Tan with black saddle, sable, solid black or bi-colour
Litter size
6 to 8[2]: 40
Life span
10 years or more[3]: 35
Kennel club standards
VDH
standard
The Royal Kennel Club
standard
Fédération Cynologique Internationale
standard
Dog (domestic dog)
The German Shepherd,[a] also known in Britain as an Alsatian, is a German breed of working dog of medium to large size. The breed was developed by Max von Stephanitz using various traditional German herding dogs from 1899.
It was originally bred as a herding dog, for herding sheep. It has since been used in many other types of work, including disability assistance, search-and-rescue, police work, and warfare. It is commonly kept as a companion dog, and according to the Fédération Cynologique Internationale had the second-highest number of annual registrations in 2013.[4]
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