German Shepherd Dog

German Shepherd Dog

German Shepherd Dog (German: Deutscher Schaferhund, Eng. German Shepherd Dog), breed of dogs. Breed bred in Germany in the second half of the 19th century. Was first presented at the Hannover Fair in 1882. At the end of the 19th century, German Shepherds were used as the convoy of police-patrol and investigation. During the First and Second World Wars German Shepherd served in the military connected, minerals and sanitation. In the 20th century the breed gained recognition and popularity around the world because of its unique qualities of office.


GERMAN SHEPHERD - for many years one of the most popular dog breeds in the world. This popularity, it must not only their physical, but also mental data. Established over 100 years ago, a good and skilful selection of manufacturers of various types of sheep dogs, while common in Germany, this breed was to absorb the greatest possible number of useful properties of a service dog. It is thanks to this serious and hard work and was obtained breed German Shepherd dog breed has become the prototype, capable of performing any task, except for hunting.

German Shepherd - a strong, brave, sensitive, subject only to its owners ¬ well, capable of any kind of dog training. German Shepherd - the most daring and one of the smartest dogs (if not the most intelligent, as some believe). Dogs of this breed bravely fought and sacrificed their lives in the two world wars. They were (and are still) a guide blind people (in the U.S. they are called "seeing-eye"), the police and the army. And of course, this is excellent guard dogs. But it is the strongest instinct of protection and turns against itself dog - protecting the owner's kid, the German Shepherd can rush to any foreign person who opened the gate. It can become a vicious and out of boredom, if it took just as indoor dogs. German Shepherd deserves her to have a business in life if you really service as a service, but if the service is not, at least to training and participation in competitions, which she loves.

Head is medium-sized, moderately broad, smooth ¬ nym wedge transition to muzzle. The ears are set high, wide at the base, erect. The eyes are dark brown, the face is thick and strong, with strong jaws and sharp, large teeth. Neck when walking is held horizontally, and nastorazhivayas, raises almost to the vertical position. The back is of medium length, with a smooth transition from the withers to the croup, tail, continuing the line of the back is folded down, saber, descends below the hock. Chest is a very large, wedge-shaped, strong. Abdomen tucked up. The front legs are straight, with well developed bones, rear have characteristic distinct angles, which along with a few elongated body allows the dog to easily and long run and make long jumps. Coat of medium length, straight and stiff, as if covered by a dog raincoat. Head, ears and front of legs covered with short hair, and his neck and tail - longer.

Typical color - from light to dark red with black saddle. It may be a pure black color with tan or gray - wolf. The basic and most important features of the German Shepherd - her natural strength, intelligence, dexterity and excellent harmonious physique.

She is devoted to the master is correct, extremely intelligent and extremely alert. Recognized as the favorite in the competition for training. Not a sofa dog, a campaigner for which all life in the paper. This is - one of the most popular dogs in the world.

Ideal height dog - 61-66 cm, females - 56-61 cm ratio of height at withers to body length ranges from 9:10 to 8,5:10.

Needs more exercise, walk without a leash and, if possible, in a special train.

Overview. Well proportioned, muscular dog, massive and heavy, but without any sign of weakness or ease of addition. Housing is quite lengthy, with strong bones, wearing hard muscles, at first glance it is clear that the dog is hardy, agile and capable of lightning surges. Progress must be elastic, smooth, as if creeping, body moves forward with a minimum of vibration in the vertical movements free, without any inhibitions.

Color. Itself Shepherd color neither the nature nor the working qualities of the dog is not reflected and therefore of secondary importance. However, pure white or nearly white color, if nose, lips and eye bezel are not black, is undesirable. Color adult dog, different from the color of the puppy mozhvo determined only after the publication of the restroom, or Opaque, hair, and he set about to year.

Head. Proportional to the size of the body, long, dry, clean plastic, a few in the back of an extended, but not coarse structure, tapering to the tip of the nose, with a smooth transition from forehead to muzzle. Forehead slightly convex in front, parallel to the bridge of nose, forehead. Cheeks should not be too advanced, and full head from top to resemble the shape of a wedge, hollows under the eyes on the face of a well filled. Muzzle strong, good depth. Jaws long, powerful, should not give the impression overshot. There should be no evidence of moor. Lips dry, tight. The nose is black.

Tail. At rest, the tail hangs down freely, slightly curved saber, reaches to the hock or slightly longer. While driving, and to institute raised, but under no circumstances should intersect the vertical line drawn through the base of the tail.

Paws. Round, toes, strong, with a little arched and well closed. The pads are firm, nails short and strong dewclaws - not a crime, but not dignity, on its hind legs is better to remove them at the age of 4-5 days, as they can interfere with movement and spoil the dog move.


The German Shepherd is known for its intelligence, the ability to any type of training, devotion to his master, durability and visual appeal. German shepherd to realize their potential and the owner should consider it. Idle this dog is vicious and uncontrollable. German Shepherds for a disease characterized as hip dysplasia, be careful when selecting a puppy to a dog's parents are free of genetic disease.