German Shepherds require a TON of training. You have to up-keep with the training every single day with most of them, especially if they were not trained as a puppy. I owned a German Shepherd for 4 years before she was put down for biting somebody, for no fault of her own. We never properly trained her. We learned after the fact so much about the breed. They are guard dogs... they were bred to attack however, they're supposed to know the difference between who to attack and who not to, but the humans need to teach them. They're a very strong breed who needs great leadership skills and if you don't have them... the dog could become potentially dangerous. If your son does not want to take the time to train the dog... it would be better to re-home the dog to someone with a more "leader" type personality. I wouldn't bring the dog to the pound though... you can find German Shepherd rescues to bring him to, or find someone willing to take him in. |