Advice about German Shepherd?

I love.





Is their a particular name for the short haired one?





I wanted to buy a puppy... anybody else got one? Any advice on bringing them up? I'd like to bring it up as a lethal guard dog but not harass a soul when I take it for walks...





Thank you!





Soorry for aniother question by the way...Advice about German Shepherd?
I have 2 German Shepherds. Long or short , even white coated they are still Shepherds. My 2 will play happily gently and respectfully with small children, let old ladies pat their heads, rough and tumble with teenagers playing football.





When needed their recall is perfect, on command they have both proven their ability to take and hold a man down without harm. I've done all this with learning, training and understanding.





What I don't understand is why you would want to use an animal as a lethal weaponAdvice about German Shepherd?
There are different hair lengths that run in different bloodlines, but I always thought of GSDs as having relatively mediumish fur. Unless you're thinking of another breed, such as the Belgian Malinois. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belgian_Mal鈥?/a>





Y!A isn't craigslist.. to find a dog, check out the breed club's page: http://www.gsdca.org/base/index.php





What exactly is a ';lethal'; guard dog? You can't have a bloodthirsty killer and a perfect family pet in the same package. Training for Schutzhund might be interesting to you. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schutzhund





Best of luck.
I have a German Shepherd. Long or short coated they are all German Shepherds. Alsatian was a name given to the breed in World War One when it was unpopular to be German in Britain.





It is not a good idea to purposefully raise them to be ';lethal';. First and foremost they are herding dogs, not attack dogs. They are very intelligent and make wonderful dogs if trained properly. They do make very good guard dogs, as they are very watchful.





It perhaps worth mentioning that, since the recession in this country, places like the German Shepherd Rescue are receiving hundreds of dogs per week, so it might be a good idea to get a GSD from them.





They vet people pretty thoroughly and would let you know if you are the sort of person who can successfully own one of these magnificent dogs. Buy a puppy if you must and if you believe you have the patience and time to raise a good dog, but bear in mind the hundreds of GSD's that need a home now.
As far as I know, there is not a name for a short haired GSD.





When you get a puppy, MAKE SURE THAT IT KNOWS THE BASIC COMMANDS AND IS WELL SOCIALIZED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!





German Shepherds are natural guard dogs. Please don't bring it ups as a ';LETHAL GUARD DOG';. Unless you know what you are doing, you will have a problem animal on your hands. Plus, what if this ';lethal guard dog'; attacks some one????? Are you prepared for the legal and financial ramifications that you have created????????????
This was all I could find but it should be enough for you to know the difference.





http://search.yahoo.com/search?p=long%20鈥?/a>





http://search.yahoo.com/search?p=short%2鈥?/a>





As far as the guard dog part, that has to be trained in order for it to be reliable.





http://www.indiakennels.com/security-tra鈥?/a>
gsd can be long or short haired depending on the blood line as the other person said. and as far as a guard dog side it depends what u want to use it for


if its for ur own home then socialise it as it is in the dogs nature to pretect the territory in this case ur home.


however if you want it as a working dog then it needs to be socialised with other dogs but very few people as it will see them as attention givers and not suspects. the problem with this is that you have to decide if you want it as a pet or as guard dog as you cannot tell it to scare people off and actn aggressive and then tell it to love people with this it is all about training being constant and you teaching it to listen and obey commands but good luck either way they are excellant dogs
I have a shep, seriously she has nothing but health problems.


Anal fruncloses and arthritis.


So before you get one of these cute, friendly pets make sure you can afford the vet fee's.





She costs us about 拢200 a month just on vet fee's.


So even though i love her to bits i would suggest checking out health problems as anal fruncloses doesn't have a cure.





Good Luck.
So you want a German Shepherd


Go to Germany Go to farm that has sheep


Use a big net to catch him in


and that's it you have now got yourself a German Shepherd


Hope having one makes you happy.
Aww wonderful dogs. Training is the key here - they respond to commands like angels to be honest - so having one as a family pet and also as a guard dog is possible.
yeah german shepard or alsation. . .


The German Shepherd Dog (GSD, also known as an Alsatian), (German: Deutscher Sch盲ferhund) is a breed of large-sized dog that originates from Germany.[1] German Shepherds are a fairly new breed of dog, with their origins only dating back to 1899. Part of the herding group, shepherds are working dogs developed originally for herding sheep. Their strength, intelligence and obedience often sees them employed in police and military roles in forces around the world.[2] Due to their loyal and protective nature the breed is among the most registered.[3]





Origins


';The German Shepherd may not be the fastest, strongest or most intelligent dog, but it is the dog with the best combination of all three characteristics'; .. Amju Mathew.





In Europe, during the 1800s, dog breeds were beginning to be standardized.[4] The dogs were bred to preserve traits that assisted in their job of herding sheep and protecting flocks from predators. In Germany this was practiced within local communities, with the shepherds selecting and breeding dogs together that they believed had good traits, such as intelligence, strength, and keen senses of smell. The results were dogs that were able to perform admirably in their task, but that differed significantly, both in appearance and ability, from one locality to another.[4]





To combat these differences, the Phylax Society was formed in 1891 with the intention of creating standardised dog breeds in Germany. The society disbanded after only three years due to an ongoing, internal conflict regarding the traits that the society should promote; some members believed dogs should be bred solely for working purposes, while others believed dogs also should be bred for appearance.[5] While unsuccessful in their goal, the Phylax Society had inspired people to pursue standardising dog breeds independently.





Max von Stephanitz, an ex-cavalry captain and former student of the Berlin Veterinary College, was one such ex-member. He believed strongly that dogs should be bred for working.





In 1899, Von Stephanitz was attending a show when he was shown a dog named Hektor Linksrhein. Hektor was the product of many generations of selective breeding and completely fulfilled what Von Stephanitz believed a working dog should be. He was pleased with the strength of the dog and was so taken by the animal's intelligence and loyalty, that he purchased it immediately.[4] After purchasing the dog he changed its name to Horand von Grafrath and Von Stephanitz founded the Verein f眉r Deutsche Sch盲ferhunde (Society for the German Shepherd Dog).[4] Horand was declared to be the first German Shepherd Dog and was the first dog added to the society's breed register.





Horand became the centre-point of the society's breeding programs and was bred with dogs belonging to other society members that displayed desirable traits. Although fathering many pups, Horand's most successful was Hektor von Schwaben.[6] Hektor was inbred with another of Horand's offspring and produced Beowulf, who later fathered a total of eighty-four pups, mostly through being inbred with Hektor's other offspring.[7] Beowulf's progeny also were inbred and it is from these pups that all German Shepherds draw a genetic link. It is believed the society accomplished its goal mostly due to Von Stephanitz's strong, uncompromising leadership and he is therefore, credited with being the creator of the German Shepherd Dog.[8]








[edit] Popularity


When the UK Kennel Club first accepted registrations for the breed in 1919, fifty-four dogs were registered, and by 1926 this number had grown to over 8,000.[4] The breed first gained international recognition at the decline of World War I after returning soldiers spoke highly of the breed, and animal actors Rin Tin Tin and Strongheart popularised the breed further.[9] The first German Shepherd Dog registered in the United States was Queen of Switzerland; however, her offspring suffered from defects as the result of poor breeding, which caused the breed to suffer a decline in popularity during the late 1920s.[9] Popularity increased again after the German Shepherd Sieger Pfeffer von Bern became the 1937 and 1938 Grand Victor in American Kennel club dog shows, only to suffer another decline at the conclusion of World War II, due to anti-German sentiment of the time.[9] As time progressed, their popularity increased gradually until 1993, when they became the third most popular breed in the United States, a position the breed still holds.[9][10] Additionally, the breed is typically among the most popular in other registries.[9]








[edit] Name


The breed was named Deutscher Sch盲ferhund by Von Stephanitz, literally translating to ';German Shepherd Dog';. The breed was so named due its original purpose of assisting shepherds in herding and protecting sheep. At the time, all other herding dogs in Germany were referred to by this name; they thus became known as Altdeutsche Sch盲ferhunde or