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The German Shepherd Dog Information, Pet Portrait Artwork, Dog Photography Class: Working group/Herding Dogs Country of Origin: Germany The German shepherd dog, or also incorrectly called the Alsatian, is a remarkable breed. It is a service dog used the world over in the military, for police work, guarding and protection work, search and rescue and of course, for herding and companionship. He is versatile, faithful and devoted, well balanced, when young may often be slightly difficult and shy, but this disappears with training. The appearance of the gsd is readily recognized: typically wolf-like, quite powerful and long in the body. The average height for males is 62.5 cm (25 in) and for females is 57.5 cm (23 in). The coat is of medium length, straight hair, thick, close, rain-resistant, never short or long and the undercoat thick. Coat coloration include black, black with tawny (tan) or fawn markings, grey, grey and fawn, fawn, and even white (which is currently not recognized by the AKC). The muzzle is fairly pointed, the head lean and clean-cut and being quite broad between the ears. The muzzle is strong with a scissor type bite and thin lips and the tip of the nose is black. The ears are never docked, and stand erect, are medium sized and pointed. The eyes are medium sized, almond shaped and quite dark in color. The chest is well developed with good depth of the brisket; not too broad, with a long trunk and belly slightly tucked up. The fore-legs are perfectly straight when viewed from the front and the pasterns have a slight angle. The hind quarters are markedly angled, with well turned stifles and the posture is good.. The feet are short and the toes are curved. The tail is never docked, and is well covered, reaching as far as the hock and sometimes forming a slight curve at the tip. It hangs in a slight curve at rest and is raised when moving but is never higher than horizontal. The German shepherd is a past master at the trot while the motion travels gracefully from rear to front.
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