Yes, I have a German Shepherd

Okay, this may be a blatant advertisement... so please ignore if you aren't in the mood for a blatant advertisement....

This afternoon I checked to see if anyone had stopped by in the last week... seeing as I have been away for so long... and I noticed that someone stopped by who had searched for information on German Shepherd Dogs on Google.

See that little box at the bottom of the page? The one that says sitemeter? If you put that on your page, you will be able to see where some of your traffic comes from - Some folks just show up as "Unknown" in all ways (You are very mysterious!!) - probably have protective software that makes sure you don't carry a trail around on the internet or maybe you came from a secure site or something, but sometimes I see that someone clicked on my link from another blog, or they searched google for something I happened to blather on about and for some weird reason the content that they saw on Google's results made them decide to drop by.

Just so you know... it doesn't forward your social security number, pet's name or any other identifying information.... it does tell me where some people live... (No pictures of your house or anything - it seems your car is blocking the camera lens.) LOL I'm just kidding.. but you show up as a little dot in Australia or Oregon.

Okay... this has nothing to do with what I wanted to talk about, but I felt I owed you an explanation regarding how I knew about the German Shepherd Dog trail I found. I have a wonderful GSD. Her name is Molly Cili Gundo McGuire. Cili is her mommy's name and Gundo was her Daddy's name (She's actually of Hungarian descent.) and McGuire is a misspelling. Shoulda been Maguire, but it looked like a C to the AKC people and you can't change your dog's name once it is on record... that's it... there is no do overs with the AKC... Possible to change your kid's name, your name, or your cat's name... but Dogs are who they are, Period!

Molly is fantastic. She's trustworthy, loyal, friendly (loves to climb in the UPS driver's truck if he doesn't get out to see her fast enough) and smart... Very smart! She likes to chase animals that run from her, and the Fed Ex guy is terrified of her because she looks very scary. She was standing on top of her dog house in her kennel and he was frozen in the driveway asking, "Can he jump that fence?' My usual response is that she loves people and there's nothing to worry about... Since the look of her is intended to provide a measure of protection, my new answer is, "She'll be happy you're here as long as I'm happy you're here." Better, yes? Truthfully - it would break her heart to have to be mean to a person in order to protect us, though I don't doubt that she would do it, but it would take life-threatening danger... She is just a sweet girl.

Please don't post about her being outside. She and I take long walks together every morning and afternoon. My husband walks with her at night. She comes inside to visit us in the family room and to give the evil eye to my cat. In her head I can hear her thinking, "Go on, run. C'mon... don't just sit there.. make a run for it! I think I can catch you before you make the top of the fridge this time!" And we spend more time outside than most people do. She's happy and stable... and she loves to be outside. She loves chatting with our other dog, watching the birds that eat nearby, yelling at the deer who think it's fun to see how close they can get before the "big dopey dog sees us", and lounging in her bed. One squirrel bit the dust inside her kennel last year, and Molly felt bad later that he wouldn't get up and run anymore.

We always planned to breed her - IF she was of sound mind and body when she grew up. Which she is. Her husband (as this is a one time deal - she isn't a floozie, ya know!) must be of European descent as well - since they are built a little differently than the American GSDs, and temperment is a bit different. Her husband's family may not be related to one another unless it is only through marriage. No line breeding. Temperment must be excellent, and health must be excellent as well.

We plan to breed Molly only once or twice... probably just once. We hope that at least one of her offspring will be a service dog, and will strongly encourage that all her babies will be well trained, exercised and loved family pets. All her pups will come with certificates for free puppy kindergarten training at a local canine club, and will forever be considered our family should they need to "move back home". None will be candidates for shelters or rescues.

So, if this shows up on Google, and you have a candidate for Molly's Mr. Right... please let me know. Perhaps this can be a BloggerHarmony moment for our babies. Molly is 3 years old, sable in color with beautiful markings. She's OFA certified for hips and elbows. Her parents only heard Hungarian, but Molly is an English listening dog. To our knowledge she speaks only canine.

I warned you that this was an advertisement.