How long is a German Shepard considered a puppy?

I have a boy german shepard. He's 1 year 2 months old. Is he still a puppy? Very active. A lot of energy.

He stopped being a puppy at 1 year old.

I think they are a puppy until they are 1 but I bet they will always stay a puppy forever in your heart.

He's not a puppy anymore. He's a young dog.

I dont think so. I have a Cocker Spaniel. He will not be a puppy at age 1. But maybe German Sheperds are different

12 months dogs are considered an adult...........however larger breeds do take longer and giant breeds even longer still, GSDs well they seem to continuing acting like a puppy most of their lives, however they are also very clever and hard working dogs...............really miss myGSDs

I love German Shepards! You do too. That's why you got one. But, he's going to be a puppy for two years? Think about it, 2 years is only 14? Are you a man at 14? No. You may think you are. But, your body is still growing. So is his, and it will grow some more. Some dogs mature faster than others, it all depends on how well you train him.Let your pup be a pup for at least 18 months. Allow him to learn, and have fun. Love him. Don't be in such a hurry.

The German Shepherd can remain in a state of "puppyhood" until they are 3 years old. 1 year old is not a magic number from puppy to adult, and in fact it typically takes closer to 2 or even 3 years for a dog to fully mature mentally.

Well 12 months really but my three are still bounding around like pups, had one die a few months ago and she was still puppy like at 13.

Puppyhood in dogs, not GSD specific, ends at 12 months. So now, he's no longer a puppy. However, he won't yet be fully mature.

Well, from what I've learned, 6 months is the teenage stage for dogs. I wouldn't class him as a puppy, he's a young boy. He'll be a senior dog at the age of 5, or that's when the senior age starts. All dogs will always be puppies at heart.

Enjoy your active puppy and his youthful energy, GSD's are very active dogs.Unfortunately they now suffer from lots of genetic problems, even when they are bought from a "so called" experienced breeder. GSD's slow down when they are about nine years old, they love life and hopefully still have bursts of energy.When your dog gets older, you will yearn for the impossible. You will want him to be young and regain his energy and his youth. GSD's have a short life, give him fun and lots of exercise.

physically he's in adolescence but mentally your boy is still a pup.GSD's take an average of 2 sometimes 3 years to fully reach adulthood,a long but worthy wait.I've owned a GSD before and my new GSD is just over 1 year.I take him to a dog behaviourist/trainer which helps a lot and you can learn lots of ways to teach your dog to work that will tire him out and are also great fun for both owner and dog.

There is no task called "ARDing", so there is no "shepard" job, no "Shepard" breed.My breed was developed to HERD sheep in the German boundary patrolling way, so its real name translates as German Shepherd Dog.Your inclusion of the word "considered" allows every ignoramus to have an opinion on the answer. You should have asked "How long IS a puppy a puppy?".In the canine world there are set ages for each category/classification. Your Kennel Club and mine might differ on where to place some of the divisions, but they all make the pooch's first birthday the start of the no-longer-a-puppy category.Here, the age-classes are: 1. Baby Puppy = 3<6 months 2. Minor Puppy = 6<10 months 3. Puppy = 6<12 months 5. Junior = yearling 6. Intermediate = 2 years old10. Veteran = 7 years or older(Obviously there are other classes that are NOT based on age).Here, any pooch 3 months or older can voluntarily go in11. Openbut once a pooch turns 3 years old that is the ONLY age-based class available until it becomes a Veteran. Most pooches have retired before they reach Veteran age - and those owners whose dogs are still fit at 7 usually prefer to go into Open, as that is the prestige class, the one from which most judges choose their CC and Reserve CC winners (CCs being points towards a champion title - in my country champions compete in the Open class, but in the USofA existing champions are removed from the competition for CCs)In several other countries the dogs run out of age-based classes (so have to move into Open) at 2 years old.GSD specialist shows make 2 the minimum age at which an Excellent grading can be awarded - and in most countries there are other conditions as well before an Excellent can be awarded.From which you can deduce that Kennel Clubs deem that pooches are PHYSICALLY mature at either 2 years or at 3 years.In the case of GSDs:They are often TALLER at 10-11 months old than they are when mature (because during their growth spurt their bones grow faster than their ligaments do, which steepens the angle between shoulder-blade and upper-arm. But gradually their ligaments catch up with their bones and so the fore-angles improve, reducing their height just as you bending your knees while standing reduces your height). They are rarely physically mature before 2½ years old, although skull, prosternum and croup often continue developing until 3½.They are rarely mentally mature before 3 years old - and some owners will swear that their GSD wasn't mentally mature until its joints became too stiff for crazy-puppy-behaviour!• Add http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/The_GSD_Source to your browser's Bookmarks or Favorites so that you can easily look up such as feeding, vaccinations, clubs, weights, teething, neutering, disorders.[Rob] should look in its Links for the item about age equivalents. A dog's physical & sexual development is equivalent to a 14 year old human's LONG before it is 2 years old - without checking up, I think it is at something like 9-10 months old. Certainly 10 months is when under-trained pooches enter the rebellious test-the-limits stage associated with human teenagers.• To ask questions about GSDs, join some of the 400+ YahooGroups dedicated to various aspects of living with GSDs. Each group's Home page tells you which aspects they like to discuss, and how active they are. Unlike YA, they are set up so that you can have an ongoing discussion with follow-up questions for clarification. Most allow you to include photos.Les P, owner of GSD_Friendly: http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/GSD_Friendly"In GSDs" as of 1967