ranger his wife from you German Shepherd Man.

I’m laughing because I take care of 6 kids and I’m like what’s another kid… I mean puppy? 😂

Can you do a video with a little more detail on introducing to cats?

We are getting a puppy in a few weeks. We have 2 boys, 1 cat, one female dog 13yrs. Wife and I work different hours. 1/2 acre fenced in yard. Any suggestions on what to look for in a pup? We do plan to work with it but, we arent looking into anything more than a family dog.

Many thanks for this video. Any thoughts on what gender the 3rd dog should be? I have a GS (female) and a Great Dane (male). They get along fine. We had a female cross breed that passed away last Christmas after being with us for 13 years. We are ready for another one now. Any advice?

Awesome I want active but laid back protector. 🤔😊😊😊😊

this is the man you want get your puppies from

What's your opinion on the Volhard test for personality? We will be getting one at 8 weeks old more than likely.

Great video.. left you an email!

Well, it is informative when it comes to explain the different personalities, but this video didn’t help me to understand which puppy personality suits me and my family best. That’s what I was here for.

I let the puppy choose me. I've done it 3 times and have been satisfied every time.

I'm picking up a puppy on the 14th. I have the 3rd pick. All thats left are males.

This is a great great informational video that I’ve needed. Can I play stupid here and ask a question. We have a 9 week old Female GS pup she is adorable by the way. But... she only wants to deal with my wife period when it comes to feeding, bathing, walking, playing etc. the question is this, will this change over time me and my 2 kids feel isolated daughter is 9, son is 15 and she growls at us if we attempt to do these activities with her. Help is the best word. Any help will be greatly appreciated. Thank you

What is the earliest age a GS puppy’s personality starts coming through?

How do you train a dog to heel? I have a lab, you can see in my own vids, but I can't seem to figure out how to train her to walk and heel.

When picking a puppy, pick of the litter, structure wise what do you look for at 6-7weeks..??????

At what age do you switch from puppy food to adult food

Hi German Shepherd Man, this video is VERY informative. I just admit that when I got my 9 year old male Miniature Australian Shepherd, I should have known something was up with the "breeders". I had NO contact with the "breeders". These people just bred their dogs for the money. It was quantity over quality. A friend of mine had seen the litter of puppies at our little local pet shop and had told me about the pups. I prayed about it and looked at the pups. I also wanted to support these people since they were local at the time. Unfortunately, at the time that I got my dog as a puppy, I didn't know that the people were just breeding for the money. If I had known that before, I would have thought even more carefully about supporting these "breeders" and "enabling" them to breed their dogs even more. Thankfully, my dog and I have meshed really well, so it hasn't been all bad in that respect. Thankfully, these people are no longer breeding their dogs. I see now that it was more like "Thanks for the money, here's your puppy!". There were ABSOLUTELY NO phone conversations between me and these "breeders". I did hear that it was more the guy who was doing the breeding of the dogs than the lady. I just wish I had been more aware of what these "breeders" were doing before I helped to "enable" them to do it even more. Next time I am going to have my eyes and ears WIDE OPEN to ANY red flags that "might" be there. Thank you again.

I wish you were in az so I could have gotten a pup from you. Lol I wanted a pup with a high toy drive..I did not get that with the pup I just got and I'm pretty upset. And he's not very healthy... sigh .. I'm going to do my best to make him healthy but ..I dunno. And he's scared of other dogs.. I loved my last Shephard and this pup is completely the opposite of my last.

Charles I was wondering if you can give advice for us talking to other breeders. How do we know if were getting the puppy that we want. I've talked to other breeders and I'm looking for a particular pup and the breeders say they have what I'm looking for, but I fear they might be bullshitting me and telling me what I want to hear and will give me the wrong pup just to make sale. I've talk to other people and they sale some breeders will lie and sell you a pup you didnt ask for just to make money...how do we if a breeder is being honest compared to a breeder trying to comit fraud. Thanks

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What puppy food do you recommend??

Can you say how much you charge for your puppies?

If I get a female GS, I am a female , no other pets and I am very much an alpha...would that female be OK with me or will she Velcro to my husband?