Sheepdog: breed features, diseases and care

Any shepherd – this is highly strong, brave and decisive dog. If a you want to devotee friend, which the will be protect you and your family, then this breed exactly then, what you necessary. Such pet highly clever, will be please his the owner, but at this will be angry enemy to that, Who hurt his host. 

how look after per shepherd

Care per puppy

how and of all  others  dogs, puppy necessary inoculate, spend processing from fleas, worms. Sheepdogs highly movable, so necessary often walk with a little  puppy, or to give his some freedom in movements, it is impossible, so that dog whole days sat in cage or aviary. As a result can become wrong development and heap others troubles. In time walks take from by myself doggy toys, or simple stick, from which puppy will be able play and bring you her. Exactly these games will help in the future from training your dogs.

If a you are planning feed puppy dry feed, then necessary, so that clean and fresh water always stood nearby. If a dog feeds on natural food, then is worth remember about various additives from content calcium and phosphorus, so that not was problems from hind limbs. But it is impossible overfeed small pet, otherwise at him can happen bloating belly, but if a overfeed constantly, then dog can to earn obesity. Puppy need to feed not more 4—5 time in day small portions, adding in diet cottage cheese. Have some puppies it happens problem with standing up ears, in such case need to on my own glue ears, so that through what—then time they are got up.

Care per an adult dog

Adult shepherd same necessary inoculate time in year, to process from ticks and fleas, spend time in quarter deworming... Required h frequent walks, but it is better Total big walking territory in yard, so that dog could calmly and lot move. Adults dogs need  training and exercises. Feed dog should  couple time in day, adding in diet nutrition fish, raw meat, cottage cheese. Care per wool minimal – 2—3 times in week necessary comb out dog from drop-down wool. Time in year they are strong molt, after what wool sometimes crawls out. Bathe can not more times in month, if a not want to, so that wool has ceased shine, faded and start dump in mats. Per score his special wool, after felting in puddles and mud wool dries up, and mud itself falls off, what gives dog well maintained view without frequent bathing and combing. Dogs need to clean ears  and rub eyes.

Features of the shepherd

Varieties shepherd highly lot, but everything they are strong, bold and security dogs. The most relevant varieties breeds are: german, Caucasian and Central Asian shepherd. Of all them it is better Keep in yard, for small apartments they are not adapted – too few places.

• Asians or alabai highly hardy and fearless dogs. IN withers reach before 80 cm... T such dogs love per them fighting quality, but in then the same time at them highly calm character. They are not such ferocious, as Caucasians, easily are friends and play from children and animals, located from them in one home. But behold on the a walk from them it is better go out from leash, So as strangers dogs and of people they are dislike. More often Total Asians can distinguish from others shepherd by docked ears and tail.
• Caucasians Little less, than alabai, in withers reach about 72 cm... ABOUT chen ferocious, bold, cruel dogs. Not love strangers cats and dogs, may pounce on and tear to pieces. This  variety refers to security dogs, from her you will calm per your own house, car and property, strangers on the territory dog not will miss. But to home pets and members your families will be relate from huge love and devotion. Caucasians highly smart dogs, which everything understand and give in training. Breed highly loves children and loves movable games: run, throwing sticks and toys. To distinguish them can by long thick wool and docked ears.
• German shepherd the most small of of all three varieties, Total 60—65 cm in withers. Of them are obtained lovely the 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 from human. Nemtsev often teach and train in quality dogs—guide for blind and deaf of people. Minus  breeds is an then, what when dog yet puppy per him necessary intent Attention. Them musculature not has time per growth bones, what not infrequently manifests itself as weakened rear limbs. To such not It happened, little shepherd need feeding, vitamins  and trace elements. If a this is not helps, then  is necessary help veterinarian.

Diseases shepherd

Sheepdog -  itself  by myself highly strong, healthy and hardy breed dogs, but everything—still and they are subject to some diseases.

German shepherd suffer:

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

Caucasian and asian shepherd more healthy in this plan, but may be subject to diseases hearts and dysplasias hip joints. how nor strange, but these breeds not subject to heartburn and bloating belly, as many others large breeds dogs.