| mazing trainability and eagerness to please give | | | | not dogs that like to be alone, chained out in the |
| German Shepherds both good and bad personalities, | | | | yard. Any German Shepherd left to this fate will |
| as they can be easily trained to do just about | | | | overcompensate with hyperactivity in order to get |
| anything – including attacking people. German | | | | his people's attention. Since they are such large and |
| Shepherd dogs worship the people they live with. | | | | powerful dogs, even playful boisterousness can |
| They need to be active and have a job to do in | | | | possibly hurt someone. |
| order to keep them from being destructive. German | | | | German Shepherds excel when given specific jobs to |
| Shepherds will worship you and need your attention. | | | | do. This is why they are often one of the first |
| Any German Shepherd dog trained to do bad things | | | | breeds of choice for police dogs, search and rescue |
| can be retrained with patience. | | | | dogs, assistance dogs and for working in |
| What qualities would you look for in a friend? You | | | | entertainment. Throughout the centuries, they have |
| would hope they would stick by your side through | | | | also played the roles of sheepherders and draft |
| good times and bad. You pray that they will never | | | | animals as well as their more familiar roles as guard |
| betray your secrets. You wish that they would help | | | | dogs and military dogs. |
| you out when you needed help. You can find all of | | | | A German Shepherd dog needs regular exercise, |
| these qualities in a German Shepherd dog. And, as | | | | attention and grooming. Getting them spayed or |
| added benefit, they won’t sue you, either. | | | | neutered will also not only lengthen their life span, but |
| You need to do your part in this friendship, as well, in | | | | also make them more willing to pay attention to you. |
| order for it to work out. You have to be patient, | | | | German Shepherds really are not suitable for |
| have a sense of humor and learn all you can about | | | | apartment life, unless they get a lot of outdoor |
| the German Shepherd breed. You have to be | | | | exercise. They learn to leash train very well (and can |
| committed to exercising your German Shepherd dog | | | | often be voice trained), whether their owners are |
| every day, with a walk and play. They need to be | | | | walking, jogging, riding a bike or riding a horse. |
| active, or else they get a bit hyperactive. They also | | | | Hopefully, armed with this German Shepherd |
| need regular trips to the vet for inoculations and | | | | information about their basic personality, you will |
| check ups. Purebred German Shepherds are more | | | | know if a German Shepherd dog is right for your |
| inclined to have genetically caused problems than | | | | home and lifestyle. There are variations in each dog's |
| many other breeds of dog. You must be willing to | | | | individual personality, as there are with each dog's |
| pay any and all medical costs for your friend. | | | | physical traits. Some are more timid than others. |
| German Shepherd dogs worship the human beings | | | | Some are more serious than others. Some seem |
| they either live with or are ordered to protect. They | | | | more psychic than others. But they need a lot of |
| would rather hang out with their people than with | | | | activity and attention in order to really become a |
| other dogs. The approval and affection of their | | | | member of your family. |
| people is vital to their sense of well-being. These are | | | | |