BY Johann

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Der deutsche Schäferhund

• BY Johann

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Basic Facts
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General Facts Size and Color

• By far the most common color is the classic black
  an tan although the y do come in a wide variety
  of colors and almost all of these are accepted by
  most standards except white (our buddy on the
  right) is automatically a disqualifying trait
• Males- should be 24 to 26 inches at the shoulders
  and weigh any where from 70 to 100 pounds
• Females- should be 22 to 24 inches and weigh from
  55 to 80 pounds

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Temperament and Intelligence

• German shepherds were specifically bred for
  intelligence and are ranked as third in
  intelligence behind border collies and poodles
• They are protective and but even headed and calm
  usually good judges of situation.
• They are confident and fearless.
• They should be socialized early as they can be
  both people and dog aggressive if not properly
  socialised

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Health and life expectancy

• The average shepherd lives around to around 10
• The average litter size is about 6-9 pups
• Because of there size and the fact that some of
  them are inbred they can suffer from some health
  problems that include Canine hip dysplasia,
  elbow dysplasia, rare blood and bone disorders,
  and cancer

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Origins
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From wolves to dogs

• Two Main Theories

• Friendlier wolves who scavenged near early mans
  campsites received more food , survived and
  passed on their genes resulting in a process of
  domestication over time.
• Orphaned wolf cubs were nursed by humans. The
  cubs and their progeny began to breed and
  resulted in domestication.

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Origins of the breed

• The German shepherd was derived from older breeds
  of German farm and herding dogs in the late 19th
  early 20th century.
• German Shepherd-like dogs have been around for at
  least since roman times if not longer.
• These dogs where not standardized in anyway and
  varied greatly in both appearance as well as
  temperament, Not just from region to region but
  even from farm to farm.

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Captain Max von Stephanitz

• In the late 1890s a German cavalry officer of
  noble background named Max Von Stephanitz decided
  to create standardized shepherd dog.
• April 3, 1899 is considered to be the birth day
  of the breed Stephanitz bought a dog named Horand
  von Grafrath who became the forefather of the
  breed and the first registered GSD.
• Later in 1899 Stephanitz created the Verein fur
  Deutsche Schaferhunde.

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Verein für Deutsche Schäferhunde

• Started By Captain Max von Stephanitz as a
  successor to the phylax society to standardize a
  German national dog.
• They created the first registry of GSDs and set
  the breed standard
• This standard was based on stephanitzs dog
  Horand von Grafrath.
• They held the first dog shows for GSDs not
  surprisingly von Grafrath won.
• The society today ism known as national German
  Shepherd Club of Germany

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Breed Standards and Champions
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Verein für Deutsche SchäferhundeStandard

• Max Von Stephanitz

• Summary of standard

• GENERAL APPEARANCE The German Shepherd Dog is
  of medium size, slightly elongated, strong and
  well muscled, with dry bone and of firm overall
  structure
• BEHAVIOUR / TEMPERAMENT The German Shepherd Dog
  must be even tempered, well balanced (with strong
  nerves), self assured, totally at ease (except
  when provoked) and good natured, as well as
  attentive and easy to train.  He must possess
  courage, combatively and toughness in order to be
  suitable as a companion, guard, service,
  Herding-dog and   Schutzhund 
• HEAD The head is wedge shaped and in proportion
  to body size (length approximately 40 of height
  at withers) without being coarse or too
  elongated.  Clean and dry in general appearance,
  moderately broad between the ears.  The forehead
  seen from the front and side is only slightly
  rounded and without any or with only a slightly
  indicated middle furrow. 
• BODY The upper line runs, without any visible
  break, from the set-on of the neck over the well
  defined withers and over the back very slightly
  sloping to the horizontal line, onto the
  gradually slanting rump. The back is firm, strong
  and well muscled
• Forefeet Rounded, tight with toes well arched
  pads firm, but not brittle nails strong and dark
  in color.
• Hind feet Compact, slightly arched the pads
  are hard and dark in color the nails are strong,
  arched and also dark in color.
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AKC Standard

• CH Kaleef's Katarina Kenlyn 2010 Breed champ

• Summary of standard

• The desired height for males at the top of the
  highest point of the shoulder blade is 24 to 26
  inches and for bitches, 22 to 24 inches
• The neck is strong and muscular, clean-cut and
  relatively long, proportionate in size to the
  head and without loose folds of skin.
• Chest--Commencing at the prosternum, it is well
  filled and carried well down between the legs
• ForequartersThe shoulder blades are long and
  obliquely angled, laid on flat and not placed
  forward. The upper arm joins the shoulder blade
  at about a right angle.
• HindquartersThe whole assembly of the thigh,
  viewed from the side, is broad, with both upper
  and lower thigh well muscled, forming as nearly
  as possible a right angle
• Coat The ideal dog has a double coat of medium
  length

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Westminster Kennel Club standard

• Kismets Sight for Sore Eyes 2003 champion

• Summary of standard

• Head-The head is noble, cleanly chiseled, strong
  without coarseness, but above all not fine, and
  in proportion to the body
• Forequarters-The shoulder blades are long and
  obliquely angled, laid on flat and not placed
  forward
• Hindquarters-The whole assembly of the thigh,
  viewed from the side, is broad, with both upper
  and lower thigh well muscled, forming as nearly
  as possible a right angle.
• Coat-The ideal dog has a double coat of medium
  length
• Color
• The German Shepherd Dog varies in color, and most
  colors are permissible except White

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Famous German Sherpherds
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Strongheart

• Etzel von Oeringen (October 1, 1917June 24,
  1929) more commonly known as strong heart was a
  canine star of the silent film era
• He Originally trained as an attack dog for the
  German military, but he was discovered by
  American director Laurence Trimble
• Stared in a series of successful films including
  Whitefang
• Strongheart was accused of murder of a young
  child but was cleared of charges and the child's
  family was charged with wrongly testifying in
  court
• Strongheart has a star on the Hollywood Walk of
  Fame and is remembered as one of the first animal
  stars in hollywood

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Rin Tin Tin

• On 15 September 1918 US Air Corps Corporal Lee
  Duncan discovered a half-starved dog and her five
  puppies in a blasted dug-out on the battle fields
  of France. Duncan took two of the puppies back to
  the USA, which he named Nannette and Rin Tin Tin
• Rin Tim Tin made his first film in 1923 and was
  the world's biggest box-office draw by 1926. He
  made 6000 per week.
• After he became a box-office star, he merited a
  private chef who prepared his daily lunch of
  tenderloin steak - which he consumed as an
  ensemble played classical music to help his
  digestion
• His heirs continues on as Rin Tin Tin in movies
  in the 1930s, a radio show and a 1950s TV show.
  

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Blondi

• Blondi was Adolf Hitlers German Shepherd
• Blondi was given to him as a gift from Martin
  Borrman
• Blondi played an important role in Nazi
  propaganda where Hitler was portrayed as a great
  animal lover also because of the fact that
  shepherd at the time were thought to be closer to
  the wolf were genetically superior to other dogs.
• Right before Hitler commited suicide he tested
  his pioson on blondi to make sure it was real

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The Working dog
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Narcotics dog

• Narcotics dogs are specially trained by law
  enforcement to sniff out banned substances
  (drugs) such as marijuana, heroine, cocaine, and
  crystal meth.
• It takes up to a year of intensive training to
  produce a top quality narcotics dog
• It is a risky business for dogs as some become
  inadvertently addicted or die of overdose through
  inhalation.
• A good narcotics dog can also double as a police
  attack dog.

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Service Dogs

• An assistance dog is a canine specially trained
  to help people manage physical or emotional
  problems.
• German Shepherds were chosen as the original
  service dog because of their intelligence, keen
  senses, and unflappable nature.
• There are several types of service dogs including
  seeing eye dogs, hearing dogs, dogs that help the
  physically handicapped and dogs that help people
  deal with emotional and mental trouble.

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Search and rescue dog

• Search and rescue dogs use there superior sense
  of smell to locate and rescue lost people.
• Dogs can sense odors at concentrations nearly 100
  million times lower than humans can. They can
  detect one drop of blood in five quarts of water!
• There are two main types airscenting and trialing
• Airscenting- use the scent of a specific person
  to hone in on ther location.
• Trialing- use the scent of object like personal
  possesions to find lost person

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Sheep dog

• German shepherds used as both herding dogs as
  well as flock guardians
• Herding dogs use the sheep's natural herding
  instincts against them to herd them in an
  organized flock
• Flock guardians protect the sheep from predators

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Sources

• http//www.akc.org
• http//www.dogbiz.com
• http//www.nsgsdc.com
• http//www.pedigreedatabase.com
• http//www.imdb.com/
• http//www.westminsterkennelclub.org/
• http//dohitika.onepagefree.com
• http//dogshowpoop.blogspot.com
• http//www.arsedelicata.com