Selective breeding for particular traits
shepherd
This dog was developed at Karlsruhe, Germany. So its name is German Shepherd Dog.
No. It is a swiss shepherd
German shepherd
i have a German shepherd and a labrador my German shepherd is more friendly
The breed was once known as the Alsatian in Britain and Ireland. The German Shepherd is a relatively new breed of dog, with their origin dating to 1899. As part of the Herding Group, German Shepherds are working dogs developed originally for herding sheep.
german shepherd
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GERMAN SHEPHERD
In 1921, during Hitler's years of poverty, he was given a German shepherd named Prinz, but he was forced to lodge the dog elsewhere. However, the dog managed to escape and return to Hitler. Hitler adored loyalty and obedience in a dog and after this developed a great liking for the German shepherd breed.
Border Collie and Old English Sheep Dog (then theres the Australian Shepherd, Bearded Collie, Rough Collie, Smooth Collie, Shetland Sheepdog, Picardy Shepherd, German Shepherd, Puli, and a bunch more herding dogs :])
A German Shepherd!