Facts About German Shepherds

German Shepherds originated in 1899. German Shepherds also fall under the herding dog breed, so they are known for rounding up animals or people. They are extremely smart, intelligent, and have a great sense of smell. You can expect for this dog to live anywhere from 12 to 15 years. A unique thing about this breed is that they are given jobs quite often, because they are great service animals. You will find that German Shepherds are great at many things like guarding, tracking and family pets!

Wonderful things that you should know about German Shepherds!


A german man (no surprise here), founded this breed of dog.
GSD's are the 1st breed awarded the working dog title by the AKC.
• These dogs are active indoors and outside.
GSDs served in WWI WWII.
The first seeing-eye dog was a German Shepherd, his name was Buddy .
These dogs can have up to 9 puppies.


German Shepherds are very great with helping out society. Fireman, Policeman, and Federal Agents use these kinds of dogs to serve and protect. German Shepherds are so useful that they are used to help guide the blind as seeing-eye dogs! These are very obedient dogs that are very trainable, quite possibly the best dog your can train. German Shepherds are said to be the 3rd most intelligent of any breed. They are very loyal dogs. Use caution when approaching a German Shepherd, they are very protective of their masters!

You can find german shepherds in the movies such as, Legend and The Hills Have Eyes. The earliest German Shepherd to have ever been featured in one of Hollywoods films was Strongheart and then followed by him was Rin Tin Tin. For these dogs to go as far as being such great movies as those it only makes you think how powerful and smart these animals are for landing great roles in such big movies! They are one great dog to have around if youre looking for a great, loyal, and loving companion to have and who is truly dedicated to protecting you if you ever need it!