German Shepherd Dog

(Alsatian, Deutscher Schaferhund)

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The German Shepherd Dog is one of the most popular dog breeds in the world. Perhaps best known as police dogs, they are also used to herd sheep, lead the blind, aid the armed services and prison officers, sniff out drugs, and guard wherever they are needed.

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The German Shepherd Dog, Partner to Mankind
The German Shepherd breed today is a far cry from the original flock dogs used in Germany in earlier times.  Sheep herding dogs were a necessary part of the German agricultural scenes and were quite a mixed lot. It wasn't until the formation of a group known as the Association for German Sheepdogs SV, (now a large group of fanciers numbering more than 50,000) that a more uniform dog began to evolve.

German Shepherds: The Versatile Working Dogs
The Alsatian, commonly known as the German Shepherd Dog, is a working dog breed that often acts as military dogs, guard dogs, police dogs, or search and rescue dogs.  They are used because they can be trained in protection and obedience easily and they like to please their owners.

American Kennel Club information about the German Shepherd

The UK National German Shepherd Dog Helpline

A fun site with lots of German Shepherd Dog photos

The German Shepherd Dog Club of America

Lots of funny German Shepherd ecards to send - all occasions!