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@alhale If she doesn’t stop quickly on her own, I assume my girl wants me to see something. So I go look. She then stops barking almost immediately. (Her job—at least for the moment—is done. Something upset her, she got my attention, and then the problem was resolved by my checking things out.)

@anonymousbl You should still try a large Kong ball. (The mediums are a little too small.) GSDs have extraordinarily powerful jaws. While I can make it squeak with some effort, my 7-year-old female GSD delights in giving it 2 or 3 squeaks each time she catches it.

@segaz Sounds like my GSD rescue, Lexi. Given her behavior over the four years I’ve had her, she was abused by the previous owner. It took two years before she’d let me pet her and three before I could stroke her fur without her attempting to nip me. Even now she frequently winces when I attempt...

@martina1 Ask your vet for suggestions. They often have vegetable-based treats in their counter that they hand out to patient pups. I suspect those would be fine, but none of my dogs would ever eat one.