Shepherd: breed characteristics, diseases and care

Any shepherd – this is very strong, brave and decisive dog. If you want devoted friend, which there will be protect you and yours family, then this one breed exactly then, what to you necessary. Such pet very smart, there will be please to his to the owner, but at this there will be angry enemy that, who will offend him owner. 

How look after for shepherd

Care for puppy

How and everyone  others  dogs, puppy necessary vaccinate, carry out processing from fleas, worms. Shepherd dogs very movable, therefore necessary often walk with a little one  puppy, or give him some freedom in movements, it's impossible, to dog whole days sat in cage or aviary. The result maybe become wrong development and a bunch others troubles. In time walks take it with yourself canine toys, or simple stick, with which puppy can play and bring to you her. Exactly these games will help in future with training yours dogs.

If you are you planning feed puppy dry feed, then necessary, to clean and fresh water always stood nearby. If dog eats natural food, then worth it remember o various additives with content calcium and phosphorus, to not was problems with rear limbs. But it's impossible overfeed small pet, otherwise at him maybe happen bloating belly, a if overfeed constantly, then dog maybe earn money obesity. Puppy need feed not more 4—5 times in day small in portions, adding in diet cottage cheese. U some puppies it happens problem with getting up ears, in like this case need on your own glue ears, to through what—then time they got up.

Care for adult dog

Adult shepherd dog also necessary vaccinate times in year, process from ticks and fleas, carry out times in quarter deworming. Required hours fast walking, a better total big walking territory in yard, to dog could calmly and a lot move. For adults dogs needed  training and exercises. Feed dog should  a couple times in day, adding in diet nutrition fish, raw meat, cottage cheese. Care for wool minimal – 2—3 times in a week necessary comb out dog from drop-down wool. Time in year they strongly molt, after what wool sometimes gets out. bathe you can not more times in month, if not want, to wool stopped shine, faded and started fall down in tangles. For account his special wool, after felting in puddles and dirt wool dries out, and dirt herself falls off, what gives dog well-groomed view without frequent bathing and scratching. For dogs need clean ears  and wipe eyes.

Features shepherd dogs

Varieties shepherd dogs very a lot, but everything they strong, brave and security dogs. The most relevant varieties breeds are: German, Caucasian and Central Asian shepherd dogs. Everyone them better hold in yard, for small apartments they not adapted – too little places.

• Asians or alabai very hardy and fearless dogs. B withers reach up to 80 cm. T wow dogs love for them fighting quality, but in then same time at them very calm character. They not such ferocious, how Caucasians, easy are friends and play with children and animals, located with them in one home. But here on walk with them better go out with leash, yes how strangers dogs and people they don't like. More often total Asians you can distinguish from others shepherd dogs by docked ears and tail.
• Caucasians a little less, than alabai, in withers reach approximately 72 cm. Oh very ferocious, brave, cruel dogs. Not love strangers cats and dogs, can pounce and tear to pieces. This  variety applies to security dogs, with her you you will calm for yours house, car and property, strangers on territory dog not will miss. But to homemade pets and members yours families there will be treat with huge love and devotion. Caucasians very smart dogs, which everything understand and amenable training. Breed very loves children and loves movable games: running, throwing sticks and toys. Distinguish them you can by long thick wool and docked ears.
• German shepherd the most small from everyone three varieties, total 60—65 cm in withers. From them turn out beautiful guards, not in vain exactly this breed use in military, police officers, rescue and others structures. Character at them calm, but them necessary permanent communication with person. Nemtsev often teach and train in quality dogs—guide for blind and deaf people. Minus  breeds is then, what when dog yet puppy for him necessary close attention. Their muscles not succeeds for height bones, what often manifests itself how weakened rear limbs. To such not happened, small shepherd dog needed feeding, vitamins  and microelements. If this is not helps, then  necessary help veterinarian.

Diseases shepherd dogs

Shepherd -  herself  by to myself very strong, healthy and hardy breed dogs, but everything—after all and they susceptible some diseases.

German shepherd dogs suffer:

• epilepsy;
• lameness;
• twist intestines and bloating belly;
• dysplasia elbow and hip joints;
• illness intervertebral disks;
• pyoderma;
• cataracts;
• sugar diabetes;
• dystrophy cornea eye;
• aortic stenosis;
• allergic reactions on food;
• insufficiency pancreas glands;
• deficit hormone growth;
• ear infections;
• lymphoma and angiosarcoma (cancerous tumors);
• tumor testicles.

Caucasian and Asian shepherd dogs more healthy in this plan, but can be susceptible diseases hearts and dysplasia hip joints. How neither weird, but these breeds not susceptible heartburn and bloating belly, how many others large breeds dogs.