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The German Shepherd Dog breed is also known as the Alsatian. There are three varieties of the German Shepherd; rough-coated, long rough-coated and the long-haired.
They are often employed as working dogs with military and police. Because they are highly intelligent they have also been used as guides for the blind and as body guards. German Shepherds are focused, courageous, and very alert to their environment. This breed is bold, generally happy, easily obedient and quite eager to learn. They are known for their tremendous loyalty and trainable character.
German Shepherds are very family friendly, but can be distrustful of strangers. This breed requires lots of human contact and should not be left isolated for long periods of time.
They only bark when they feel it is necessary or when alerting as trained. German Shepherds have a very strong protective nature, so they should be extensively socialized. Aggression towards people are due to poor obedience handling, lack of training or from a German Shepard rescue experience. This breed must be properly trained to know that the dog is not the ‘pack leader’.
German Shepherds must have substanial mental and physical exercise to be stable. When properly trained, socialized and exercised this breed is a great family pet and friend.
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