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Had a pedigree GSD, best friend I ever had and the smartest dog I ever owned. Not a dog whisperer but am pretty good at training dogs. I like larger breeds, unfortunately they tend to have shorter life spans. So far I've been leaning towards either a Caucasian or Anatolian shepherd. Anyone have any experience with either of the breeds? Other large breeds with a longer life span that I may not be aware of? Price isn't an issue. I am partial to shepherds.

Had a pedigree GSD, best friend I ever had and the smartest dog I ever owned. Not a dog whisperer but am pretty good at training dogs. I like larger breeds, unfortunately they tend to have shorter life spans. So far I've been leaning towards either a Caucasian or Anatolian shepherd. Anyone have any experience with either of the breeds? Other large breeds with a longer life span that I may not be aware of? Price isn't an issue. I am partial to shepherds.

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Oh yeah. They are so smart that they don't really need you. You have to earn being their alpha. To train my new dogs, I wait for the dog to do something wrong, verbally correct them and if they don't submit, I pin them by laying on them and holding their paws until they submit. Her submittal during the first time I pinned her took at least 5 minutes... Don't be mean or angry, just show them you are the boss and they will have to listen to you.