OUR DOGS

Other GSD Facts

• This dog breed was created by a gentleman called: Captain Max von Stephanitz.
• The average German Shepherd Dog litter size is 8 puppies and they can often live to an average age of about 13 years in age.
• These are a double coated dog breed with a medium length, straight outer coat and a fluffy, downy undercoat that is usually shed at least once a year. They come in 3 basic coat lengths: Short-coated German Shepherds, Plush Coat German Shepherds and Long Coated German Shepherds.
• The German Shepherd is highly intelligent and will not be content to live life as a couch potato. He’s a dog of action, and he needs to live with an active person who will give him a job worthy of his talents.
• German Shepherds love children and make great family dogs when they are given early socialization and training.
• Most of us think of the German Shepherd as a black and tan dog, but they can also be sable and solid black. Dogs with white, blue or liver-colored coats are frowned upon by breeders, so don’t fall for marketing claims that those colors are “rare” and command a higher price.
• A German Shepherd should never be shy, nervous or aggressive.