the german shepherd dog
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The German Shepherd Dog. By Luc. About the G erman Shepherd. The German shepherd is a breed of large-sized working dog that originated in Germany. The breeds officially recognized name is the German shepherd dog. I n the English language, sometimes abbreviated as GSD. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
About the German Shepherd
• The German shepherd is a breed of large-sized working dog that originated in Germany. The breeds officially recognized name is the German shepherd dog. In the English language, sometimes abbreviated as GSD.
Facts about the German shepherd
• Their life span is 9-13 years.• The adult male can grow up to 60-65cm at shoulders height.• The adult female can grow up to 55-60cm at shoulder height.• The adult female can grow to weigh 22-32kgs.• The adult male can grow to weigh 30-40kgs.• The German shepherd is called Alsatian wolf dog.• Watchful, alert, curious, obedient, loyal, confident and
intelligent makes them a great K-9 unit.
How do German shepherds help?
• German shepherds are working dogs developed for originally herding sheep. Since that time, however, because of their strength, intelligence, trainability and obedience, German shepherds are good at these jobs: search-and-recuse, police and military roles. The K-9 unit is a police/German shepherd unit.