German Shepherd or Alsatian is a German breed of working dog of medium to large size.
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15 Facts About German Shepherd
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German Shepherd admired the intelligence, strength and ability of Germany's native sheepdogs, but could not find any one single breed that satisfied him as the perfect working dog.
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German Shepherd was pleased with the strength of the dog and was so taken by the animal's intelligence, loyalty, and beauty, that he purchased him immediately.
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Adolf Hitler acquired a German Shepherd named "Prinz" in 1921, during his years of poverty, but he had been forced to lodge the dog elsewhere.
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East-European Shepherd is a variety of the German Shepherd bred in the former Soviet Union with the purpose of creating a larger, more cold-resistant version of the German Shepherd.
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King Shepherd is a variety of the German Shepherd bred in the United States, its breeders hoping to rectify the physical deformities that have been bred into the original breed.
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German Shepherd is one of the most widely used breeds in a wide variety of scent-work roles.
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At one time the German Shepherd was the breed chosen almost exclusively to be used as a guide dog for the visually impaired.
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One Mexican German Shepherd, Zuyaqui, was dissected and his body put on display at the Sedena's "Narco Museum" in Mexico.
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German Shepherd is regarded to be the dog who has captured the most drugs in Mexican police and military history.
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The first German Shepherd Dog registered in the United States was Queen of Switzerland.
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German Shepherd's offspring had defects as the result of poor breeding, which caused the breed to decline in popularity during the late 1920s.
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Many common ailments of the German Shepherd are a result of the inbreeding practised early in the breed's life.
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Some breeds like the German shepherd, are predisposed to a variety of different skeletal disorders, including but not limited to: canine hip dysplasia, Cauda equina syndrome, and osteoarthritis.
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