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Originally Posted by Nicky09
I can answer some of this for my friends gsd maybe from working line he has the straight back etc but hes a rescue. He's on RAW which they've found works best but before that Royal Canin which was also pretty good.
He gets 2 and a half hour walks a day combined with agility and obedience training. The training is more important than the walking for this breed they're so smart they need a lot of mental exercise.
He's basically a couch potato in the house and convinced he's a lapdog just a 70lbs one. Very easy to train with clicker training but you have to realise these dogs have to be very well trained just because of their size. Adores her 6 year old and 4 year old the 6 year old handles him in Junior handling classes sometimes.
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They would be getting at least 2 and half hours physical excercise outside of the house and garden once bone structure is mature enough. My ESS has that mininmum. He is a working ESS. If it is raining he gets that if its not raining he can get much more!
Mental stimulation would not be an issue again my ESS needs it too, but i do understand that GSD's especially needs abit more. I track with my ESS in the garden and in the park, i give him mental games from the company of animals etc
I would always be training........once obedience is good, although that will continue constantly, i also train tricks to keep the training interesting and fun.
If i buy a pup of either breed i will be looking for breeders who do feed raw. My ESS refuses it point blank even after many times of trying!!
I just want to make sure that either breed will be 110% happy and fulfilled in my home.