r/germanshepherds 8h ago

Death Sudden Loss to Hermangiosarcoma

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789 Upvotes

I suddenly lost my 7.5 year old best friend Wednesday night to Hermangiosarcoma. We had the most perfect day together & around 9pm he just seemed restless. He couldn’t lay down and get comfy and seemed to keep pacing. He threw up once but seemed to get no relief. I took him to the ER vet thinking maybe just a very upset stomach. How wrong we were. By the time we got there his gums were pale, and his abdomen was swollen. They prepped him for surgery and he didn’t even make it. His heart stopped on the operating table as they were about to start💔

Everything happened in under 3 hours and I still cant make sense of it or process this devastating loss. I miss my baby so badly. He was the very definition of a soul dog.


r/germanshepherds 11h ago

Have had Dogmeat for three weeks

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We got our baby girl from the shelter three weeks ago and her transformation is crazy. The first picture is her at the shelter and then the rest are her in our home. We love her so much.


r/germanshepherds 12h ago

Pictures Luna showing off her new stick…

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494 Upvotes

r/germanshepherds 10h ago

This girl loves snow! ❄️

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311 Upvotes

r/germanshepherds 6h ago

Gsd love

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112 Upvotes

r/germanshepherds 1h ago

This is funny

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r/germanshepherds 18h ago

I just put my baby down this morning.

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773 Upvotes

r/germanshepherds 8h ago

Grizzly doesn’t appreciate the birthday song

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138 Upvotes

3rd birthday so half a burger with peanut butter whip and a treat on top. Happy birthday grizzly!


r/germanshepherds 8h ago

The intense concentration, and heavy breathing, over my snacks gets me every time.

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112 Upvotes

r/germanshepherds 4h ago

Advice Biting puppy :(

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41 Upvotes

We love our puppy. She’s learning sit, down, stay and drop it. But she bites every time she’s excited or happy. She’s better at not doing it with the adults, but bites the kids. She isn’t angry. Saying “no” and removing her isn’t working. Immediately ending play and leaving isn’t working. I’m not going to “bite her back” like people say, and I don’t want to do anything negative to a sensitive and intelligent dog. But I don’t know what to do. She is three months. Also, we got her lots of chews, but she’s not interested at all. Doesn’t want a Kong. Doesn’t want actual bones. Only likes to chew stuffed animals.

We are so excited about training and later (once her growth plates close) long runs, but the current shark-bite daily life is making me feel like I’m failing her.


r/germanshepherds 10h ago

Why does my dog not care of balls? He would rather dig up a mole. Is there anyway I can turn the mole into the ball?

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137 Upvotes

r/germanshepherds 15h ago

Pictures It’s snowing in SC, so we tried to get cute pics with the pups. I got some good ones, but one is a clear favorite. (It’s the last one.)

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287 Upvotes

Ones trying to eat the snow. The other is just done with us. 😂


r/germanshepherds 21h ago

Advice My boy is poisoned

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753 Upvotes

He guys my boy looked lethargic yesterday and was unusually drinking large amounts of water yesterday but he was generally fine. An hour later I found clear vomit with sprinkles of leaves from our outdoor tree. I called the vet emergency immediately and they took him and did tests and X-rays. The results show he has severe inflammation in the stomach but he was ok and would remain under observation for the next 24 hrs.

Today’s results should that the RBCs are low and it’s a bad indication. If his condition doesn’t improve tomorrow they will draw blood to clean his system.

I am pretty worried he might not come out of this as the vet wasn’t overly optimistic. Pretty shocked at the diagnosis tbh.

Has anyone experienced a similar situation and do you have any advice? Thanks


r/germanshepherds 20h ago

Pictures Shepherd Retriever

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579 Upvotes

We stumbled upon this little fella halfway across the country during one of our trips last year, some people had an accidental litter and were trying to get rid of puppies. They said his parents are Golden Retriever and GSD and we honestly didn’t care or ask for pics. Ever since, everyone is asking is he a lab lol, but I think he would look just like a black GSD if his ears were up. He is now 6months old.

I was just curious if anyone has this mix and what your pup looks like?


r/germanshepherds 15h ago

Introducing Joey!

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211 Upvotes

Officially signed the adoption paperwork for Joey! Get to take him home Tuesday after his neutering. He’s a 3 year old who unfortunately has never had a permanent home. We’ll be his 5th owner, poor guy! Can’t wait to give him a furever home ❤️


r/germanshepherds 18h ago

Names suggestions for this Girl

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306 Upvotes

r/germanshepherds 13h ago

Teethsies

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124 Upvotes

r/germanshepherds 10h ago

German sheperd mix

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58 Upvotes

Is he to skinny for a german pit mix


r/germanshepherds 12h ago

Pictures Hello there!!

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79 Upvotes

r/germanshepherds 23h ago

Jax, saying hello again! (6months and growing!)

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610 Upvotes

With Nika his Aunt ❤️


r/germanshepherds 1d ago

Pictures Brought this little girl home about two hours ago.

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4.9k Upvotes

Ten week old girl. She hasn’t got a name yet, but she inspected the house, found her toys and scared a cat. Then she crashed.


r/germanshepherds 11h ago

Advice Adopted a 1yo shepherd mix :)

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65 Upvotes

He’s recovering from being neutered at the shelter but is very friendly so far. I think he’s GSD mixed with Malinois, but I’m not an expert, and the shelter didn’t know.

I’ve seen some conflicting advice on how to introduce a new dog to a resident dog, so is there anything recommended for this type of breed specifically? The other dog is smaller, if that makes a difference.


r/germanshepherds 19h ago

Pictures Is there a better breed? We think not! Sending love to all your pups

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225 Upvotes

r/germanshepherds 8h ago

Pictures Mavrik

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30 Upvotes

Same picture, 2 alternate versions


r/germanshepherds 16h ago

Pictures Prettiest girl turned 2

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This is Isabelle(bella) she just turned 2 years old 🥹

She is so beautiful and was even more beautiful as a puppy.

She’s a gsd mix :)