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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I can tell you that when you get your first dog it's like adding another child to your family.  Literally, in terms of the work it adds and the adjustment period.  When we got our first dog, she was a year old (not even a puppy waking up during the night) and we had to walk her five times a day because she was a high energy dog.  We also needed assistance learning how to walk her (it's not inuitive, OP) and how to train her to obey us so those were hours that we had to put in.

[b]A dog is a huge time and energy commitment.  Any dog, any breed[/b].  [/quote]

Initially, yes. But this is just going to confuse OP because GSDs always need lots of time and commitment but there are plenty of dogs and breeds that are easier, more forgiving, and don't need as much. [/quote]

We've got a big backyard and our GSD is in and out all day long.  She makes her rounds out there and keeps herself busy....there's the squirrel in the tree that taunts her, there are her doggy friends on the other side of the fence, there's her digging hole - she digs it, we fill it in.  She plays with our other 2 dogs, gallops around the yard like a pony.  When she comes back inside she snuggles up next to me.  If someone is walking around outside she lets me know in her big dog voice.

Yes, it took time, training and love to get her to this point.  But I would call her a very easy dog to be around now.  When we first brought her home it was like bringing home a curious, in to everything, grabby baby who got us up at night.[/quote]

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