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four year writeup on managing exocrine pancreatic insufficiency in our german shepherd who was diagnosed at fourteen months after losing 22lb in 4 months and the things i had to learn that the initial vet did not tell us because EPI is uncommon enough that general practice does not always have the depth

Bolt is our 5 year old male german shepherd, 78lb (his target weight), neutered at 18 months, and he has been managed for exocrine pancreatic insufficiency for the last four years. i am writing this...

Posted by IBD_dogmom2019•
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six years in with a working line german shepherd and want to share the long view on what living with a working line versus a show line GSD actually looks like across the years because the published breed material does not distinguish the two lines well and most families who think they want a german shepherd are actually researching the wrong dog for the life they have

Kira is a six year old spayed female working line german shepherd, sixty eight pounds, who came to us at ten weeks old from a small working line breeder in the midwest whose lines are primarily DDR...

Posted by considering_food_recheck•
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First time GSD owner - any advice?

Getting a GSD puppy in a few weeks! Ive had dogs before but never a shepherd. What do I need to know? Everyone keeps telling me theyre "a lot" but Im committed to doing this right. What were your...

Posted by cluelesspawrent77•
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First time GSD owner - any advice?

Getting a GSD puppy in a few weeks! Ive had dogs before but never a shepherd. What do I need to know? Everyone keeps telling me theyre "a lot" but Im committed to doing this right. What were your...

Posted by HappyPawrent•
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GSD and separation anxiety - its getting worse

My german shepherd has terrible separation anxiety. Weve tried everything - crate training, kongs, calming treats, even medication. She still destroys things and barks for hours when Im gone. Anyone...

Posted by FrustratedPawrent•
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