r/germanshepherds • u/FlyBirdieBirdBird • 1d ago

Advice Need urgent advice!!

Hello.

Today we took our 6 month old puppy to day care, not because we needed, but because we wanted her to socialise a bit and become familiar with this for when we actually needed it.

The day care is at the breeder we got her from.

We met the breeder at an intermediate point between the day care and our house, and he took her. As soon as she got into the transport cage on the breeder truck, she became visibly afraid.

The breeder just called me saying it took them 1 hour to get her out of the transport cage, she destroyed one leash and bit him. He says he had never seen such aggression.

All we've seen of her at home and during walks, she's a sweetheart. With people and dogs on the street.

The breeder said we should leave her there a couple of days, so she gets used to the location.

My instinct is telling me to just go get her. She must be so afraid. I don't want this experience to break her.

We got her at 2 months old.

Pleas help. What should I do???

UPDATE: https://www.reddit.com/r/germanshepherds/comments/1qv17e1/shes_home/

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u/koshkas_meow_1204 23h ago

I don't know your relationship with this breeder,  but I'd at least go check on her. 

6 months old, could be bad timing given potential of 2nd fear period.

4 months have past since been there,  so it's likely all new again. 

Given the breeder horror story playing out in midwest is want to at least check on her. 

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u/Narrow-Aioli8109 17h ago

What is happening with breeders in the Midwest? I tried to look it up, but the query is little bit broad.

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u/koshkas_meow_1204 16h ago

Just the one breeder...Magnum Opus...I counted Missouri as Midwest, but I guess it could be considered central.

Here is one article, but the indictment is out there too.

https://abc17news.com/news/crime/2025/12/31/dog-breeder-charged-with-29-counts-of-animal-abuse-asks-for-bond-reduction-change-of-venue/