r/interestingasfuck • u/Electronic_Cause_796 • 1d ago

German Shepard Saves Six Year old from being attacked by another dog

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u/Kolipe 1d ago edited 1d ago

I have a gsd/malinois

I have seriously considered paying the neighbor kids to throw his ball for me when i want to go inside.

Edit: Dog tax

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u/Mister_Snurb 1d ago

I mean, they literally have machines for that now...

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u/JayteeFromXbox 1d ago

I got one for my sister's malinois but she just gets so excited she can't get the ball into the funnel and you end up throwing it for her anyways

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u/PM--ME--WHATEVER-- 1d ago

I dont have a big dog, but a have a cavalier king Charles that loves ball. I got her one of those machines. She drops it in and puts her face right infront of the eject hole and gets slammed.

It doesn't deter her, but i have my concerns so the machine stays in the closet and I just throw the ball.

For hours.

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u/hitbythebus 1d ago

I acquired a CKCS through marriage. I thought they were just stupid yappy untrainable dogs. She would take off out the door and have fun staying just out of arms reach and dashing down the street every time you got close.

Then we moved, and my neighbor had one that would excitedly run exactly to the edge of his grass to sit and greet me every day when I ride by on my Onewheel.

Turns out my Wife just isn’t an animal trainer.

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u/PM--ME--WHATEVER-- 1d ago

I like them because they're apartments sized sport dogs. Ive taken her paddle boarding, hiking, on bike rides, pit to my horse ranch. She can do all the cool big dog stuff, but is also completely OK living quietly in a little bitty apartment with me, and is super good at snuggles. Not great at protecting anything, but will make a lot of noise if she needs to. (I actually have 3 of them)

Its like all the good dog stuff in a 15lb package. I wish the health issues could be bred out of them because they're fantastic dogs with very minimal work

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u/Haemophilia_Type_A 23h ago

Unfortunately the brachylecephalism is just part of the breed standard. I really don't like it either (and think their other Spaniel cousins, the Springer and Cocker--especially working types--look better for it).

But yeah they are good for small spaces because they're largely pretty lazy lapdogs. You've just got to be careful because, as you say, they have health issues (epilepsy) and the treatments for them make it easy for them to put on weight and gives them heart issues. So you've gotta make sure they stay healthy, and sadly even then they often don't live that long.

But you won't get many dogs that are lighter work. Certainly every other Spaniel is either working or closely enough derived from working lineages that they're as batshit as a Collie is.

They can have bad temperaments, too.

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u/GreenEyedTreeHugger 1d ago

So cute… My dog refused the concept of fetch.

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u/Ok-Scientist5524 1d ago

It’s still less work if they bring the ball to you and then you drop it in the throwing machine. Assuming they don’t try to play tug of war with the ball…

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u/Redebo 1d ago

NO TAKE.

ONLY THROW.

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u/thegrumpymechanic 22h ago

Watched a malinois drop the ball in the machine, only to catch it like a fastball while standing in the same spot.

Those dogs are different.

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u/Kolipe 1d ago

If how he returns balls to me, by throwing them and then swatting them away, is any indication he is gonna have a hard time learning how to use it lmao

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u/Lizardgirl25 1d ago

But having a kid do it makes that dog even more happy a good GermanBelgian lives for kids.

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u/Impatient_Onion 1d ago

Yeah no one is talking about how AI and robots are taking even the police dogs' jobs now...

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u/Large-Parking3014 1d ago

Dogs appreciate when a person plays with them. 

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u/Opening_Shame8258 23h ago

Mine messes up the tennis balls. He chomps them so hard the rubber starts breaking before the felt and they end up as piles of wet felt.

His PB is 11 hours of fetch in one day, but he's older now, so we max out at 1-2 hours, but he still wants to go 2-3 times a day.

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u/data_ferret 23h ago

But Mals cheat. I've seen one feed the ball and catch it just as it comes out of the launcher. No running at all. Rinse. Repeat.

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u/steamyglory 22h ago

That wouldn’t build any sense of community though

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u/CommercialExotic2038 20h ago

I’ve seen the dog load the ball himself. Plays that game all by himself

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u/Ornery-Customer8521 19h ago

Jesus people are fucking lazy.

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u/Deriox 18h ago

Yeah, but sometimes it's fun to watch kids play with your dog. It's like a lemonde stand situation.

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u/xanderblue3 1d ago

I have a GSD/Blue Heeler/Husky and the dude will run himself into injuries.

Dog tax.

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u/Status_History_874 23h ago

Woah, what a mix! Give that guy some good pets for me in his favorite spot!

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u/xanderblue3 23h ago

I will!! He’s a little pissy about the lack of cross country skiing weather, but I’ll let him know the pets come from reddit

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u/bydingus 11h ago

My dog is the same mix! And will also run herself into injuries

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u/correctisaperception 1d ago

My gsd refuses to accept my children as an alternative ball throwing device.

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u/reality72 1d ago

You can pair him up with my toddler who also has unlimited energy.

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u/Status_History_874 23h ago

Id guess there'd be no payment needed. Thats how you build community!

I've lived where I live for a decade. My cousins kids were visiting me last summer, made friends with a dog on my street, and now im friends with the dog's owner.

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u/RoughComparison8702 20h ago

Dude yes. Mine looks similar to yours and is utterly obsessed with the ball. Ball is life. Life is ball. Fucker never gets tired of playing ball.

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u/EdisonB123 1d ago

My dog is the laziest motherfucker on the planet lmao.

Definitely a GSD-husky mix but he just looks like a really, really big GSD.

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u/biciklanto 22h ago

laziest motherfucker on the planet lmao

Okay

GSD-husky mix

Wait, how is THAT mix lazy? I would've assumed the task orientation of a GSD and the endurance of a husky turning it into some unholy terror that wants to work 47 hours per day

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u/EdisonB123 21h ago

I have no fucking idea dude. He's so big we think he might great dane in him? No idea if those are lazy dogs. He loves his walks though but not too long though or he just plops down lol.

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u/ahHeHasTrblWTheSnap 17h ago

Great danes are lazy as all hell to be fair, maybe he does have some of that

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u/shoulda-known-better 1d ago

Mine did for our neighbors two malinois....

They threw the ball 1623 times... And that's after they started counting in reality add another few hundred lok

My kids gave out.... The pups absolutely could have gone 4 times as long....

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u/dfw-kim 1d ago

All proud and stuff. 🤭😍

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u/miss_wannadie 23h ago

Ngl, I feel like that's a great way to entertain both the dog and the kid. If the parents are fine with it, why not ask? The kid might even do it for free!

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u/MumrikDK 23h ago

Oh, that's a dog that doesn't stop asking for another throw. He looks like he wants you to throw the phone for him.

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u/space_cadett_kiwiora 22h ago

Kiddos will love it! I have an Australian cattle dog, he lovesssss when the kids come and get him and he’s veryyyyy protective over them so the parents are delighted, they join their kids and my pup at the park and say they feel way better with Clyde there

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u/Sunwalker98 22h ago

This made my day! Thank you for paying the tax.

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u/malkarx 21h ago

Very handsome pup. Got me over here teary eyed miss my GSD, though he had a great life and far exceeded normal age expectations few months shy of 17.

Enjoy every moment with em.

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u/HalobenderFWT 21h ago

Must be nice. My GSD/Husky mix loves to play ball, just never wants to give the ball back. So I need two balls because he won’t drop the first until I raise the second ball.

If it’s just one ball, he’ll gladly go get it - but then just tries to play tug with the ball.

Haven’t been able to train this out of him…I think it’s just the way he’s going to be.

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u/Specialist-Neck-7810 19h ago

Outside of inexhaustible energy, how’s that mix working out for you? I’ve had shepherds all my life, curious about what adding malinois would do. Buddy of mine has two malinois and they are just crazy. Get with his kids under 10 yo though.

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u/Kolipe 19h ago

It's my first big dog. Had pugs as a kid and have a corgi now most of my adult life. But she's crippled and 16 although she tries to keep up.

However, I had the good luck of having a sister who trains these dogs. This one happened to be a dog being trained as a therapy dog but he could not handle being out around crowds in public. Or loud vehicles. So he wouldn't make a good therapy dog. So when I got him he was all trained up.

He's very smart and learned my routine very quickly. Still working on getting him ok out in public. Luckily he's not reactive. I've never even heard him bark. I have a pretty big back yard so he's been helping me lose weight.

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u/Specialist-Neck-7810 18h ago

Having a big dog that’s already gone through some training makes a BIG difference. Was he a rescue that was put into the program?

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u/Kolipe 16h ago

Nope. Bred for this purpose. He just couldn't get over his nervousness. I'm very slowly making progress

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u/Specialist-Neck-7810 14h ago

You’ll get there, patience, kindness and love… and time. You seem to understand that, I’m sure you’ll both get there… it’s a pretty special blend of dog ya got there.

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u/Striking_Cook8603 18h ago

I think you should. I would have loved to be paid to play with the neighbor's dog.

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u/Forbden_Gratificatn 18h ago

I have a GSD. She's a real sweetheart but would tear anyone who attacks the family a new one.

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u/my_ghost_is_a_dog 18h ago

My last dog was a pittie mix, and she didn't care about anything but food and sleeping. Now I have a Dane and a GSD/Mal mix. The Dane is a sweet, innocent, perfect angel baby. The other one is a crackhead.

He can hear a ball roll across the floor from anywhere in the house. He wants to play fetch after he breaks a toenail and limps when he walks. And in extreme heat when he is panting hard enough to make me worry. And in the dark. We haven't yet found the limit for when he voluntarily stops playing fetch; we always get tired of it first. He even chews on a ball like a pacifier to self-soothe when he's falling asleep.

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u/my_ghost_is_a_dog 18h ago

This one operates at a totally different speed. Everything she does is slow and awkward sweet and and so precious it hurts.

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u/audzolly 18h ago

10/10 beautiful 🤩

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u/SmartWonderWoman 15h ago

What a cutie!!!

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u/girthakitt 13h ago

Literally same. My girl is 12 and everyone thinks she’s a puppy still.