Lifespan: 9 – 13 years
Colors: Black, Black & Gold, Red & Black, Black & Silver, Sable
Temperament: Alert, Loyal, Obedient, Curious, Confident, Intelligent, Watchful, Courageous
Weight: Male: 30–40 kg, Female: 22–32 kg
Height: Male: 60–65 cm, Female: 55–60 cm
Did you know: German Shepherd is the second-most popular dog breed by registrations (129,186) worldwide.

As a classic guardian, guardian and herding dog, the German Shepherd has a balanced character. He is good at guiding, attentive and intelligent; At the same time, it proves to be very resilient and confident. To develop his benevolent nature, he should be educated from the beginning with a lot of patience, empathy and loving consequence. Physically, the German Shepherd shows endurance with high urge to move and robustness. He needs sufficient exercise, physical and mental capacity. The German Shepherd has a strong protector instinct. He guards and protects the house, the yard and all the property entrusted to him. At the same time he remains playful all his life and proves to be very affectionate and faithful with proper education.

The German Shepherd is a classic guard and Schutzhund, which is used in many countries as a service dog. As a police dog, he convinces with a high level of nerves and self-assurance, while his excellent sense of smell also makes him a good detection and search dog. In addition to police work, he is also gladly used in the rescue service. 

His balance makes the German Shepherd the ideal candidate for the guide and companion dog training. Here, his docility, attachment and high reliability prove to be beneficial. Even in its original role as a herding or just as a beloved family dog ​​of the German Shepherd Dog is still found.

The German Shepherd dog is derived from the old German herding dogs, which were widespread in Central and Southern Germany in the 19th century. The Association for German Shepherds, founded in 1899, started the planned breeding of the breed in the same year with the aim of creating a working dog with high performance. In determining the first breed standards for the German Shepherd, features such as robustness, stamina, joy of work and intelligence were therefore in the foreground. As the founder of the breed is the Dresden captain Max von Stephanitz, who also founded the Association for German Shepherds and developed a breeding program for the German Shepherd.

The German Shepherd has as dense as the possible top coat with equally dense undercoat, which makes him extremely weather resistant. In terms of color, reddish brown, brown, yellow to light gray variants are heaped up with black saddles. Other black badges are also possible. The nose is always black.