Considering A Multi-Dog Household?

[@shawnbrier2077]

Having 5 large breed dogs I agree with everything Hans is saying. All dogs bonded with me

[@hans-alpinek9real]

Bonding and training is the baseline of relationship with our dog

[@nyla2408]

Great information, and so important for me to learn this beforehand. Thanks so much.

[@hans-alpinek9real]

Glad it was helpful!

[@SergioHernandez-gg3wy]

great video....does he have a different website...there is an old website that hasnt been manange in awhile it seems like.

[@hans-alpinek9real]

Yes my other website is www.alpinek9real.com/

[@muleridinfool]

Great jibber jabber guys! Enjoyed it as usual.

[@hans-alpinek9real]

Glad you enjoyed it. Thank you.

[@CanemBelliukbandogs]

Great advise thank you we just imported our 2 female from slovakia 🇸🇰 and this insight helps us alot thank you hans

[@hans-alpinek9real]

That's great! My pleasure

[@e2dub]

If you have one dog and are interested in trying out two dogs on a trial basis, I highly recommend volunteering to foster for a dog rescue or shelter. I volunteer for a shepherd rescue group as a foster. It’s very rewarding and there is a huge need for fosters. The rescue pays for the dog’s vet care. I get to save an amazing animal’s life. Also get to have two dogs once in a while without the long term commitment.

[@hans-alpinek9real]

Good idea.

[@TREEHUGGAH1]

coming soon-AlpineFeline F9? that video had me cracking up those attack cats wow.

[@hans-alpinek9real]

It was funny indeed.

[@sfdf1979]

Always helpful, thank you! We would like to add another shepherd to our family. We currently have a 6-year-old female GSD, who is truly an amazing dog. I would like to add a working line dog, for all the reasons Hans recommends them, but because I don’t know much about the differences, I am hesitant. I would say that my female is well above average in prey and defense drive. She was quite a handful for me when she was young. Consequently, I have learned a lot in the process of getting her to where she is now. Is there such thing as a lower drive working line, such that it might not be a huge difference from my high drive show line?

[@hans-alpinek9real]

German shepherd should not be an extreme dog> Never opt or promote hyper driven GSDs., Normal GSDs should be able to do ANY works super - hyper-driven dog does iF TRAINER KNOWS HOW TO TRAIN DOGS IN THE FIRST PLACE. It is a misconception of improper training to demand hyper driven GSDs and it is a destruction of versatility of the GSD for which this breed is famous for.

[@thankmelater1254]

You gotta see Mink Man channel. He has mink for clearing muskrat from government property, dogs for clearing farms from rats, even a hunting lizard for his home. Plus he catches rats by hand as the dogs drive them out of their holes. The dogs work with the mink, too.

[@lukeryuzaki2328]

I watched his videos, but I don't understand your suggestion for Hans. Mink Man is beast tamer type. He's skillful in that aspect. However, there is little application of his approach to train/tame dogs and other exotic animals, for personal protection dog, working dogs.

[@thankmelater1254]

@@lukeryuzaki2328 It's a multi dog household, is it not?:

[@thankmelater1254]

@@lukeryuzaki2328 rewatch the Hans episode..talking about all kinds of critters,attack cats etc

[@lukeryuzaki2328]

@@thankmelater1254 He was joking, no? Multiple dog household topic which discussed also about situation where owner may as well just keep one dog if he/she fails to take leadership position and spend quality time separately with individual dog!!! There are dogs breeds that was selectively bred for ratting without any kind of formal training. Taking and training exotic animals doesn't make one great dog trainer than those who actually proved themselves in dog training. If you want to compare, I can certainly tell you that I am much better dog trainer even for barn hunting, or hunting, not just protection or sports than Mink Man. I see Mr.Hans as someone at higher level in many aspect.

[@thankmelater1254]

@@lukeryuzaki2328 Yes, he was having fun. Attack cats video. MinkMan's menagerie is quite amusing I thought. Humor is an individual thing.

[@Arivmario]

💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻

[@hans-alpinek9real]

👊

[@Dragonsfire1480]

This is the reason I don't have two dogs. One would always be working with me and the other would be a pet at home. That would cause some jealousy.

[@hans-alpinek9real]

Not necessarily. :)

[@Dragonsfire1480]

@@hans-alpinek9real unfortunately because the bond between the guide dog and handler has to be incredibly strong for us to work properly together, jealousy from pet dogs, and even retired guide dogs is a known issue. There aren't always physical fights between dogs but there can be other issues. Those of us who are lucky enough to keep our dogs after retirement will often start transitioning them into retirement once they give us signs that they are not interested or able to work anymore. Once they have retired and we can tell that it doesn't bother them, we consider their successor dog. A slow retirement transition also helps to ensure that the dog will not go into a sudden depression. I've seen all of these things happen. My first dog had to be retired suddenly due to a benign growth in one of his legs. That was causing him pain. At the time, I was at a point in my life where I needed another dog right away. My first guide dog was able to have the growth removed, but was still unable to work. He did actually get jealous of the fact that my second dog got to go with me everyday and he didn't anymore. There were no physical fights, but there were a few arguments. Ever since then, I have been lucky enough to be able to slowly transition my dogs into retirement before starting to train with a new one. Hopefully, my current guide, a working line female German Shepherd will not have to retire for a long time, And hopefully she will have a nice slow transition into retirement when that time comes.

[@theboostedranch]

Makes me happy that I’m able to leave my 1.5 year old gsd uncrated while I leave the house. He’s to obsessed with firearm tracking that he’ll just lay infront of the safe the whole time 😂

[@hans-alpinek9real]

lol You are very lucky to have dog like that. You must be doing something right.

[@theboostedranch]

@@hans-alpinek9real yes very lucky! Very grateful too

[@angelinacamacho8575]

why get pet mountain lions if you have to declaw them?

[@hans-alpinek9real]

So that they do not kill you?