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>there are people in the world who don't think german shepherds are best doggo
How can they live with themselves?

>>34553444
Truer trips has not been spoken

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>>34553444
because I had a pair of them, and my great pyrenees hasn't killed any of my animals, whilst still chasing away hogs, coyotes, foxes, armadillos, skunks, coons, and possum. Now unless he is in an enclosed area he will take off and roam for miles chasing the above critters away, something my GSDs didn't do but that roaming nature is just the nature of the PMD.

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>>34553444
I prefer the crazyness and outright appetite for life of the Malinois but grew up with GS and loved them too. GS has a more laid back character for day to day life. Malinois needs to be kept occupied or it finds his own "work". Both are super intelligent and eager to work and please.

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Seal

>>34553608
That's a dog, dude

>>34553404
>F

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>>34553444
Trips of truth

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>>34553444
Based gsd
>pic related, my 5 month pup, named Nolla after the suggestion of some dude who got trips on /b/
>Yes I actually named my dog after some "trips names my dog"
>Yes I got lucky
Also, love that name. Thanks anon

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This is my new GSD pup named Otto.
He's 4 months old.
Say something nice to Otto.

Question for anyone with a battle buddy. I've shown and trained dogs for years, but never actually owned a large dog before. I'm looking unironically at a Rhodesian Ridgeback for its protective qualities and want for work. But as a 22y/o working on getting a a bachelor's I'm wondering if it's lack of laziness would become a curse when I'm gone for 6-9 hours a day. Even with exercising it early morning and night. Anyone care to comment?

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>>34553892
Aww... I miss my pup being that young. She's still less than 2 though. I absolutely love that coloration.

>>34554065
Depends big time on the specific dog and its personality. My in-laws had a ridgeback named Duke for years. He was dumped at an abandoned house down the road from them, probably because he was as sweet as can be and cows easily with loud noises or aggressive (dominant?) animals. Not great hunting dog traits. He would lay around all day without a care. He could easily be an exception though. I know many dogs are very adaptable (my GSD had no problem living in a tiny apartment as long as we got out once a day) and I would think an XL, calm doggo like a Ridgeback wouldn't mind taking things easy, unlike something like a Malinois.

>>34554065
6-9 hours a day of lonesomeness for a dog whose breed is very active, not cool. I have an Australian shepherd but he stays at my parents house while I work. They're retired so he always has interaction, and they have 2 other Aus sheps as well.

Now if you left you doggo alone for that amount of time not too often, no problem. Beware that puppy time is very formative for dogs, spend as much time with him or her as you can.

>>34554127
Funny, Malinois was a 4th pick after GSD and Belgian Tevuren, but coming from a big police family/neighborhood I know how high maintenance they and GSDs can be. But they may have been exceptions as K9s since they were chosen for their agressive, assertive, and hyper behavior. I was looking at adoptions, but everyone seems to agree Rhodesians have an easy prey drive that means they need lots of training early on unless you like dead cats, dogs, and chased kids. Every adoption dog says "does not get along with dogs, cats, small children".

Almost every. Single. One. I know once you get a adopted dog, it's a hard ass time to retrain. So I'm looking at breeders. But I always heard Ridgeback were hyper and needed grinding work to keep them satisfied. And how intelligent are they? I know GSD, while not super intelligent, are easily trained. How is a Ridgeback in comparison normally?

>>34554184
I know. It's so long time for something so active, but I'm wondering that with enough excercise and attention other than those times, maybe with me coming.home for lunch, would be enough. After showing and training 9 dogs, and then working with a training program for.other people's dogs I understand working stuff out in the puppy years, I've had to fix enough of other people's messes.

>>34553892
Those are some big ears, pupper

>>34553404
F

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>>34554206
>while not super intelligent
What? This is the first dog I've ever had that actually thinks through what I'm telling her to do. I've had labs and such that are super easy to train since they have a blinding urge to please, but the have no idea why the are doing it. They know "If I do X then I get a treat or ear scratches". My GSD on the other hand will do things without me telling her or rewarding her. Say if it's wet outside, she knows to go to her kennel to dry off before she can go lay on the couch. I don't have to tell her to do it, she just knows I won't let her up if she's wet. I didn't train her to do that, she learned on her own. Really the only more intelligent dogs I know are Aussies.

But as for your question, the Ridgebacks I've been around are pretty smart. I can't comment on how well they take to training or re-training, but they have all been well behaved at least. I will agree that once a dog learns a trait, it's hard as hell to change that.