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German Shepherd - The Most Sought After Dogs
Excerpt : German Shepherd dogs are beautiful animals and are some of the most sought after dogs around today. However in most cases they are not being sought after for household pets. You will most likely find
German Shepherd dogs are beautiful animals and are some of the
most sought after dogs around today. However in most cases they
are not being sought after for household pets. You will most
likely find a German shepherd dog as a watchdog or police dog.
German Shepherd dogs are also called German police dogs. They
are very intelligent animals and hard
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working. They are
wolf-like in appearance. ON average these dogs weight anywhere
between seventy-five pounds and one hundred pounds. Adult German
Shepherds stand at roughly about twenty-five inches tall at the
shoulder. The dog itself has a slender nozzle or nose, erect,
slightly pointed ears. The tail is long and slender and it
curves downward.
The
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German shepherd has a double coat that consists of a
medium-long harsh overcoat and a dense, wooly inner coat. The
color of the coat may vary from black, brown, gray, or mixtures
of these colors.
In Europe the German Shepherd dog is also known as the Alsatian
wolf dog. In Europe these dogs were trained solely for the
purpose of being watchdog and guard
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dogs. They were often
trained to work with police departments and in World War II they
were used by armed services that were patrolling and carrying
messages back and forth. Due the fact that they are highly
intelligent animals the female German Shepherds are trained as
Seeing Eye dogs that are used to aid visually impairment people
to get around.
People
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make the assumption that because these dogs are
intelligent and hardworking that they would make well house
pets. However, it has been found that this is not always the
case. There have been incidents when these dogs attacked other
people and children. They work with the police department but
they have to be trained to do so. All animals have wild
instincts and these
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dogs are no different. If you are looking to
get a dog as a pet it might not be a good idea to look at these
dogs.
About the author:
James Hunt has spent 15 years as a professional writer and
researcher covering stories that cover a whole spectrum of
interest. Read more at www.german-shepard-
central.info
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