~ The German Shepherd ~
~By: Olivia Dunbar~

THE GERMAN SHEPHERDS UNIQUE CHARACTERISTICS WERE.....

• Calm and loyal
• Protective and brave
• Strong and smart
• Average height 22 to 24 inches from shoulders to ground
• Average weight 75 to 95 pounds

THE JOBS GERMAN SHEPHERDS WERE INTENDED TO PREFORM ARE......

• Gard dogs and police dogs
• Herding dogs
• Search-and-rescue-dogs
• Seeing eye dogs
• Family pets

WHAT CHARACTERISTICS WERE NEEDED FOR EACH JOB?

• Calm to be guard,police,search and rescue,seeing eye,and family dogs
• Loyal to be police,search and rescue,seeing eye,and family dogs
• Protective to be guard,police,search and rescue,seeing eye,and family dogs
• To be a herding dog you need to be calm,loyal,protective,brave,smart,and strong
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WHAT CHARACTERISTICS WERE NEEDED FOR EACH JOB?

• Brave to be guard,police,search and rescue,and seeing eye dogs
• Smart to be guard,police,search and rescue,and seeing eye dogs
• Strong to be gaurd,police,and search and rescue dogs

HELTH PROBLEMS FOR GERMAN SHEPHERDS ARE....

• Elbow or hip dysplasia
• Blood disorders
• Digestive problems (probably due to nerves)
• Epilepsy
• Keratitis (inflammation of the cornea)

HELTH PROBLEMS FOR GERMAN SHEPHERDS....

• Dwarfism
• Flea allergies

How the health problems for German shepherds can be corrected is....
~ In a way to not have those health problems happen it is good to talk to the breeders.

FUN FACTS OF THE GERMAN SHEPHERD ARE....

• They are from Germany and were brought to the U.S. in 1906
• They were first bred to herd sheep and to protect them
• A all white coat or a not all black nose on a german shepherd could get them thrown out of the show
• For a while german shepherds were on top as number one
• German shepherds that have Black and Tan,black and grey,or all black coats are show dog material

MY RESOURCES

• dogproblemsandhelp.blogspot.com/2013/06/information-on-german-shepherds.htm...
• Artlist collection THE DOG book by: The Dogs As told to Apple Jordan or scholastic inc.
• www.angesgaurdiens.ca/ANG/Health.htm
• en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_Shepherd