5 Things Your German Shepherd ONLY Does If You're a Great Owner

📘 My book — The German Shepherd Decoder: https://tailtell.store/decoder/ Most lists of signs that your German Shepherd respects you get one thing backwards. They treat the dog's behavior as a prize the dog hands out, as if your Shepherd sits in judgment and picks the worthy few. The research on how dogs attach to people points in a more useful direction. Several of the behaviors owners are proudest of are built by the owner, through specific daily habits, usually without the owner noticing. And a few of the behaviors people brag about, like the dog that follows you into the bathroom or the dog that looks guilty when you get home, say much less about you than most people assume. So here are five behaviors a German Shepherd tends to show when the person at the other end of the leash is doing the job well, what drives each one, and how you get more of it.