The German Shepherd Dog (Deutshe Schäferhund) descends from the family of German herding dogs that, until the late 19th century, varied in type from district to district. In late 1800s, A German cavalry Captain Max von Stephanitz had an aspiration to create the world’s best herding dog. During that period various strains from northern and central Germany were crossed, resulting in the ancestors of today’s German Shepherd|(GSD).
Von Stephanitz co-founded the world’s first club devoted to GSDs and spent 35 years promoting and refining the breed. Today, the GSD’s versatility is so thoroughly deployed in the performance of numerous tasks that it is easy to forget that the breed was originally created to herd sheep. The GSD’s now, famous qualities are intelligence, agility, speed, stealth, and the overall air of firm authority were forged not in the police academy but in the sheep pasture but now, the preferred dog for police and military units the worldwide.
In World War I era Britain, the breed was referred to as the Alsatian, a name many British dog lovers still prefer due to fact it was first bred in the Alsace region of France was part of Germany were these dogs were very popular.There are still people who think that Alsatians are the traditional short coat black and tan dogs where popular German Shepherds are the long coated dogs.
General Appearance
The German Shepherd Dog is medium-size, slightly elongated, powerful and well-muscled, with dry bone and firm overall structure.
Traits (Approximate Values)
| Weight | Male | 30–40 kg (66–88 lb) |
| Female | 22–32 kg (49–71 lb) | |
| Height | Male | 60–65 cm (24–26 in) |
| Female | 55–60 cm (22–24 in) | |
| Coat | Double coat, Long Coat and harsh outer coat | |
| Colour | Tan with black saddle, sable, solid black, bi-colour | |
| Litter size | 4–10 nos | |
| Life span | 9–13 years |
Qualities
- Absolutely natural
- Well-balanced character
- Intelligence
- Self-assured
- Agility
- Resilience
- Friendly(except for stimulated situation)
*- Recognized as 3rd most intelligent dog breed in world.
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