This is nice work, and it is good to see that you still train your dogs this way A lot of new trainers are not even aware of this technique and it’s saddening to me.
I love em. My GSD is very wary of some folks and always let me know she there for me. But she has friends of mine, that she love and will take scruffings from.
What would you say about a dog that shows an even better aggression than this towards stray dogs, female humans and kids but somehow timid towards male humans?
@@DDRGermanShepherdDog These competition guys. And sport and titles and all that stuff..It comes down to life or death and your dog has to step up ..and if equipment is available the dog may not bite..or take comands from the the enemy..If being screamed at to lay down..or sit ..stop..Your Dog. As well as mine is ready 24/7 and it has to be in a urban environment.
Love the fact your using a harness w/ a leash to control your GSD. I hate when people put the leash on a dog's collar and tug it during training! 😤 This is because if u do that, it will cause pain as well as damage to the dog's neck over time. A harness is a better choice because it's more comfortable for the dog. 😊👍🏾
It also depends on the dog itself. If it's a tough dog, nothing like that will make him or her go soft. I love saying this but, it's about genes, not training.
Collars especially prone collar are efficient tools to control and correct a reactive or aggressive dog's unwanted behaviors, but could cause damages. Safest way is to use no-pulling harness.
Nice to see that kind of dog, my dog its more sport line working gsd, zero natural agression to anything but huuge drive. Have some ddr born dogs what I see in pedigree but im not specialist. So Its only what I see is place of born is ddr and after 1989 I cant find what kind of dog it was. Some dogs go to police from his litter/line. But today in poland most of working dogs are like mine. High drive but not natural aggresion, pet line/show all same. Some older types from 10-20 years ago are very much diffrent.
Yep, your are pointing out exactly where things are at, not only in Poland but everywhere. It's the cruel reality, the dogs will bite a sleeve, chase the criminal but it's all a play for them.
@@DDRGermanShepherdDog today gsd is more labrador. When I was kid gsd are same level agressiv like rotwaillers or caucasians. But to be honest there is less and less need for guarding dogs. Its more problem than profits. And real thiefs using methods than neutralize dogs quick. Poison, sound etc. So I understand why its comes this way. Police also wants dogs easier to handle and less civil agression, using only for purpose. Defending agression its great for guarding.
@@ironragetv5448 Yes, you are telling things the way they are! I absolutely second that. It's funny I have been chasing tough GSDs all my life or most of it so far, but in all honesty, in more recent years I was ready to actually protect my dogs. As you said, nowadays thieves got the tools to skip the dogs fairly easy. Nevertheless, I still wish the dogs had that old school civil aggression, so they can at least look after themselves or have bigger chances to put on a fight with positive end. I use to train my first dog to fight a guy attacking him with fire. This was back in 1995 - 1996. What can I say, I for one will always be emotionally attached to the old way, when it comes to working dogs.
@@DDRGermanShepherdDog simple thing you feed dog not for everybody can pet him... 20 years ago its almost imposible, big dog anybreed nice to strangers was useless and treat much worse than good guardian, everybady wants bad dog look inside mouth to see black etc oldschool stuff. My bigest shock was that german working dogs are in most cases not agresiv. More big show line dogs have more civil agression but they are old type and abaut 10 years age in dog world its huge time laps, today almost everything what you can buy in poland its shitty long hair pet gsd and sport/prey drive working line. Zero dogs with good guarding ability for home with garden. Cao are popular but its bad suit for regular place and those dog ard huge with lot of health problems.
@@ironragetv5448 I hope many will read what you said, because that is THE reality. In a few years all we will have left will be pets. Some will bite that sleeve or do the police work but on the inside will still be pets. Be prepared for backfire from sport people who will say the dogs are just fine. Especially trainers.
I can’t take my boy out anymore in public. You can’t even think about looking at me ,towards me . He will not have it. He has 5 people in his life that includes myself and husband. We haven’t had company in 4 years and 5 months . Except for my sister , daughter and best friend . That’s his circle. And he doesn’t let nobody else in .
Do you desire this trait or wish it was toned down a bit? My girl had similar issues though not nearly to the same extent, been doing balanced training with an emphasis on positive reinforcement to get the dumb dumb out of her. Wouldn’t bother me if I lived in the middle of nowhere but we are suburban.
@@asmrmetalman1061 no . We would love to be able to take him out . Our trainer kept him for 2 weeks. He said this was the way it was gonna be. We can watch for triggers. And be ready for it. He said we have what some people pay thousands of dollars for . For free . He was never trained for protection. We did the positive reinforcement thing . We did everything. My trainer has over 40 years experience training GSD . He made the second trainer we had. First one told us the same thing. So we got a second opinion. That’s when we knew he’d never change. We do take him out to run , go for rides, he camps with us . But we have a fence we take with us. We are always very close by . We do keep a shock collar on just in case . But it’s there for his protection also. I will never take a chance of him getting taken away from me . He doesn’t play well with other dogs except his pack. We also have a female . Loves everybody. Completely the opposite. We have excepted it. He does really good at the vet. But he is used to them . They can now take his muzzle off. Took 5 years. lol But we can’t go in with him . They have to come out to get him. As long as my husband and myself is around he thinks he has to protect. Especially me . We are starting to see a little calming down as he gets older.
It deleted my comment. No . We would love to take him out . But it’s just not possible. We’ve had 2 trainers (1 kept him for 2 weeks) both said this was the way it’s gonna be. We have accepted it. We do take him to run . He goes for rides. He camps with us of course. We have a fence we take with us . We put a s collar on him just in case. We do have a female she likes everybody. Completely the opposite.
You are so blessed. I lost my true and faithful companion a month ago now and I am so heartbroken that I will never heal. He had been with me every minute of every day since I helped tear him from his sack.😢
@@AA-gj3kt I am so sorry. I can’t even imagine the pain you must be feeling. I wish I had the words to help with the pain in some small way. I hope in time that you can remember him and all the good times you had and the memories you have. Take care…
I know someone that has a DDR. She is the sweetest German shepherd I’ve ever met. Extremely well trained, yet calm. I’ve been heard her bark. She is his service dog. How do a I get a DDR like that? Thanks
Consult a breeder in your area or neighboring States or countries, who breeds gsd's of East German lines (if it's really got to be DDR) and ask him to reserve a pup that is likely to turn into the kind of adult dog you're hoping for. Genes are alive and can radically transform a pup into a completely different dog later on in life, character-wise, but still more often than not a breeder can (so to speak) predict things to certain degrees. But can I ask you, why does it have to be DDR?
Thank you for the information. Good question. Perhaps I have other options. Why a DDR? I am looking for not only a dog to alert us of danger, but one that can be friendly, to us and others. Very important, is a dog that does not bark much. I was very impressed with my friend's DDR, she is QUIET as a mouse, friendly, and alert.
Great video! I support your mission to keep civil aggression alive in DDRs! I have a question for you. Can you take your dog with you to the bank or inside a store without her overreacting to lets say another person with a small dog that barks a lot like a Chihuahua? I look forward to more videos from you!
Depends on the dog. I can do that with some of them, not all. Dogs for certain bloodlines have very high social aggression. I can pretty much never take that out of Jessie or Jaro, for example. Or I guess you could, with training and equipment etc, but I don't want to break their spirit. Jessie will never ever be ok with another dog close by, unless she knows that dog. If I forced her to be quiet etc, she'll do it because she knows she has to, but otherwise she'd still charge. So I see no point in teaching such a dog to be "calm" in etc circumstances. Better just avoid circumstances where I know the dog gets challenged. That's just my way of thinking and doing things.
I also like to start around 6 months to ensure the dog is ready but may start earlier or later depending on the individual dog. I started one a 3 years and he was one of my best ever. Gotta go with the dog in front of you. Also, I never start a dog on bite work until it has been fully acquainted with civil agitation, and at some point, you know when your dog is ready for the bite work. Keep up the good work and look forward to seeing more of your training. @@DDRGermanShepherdDog
Great dog. Looks stunning
Beautiful puppy! Very protective! 😂
beautiful dog
Love this
This is nice work, and it is good to see that you still train your dogs this way
A lot of new trainers are not even aware of this technique and it’s saddening to me.
Wonderful. Heart of a warrior❤
That's a very good doggie.
I love em.
My GSD is very wary of some folks and always let me know she there for me.
But she has friends of mine, that she love and will take scruffings from.
I love it that she has a personality, in deciding who she loves or rejects.
What would you say about a dog that shows an even better aggression than this towards stray dogs, female humans and kids but somehow timid towards male humans?
He got moving..That's how I train my dogs real life scenarios. No sleave. Because a dog is going to look for a sleave when it gets real out there.
Exactly!!
@@DDRGermanShepherdDog These competition guys. And sport and titles and all that stuff..It comes down to life or death and your dog has to step up ..and if equipment is available the dog may not bite..or take comands from the the enemy..If being screamed at to lay down..or sit ..stop..Your Dog. As well as mine is ready 24/7 and it has to be in a urban environment.
Love the fact your using a harness w/ a leash to control your GSD. I hate when people put the leash on a dog's collar and tug it during training! 😤
This is because if u do that, it will cause pain as well as damage to the dog's neck over time.
A harness is a better choice because it's more comfortable for the dog. 😊👍🏾
It also depends on the dog itself. If it's a tough dog, nothing like that will make him or her go soft. I love saying this but, it's about genes, not training.
Collars especially prone collar are efficient tools to control and correct a reactive or aggressive dog's unwanted behaviors, but could cause damages. Safest way is to use no-pulling harness.
Nice to see that kind of dog, my dog its more sport line working gsd, zero natural agression to anything but huuge drive. Have some ddr born dogs what I see in pedigree but im not specialist. So Its only what I see is place of born is ddr and after 1989 I cant find what kind of dog it was. Some dogs go to police from his litter/line. But today in poland most of working dogs are like mine. High drive but not natural aggresion, pet line/show all same. Some older types from 10-20 years ago are very much diffrent.
Yep, your are pointing out exactly where things are at, not only in Poland but everywhere. It's the cruel reality, the dogs will bite a sleeve, chase the criminal but it's all a play for them.
@@DDRGermanShepherdDog today gsd is more labrador. When I was kid gsd are same level agressiv like rotwaillers or caucasians. But to be honest there is less and less need for guarding dogs. Its more problem than profits. And real thiefs using methods than neutralize dogs quick. Poison, sound etc. So I understand why its comes this way. Police also wants dogs easier to handle and less civil agression, using only for purpose. Defending agression its great for guarding.
@@ironragetv5448 Yes, you are telling things the way they are! I absolutely second that. It's funny I have been chasing tough GSDs all my life or most of it so far, but in all honesty, in more recent years I was ready to actually protect my dogs. As you said, nowadays thieves got the tools to skip the dogs fairly easy. Nevertheless, I still wish the dogs had that old school civil aggression, so they can at least look after themselves or have bigger chances to put on a fight with positive end. I use to train my first dog to fight a guy attacking him with fire. This was back in 1995 - 1996. What can I say, I for one will always be emotionally attached to the old way, when it comes to working dogs.
@@DDRGermanShepherdDog simple thing you feed dog not for everybody can pet him... 20 years ago its almost imposible, big dog anybreed nice to strangers was useless and treat much worse than good guardian, everybady wants bad dog look inside mouth to see black etc oldschool stuff. My bigest shock was that german working dogs are in most cases not agresiv. More big show line dogs have more civil agression but they are old type and abaut 10 years age in dog world its huge time laps, today almost everything what you can buy in poland its shitty long hair pet gsd and sport/prey drive working line. Zero dogs with good guarding ability for home with garden. Cao are popular but its bad suit for regular place and those dog ard huge with lot of health problems.
@@ironragetv5448 I hope many will read what you said, because that is THE reality. In a few years all we will have left will be pets. Some will bite that sleeve or do the police work but on the inside will still be pets. Be prepared for backfire from sport people who will say the dogs are just fine. Especially trainers.
I can’t take my boy out anymore in public. You can’t even think about looking at me ,towards me . He will not have it. He has 5 people in his life that includes myself and husband. We haven’t had company in 4 years and 5 months . Except for my sister , daughter and best friend . That’s his circle. And he doesn’t let nobody else in .
Do you desire this trait or wish it was toned down a bit?
My girl had similar issues though not nearly to the same extent, been doing balanced training with an emphasis on positive reinforcement to get the dumb dumb out of her.
Wouldn’t bother me if I lived in the middle of nowhere but we are suburban.
@@asmrmetalman1061 no . We would love to be able to take him out . Our trainer kept him for 2 weeks. He said this was the way it was gonna be. We can watch for triggers. And be ready for it. He said we have what some people pay thousands of dollars for . For free . He was never trained for protection. We did the positive reinforcement thing . We did everything. My trainer has over 40 years experience training GSD . He made the second trainer we had. First one told us the same thing. So we got a second opinion. That’s when we knew he’d never change. We do take him out to run , go for rides, he camps with us . But we have a fence we take with us. We are always very close by . We do keep a shock collar on just in case . But it’s there for his protection also. I will never take a chance of him getting taken away from me . He doesn’t play well with other dogs except his pack. We also have a female . Loves everybody. Completely the opposite. We have excepted it. He does really good at the vet. But he is used to them . They can now take his muzzle off. Took 5 years. lol But we can’t go in with him . They have to come out to get him. As long as my husband and myself is around he thinks he has to protect. Especially me . We are starting to see a little calming down as he gets older.
It deleted my comment. No . We would love to take him out . But it’s just not possible. We’ve had 2 trainers (1 kept him for 2 weeks) both said this was the way it’s gonna be. We have accepted it. We do take him to run . He goes for rides. He camps with us of course. We have a fence we take with us . We put a s collar on him just in case. We do have a female she likes everybody. Completely the opposite.
You are so blessed. I lost my true and faithful companion a month ago now and I am so heartbroken that I will never heal. He had been with me every minute of every day since I helped tear him from his sack.😢
@@AA-gj3kt I am so sorry. I can’t even imagine the pain you must be feeling. I wish I had the words to help with the pain in some small way. I hope in time that you can remember him and all the good times you had and the memories you have. Take care…
I know someone that has a DDR. She is the sweetest German shepherd I’ve ever met. Extremely well trained, yet calm. I’ve been heard her bark. She is his service dog.
How do a I get a DDR like that?
Thanks
Consult a breeder in your area or neighboring States or countries, who breeds gsd's of East German lines (if it's really got to be DDR) and ask him to reserve a pup that is likely to turn into the kind of adult dog you're hoping for. Genes are alive and can radically transform a pup into a completely different dog later on in life, character-wise, but still more often than not a breeder can (so to speak) predict things to certain degrees.
But can I ask you, why does it have to be DDR?
Thank you for the information. Good question. Perhaps I have other options.
Why a DDR?
I am looking for not only a dog to alert us of danger, but one that can be friendly, to us and others. Very important, is a dog that does not bark much. I was very impressed with my friend's DDR, she is QUIET as a mouse, friendly, and alert.
I have ddr line gsd if you are interested
Hi, great dogs, how can I contact your kennel?
Great video! I support your mission to keep civil aggression alive in DDRs! I have a question for you. Can you take your dog with you to the bank or inside a store without her overreacting to lets say another person with a small dog that barks a lot like a Chihuahua? I look forward to more videos from you!
Depends on the dog. I can do that with some of them, not all. Dogs for certain bloodlines have very high social aggression. I can pretty much never take that out of Jessie or Jaro, for example. Or I guess you could, with training and equipment etc, but I don't want to break their spirit. Jessie will never ever be ok with another dog close by, unless she knows that dog. If I forced her to be quiet etc, she'll do it because she knows she has to, but otherwise she'd still charge. So I see no point in teaching such a dog to be "calm" in etc circumstances. Better just avoid circumstances where I know the dog gets challenged. That's just my way of thinking and doing things.
She's a beautiful dog. How much does she weigh in this video?
I think she was about 30-32 kg in this video.
@@DDRGermanShepherdDogWas she 9 or 10 month in this video? How big is she now?
What would happen if a 5-8 year old approached?
Hmm, what do you think would happen?
@@DDRGermanShepherdDog he would have a tasty snack?
Not all dogs are stuffed animals for public use.
@@doobybro1207 absolutely, I’m just wondering not because I’m being a troll, but because I want to understand what I’m getting into
@@doobybro1207 can you please explain what you mean, just want to make sure I understand.
how old is this dog?
I believe she was 17 months old here.
Very nice training and dog.@@DDRGermanShepherdDog
@@zedzane5195 thank you, I thought you were going to ask me why I started so "late" with the agitation. Many will start as early as 6 months.
I also like to start around 6 months to ensure the dog is ready but may start earlier or later depending on the individual dog. I started one a 3 years and he was one of my best ever. Gotta go with the dog in front of you. Also, I never start a dog on bite work until it has been fully acquainted with civil agitation, and at some point, you know when your dog is ready for the bite work. Keep up the good work and look forward to seeing more of your training. @@DDRGermanShepherdDog
@@zedzane5195 "Gotta go with the dog in front of you" - yes sir!! That's the thing!