Old school GSD Questions

I saw this fella in rescue and thought old school ...

Looks just like a normal GSD

Never heard of an"old school"GSD

Sorry , i mean its what i remember growing up around ..
I made up the term old school ..lol

He is very pretty, love his colour.

I can see what you mean Murf. What a beauty.

Have Irish Setters changed? They don't seem quite the same as I remember from childhood.

He looks to be a coloured paled black & gold not a colour I like, I much prefer strong pigment & colours

Where's the question?

He is Gorgeous, I love his colouring, but... can't see on his picture but do GSD's have longer muzzles than they did years back??? I always think they have an inch too much for some reason????? But maybe as I am so used to looking at Staffy muzzles

Ps how could somebody give him up he looks so friendly

To be or not to be.

I like his markings, handsome face too

This is my GSD from the 70`s - is this what you mean?


I`m quite taken with those enormous chickens.......

He is so handsome, and I think I know what you mean Murf. He does have an old fashioned look about him.

I love German Shepherds!

You have good taste

He has a lovely expression

I know what you mean Murf, they were somehow chunkier looking with a bigger and wider head. That's the only way I can explain it. He looks a lovely boy and Claires GSD looks lovely as well. That's the look I like be it right or wrong.

I know exactly what you mean Murf. (Not unlike Jeager!!)
PS. Can i have him, please?

Information supplied by foster mum.

What can I not say about this boy? With the right owner, he is one of the most well balanced, calm, relaxed, trusting, gentle and responsive GSD’s I’ve met in a very long time. When introduced properly, he happily meets and greets visitors/tradesmen to his home. He even likes the postman!! He has never lived with children but apparently happily took treats from the local pub landlord’s toddlers. He has met children out walking and has been unfazed by them.

He has only recently discovered toys and loves them especially the squeaky ones! He can be strong on the lead but his lead control is being worked on and is gradually improving with close heel work training starting soon as well as non-vocal distance commands but has improved a huge amount to the point that he was recently successfully recalled despite the rabbits holding up signs with “Chase Me” written on them J He’s never caught one yet though. When out walking, he will sit quietly and patiently while the humans are chatting.

He displays quite a good basic level of structured obedience training although he is still like a sponge & enjoys learning new commands. He is learning OUT OF SIGHT STAYS. His longest was 15 minutes but that was because he was so quiet we all forgot about him. Ooops! His general demeanour lends itself to happily doing the “untrained” stuff like going to bed when told, QUIET, Leave etc., and generally behaving gently and politely. As he is so quick and eager to learn, Carn has huge potential for regular and eventually more advanced obedience training and/or agility and/or scent work.

When properly introduced to other dogs, he loves to play and knows which dogs he can be more boisterous with & which ones need patience and the gentler touch. He really seems to like small bitches especially – he is unbelievably patient and gentle with them, with excellent bite inhibition and control. But he also loves a rough and tumble with larger dogs. He can be bit of a wuss with other dogs at times e.g. He is very respectful of an older, dominant Lhasa Apso girl and will often wait for her to pass by (even that means she walks underneath him) before going where he wants to go!

He can sometimes get spooked by dogs appearing / approaching /getting in his space too suddenly (what dog wouldn’t) or if they ignore his warning signals but if properly introduced he is as good as gold as long as they are too. Given a choice, I.e. If he isn’t on the lead, he would rather retreat from confrontation. This uncertainty is already improving by using firm & confident leadership skills, controlled socialisation (in a training class) and various other techniques. He would be extremely happy living with a well balanced bitch (or two!) of any age or equally happy being the only dog.

He has absolutely no food /toy aggression whatsoever, is incredibly gentle taking food from a human hand and allows his food to be taken away while he is eating. He will also give up his food if a more dominant (but non-aggressive) dog wants it (which has been quite often with the Lhasa – ever seen a grown dog cry?) He has no separation anxiety issues and happily uses my absence as an excuse to snooze


He loves the car & travels well only occasionally barking. He rarely barks first at passers by the house. He leaves that to the other dogs giving them “back up” if needed.

He will excel in a rural/semi-rural home (or suburban home with a largish garden) with another female dog or two. He will continue to shine with obedience training if his new experienced GSD owners are committed to undertaking formal training with him. Whilst he is good with children, he will not be placed in a home with resident children under 12 as he is not used to living in a high energy household although visiting, supervised children should be OK. He is untested with cats. No small furries please. He is OK with cattle and sheep but has been allowed to help herd them so care should be taken. He won’t go near horses. He is used to chickens and birds even being somewhat protective so he doesn’t chase them – but he will chase foxes – so anyone who keeps chickens or an aviary will have an additional safety device

He is neutered, microchipped, vaccinated, de-flead & wormed. He is fostered in Chatham, Kent. The right owner for this superb boy should be willing to meet him several times before a final decision is made.

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Ooh Jeagi - he sounds perfect for you