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the more boys i meet the more i love my dog. carrie underwood (singer) welcome to animal facts. today we examine the smart, confident andcourageous german sheppard dog. the german shepherd dog is one of the fewbreeds who official name includes the word “dog.” why? so people knew when you are talking abouta german shepherd human, who tends the livestock, or the dog helping him.

the german sheppard dog is the second mostregistered dog breed in the united states. this is most likely due to the breeds diversity– they are popular as family, guard, performance, police, military, and service dogs. there isn’t much this dog can’t do. â max von stephanitz is considered the “fatherof the german sheppard dog breed.” in 1889 he started to standardize a breedof shepherd dogs after seeing a “medium-sized yellow-and-gray wolf-like dog” that caughthis attention synonymous with intelligence, german shepherdsdogs were ranked third when akc judges rated over 100 breeds on intelligence.

they’re easy to train, learning many simplecommands in as little as five repetitions. world war 1 helped to increase the breed'spopularity in the united states. american soldiers saw what the dogs were capableof and many brought dogs back home. famous hollywood dog rin-tin-tin is said tobe “america’s first rescue dog.” he was awarded the american humane association’sfirst legacy award in 2011. he also has a star on the hollywood walk offame. before there was rin-tin-tin, there was strongheart. he was one of the earliest canine stars. he starred in six movies and also has a staron the walk of fame.

in 1917 the akc removed the word “german”in front of the breed’s name. it remained that way until 1930, when membersof the club voted to change it back.â  in 1929, mrs. harrison eustis founds “theseeing eye” to train german sheppard dogs for use as guides for the blind. the breed is popular worldwide. there are hundreds of thousands of fanciersin 78 countries. there are a quarter million purebreds in germanyalone,. there is even a world union of german shepherddog clubs.