German Shepherd
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Science Concept & Application
German shepherds are one of the smartest dog breeds. They are capable of reaching over 30 miles per hour at top speed! A German shepherd lives up to 13 years. They were originally shepherd dogs.
German Shepherds are known for their intelligence, loyalty, and versatility. They are highly trainable, and protective. They are often used as guide, therapy, search-and-rescue, police, military, and narcotics and explosives detecting dogs. While they can come across as vicious to strangers, they are known to be wonderful family dogs. German Shepherds have a strong instinct to protect their territory and their owners, which makes them naturally inclined to serve as protection dogs. They're so sweet and cuddly you should get one. |
Career
There are lots of careers involving German shepherds. If you are a cop you could work with german shepherds and train them to sniff out bombs and drugs. Another way people can work with german shepherds is in the military by training it to protect you. People also use german shepherds to help kids in therapy. People also choose to train german shepherds to be service dogs. People breed them too. German shepherds can be very helpful.
Scientist
Max von Stephanitz was a German cavalry officer and dog breeder. He is credited with having developed the German Shepherd Dog breed. He was primarily interested in improving the German shepherding dogs because they were local and were the working dogs of his time. Stephanitz enjoyed attending dog shows and observed that there were many different types of shepherding dogs in use in Germany. He greatly admired those dogs with a wolf-like appearance and prick ears who also were intelligent, had sharp senses and willingness to work and believed that he could create a better working dog that could then be used throughout Germany.
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