The best kind of pet to have is a pet that can also be helpful. As an owner, it would take a lot of patience and love when your pet is pretty bothersome because all it does is eat, sleep, crap and bothers you all the time. If you’re a person with a short lease and have little time for the hassles of a pet like that. It would be best just to get a gold fish or a robotic dog. Those hassles always come in part of loving a very mobile and active pet. There are also pets too that can be very helpful when properly trained. These are the breed of German Dogs.

This breed of dog is a very popular dog because it is very loyal, faithful and devoted. It also looks very cool because it looks like a wolf. It became even more popular because of the movie shows and TV shows that it appeared in the 1920’s. In fact this dog is included among the most popular breeds in 2004.

This breed of dog is very intelligent because of the breeding that was done to it before. This breed was specially bred to create only the best of their kind. Prior, only the best among their breed were chosen to be used as herding dogs. Their breed was also almost driven to extinction during World War II. This was because all things German during that time was considered to be Taboo. Fortunately they were included in the American Kennel Club and changed its name to shepherd dog.

Because these dogs are very intelligent, have a very well-rounded temperament, gets along well with people and easy to train they have become more popular especially to the handicapped. These dogs are also used for special tasks by the military, police or other special service teams to sniff out drugs, bombs, and even people stuck under the rubble in some cases.

This breed of dog has a long body and erect pointed ears. They could grow up to medium to larger sizes. They also have a weather resistant coat that is thick and stiff on the outer coat while the inner coat is softer. The color of the fur of this dog is usually tan, black or a mixture.

From the ground to the top of the soldier it usually measures 22-26 inches and the adult weighs 75 to 90 pounds.

Even though they have great personalities like being smart, powerful and elegant they are not very affectionate. However they are still loyal and faithful. As said earlier this dog is a good companion, assistance, guard, and a search and rescue dog. In short, it is dog that can be apt to do anything it is trained to be. They are also great pets for children because they could be protective to the child.

This shepherd should be trained while they are still young, when they grow older they become difficult to handle and control. The best thing about these dogs is that they do not require a great deal of special care, although grooming it from time to time will help.