We love German Shepherd Dogs

The German Shepherd Dog is well proportioned and very strong. The GSD has a sturdy, muscular, slightly elongated body with a light, solid bone structure. The head should be in proportion to its body, and the forehead a little rounded. The nose is most often black, however, blue or liver still do sometimes occur, but are considered a fault and cannot be shown. The teeth meet in a strong scissors bite. The dark eyes are almond-shaped, and never protruding. The ears are wide at the base, pointed, upright and turned forward. The ears of puppies under six months may droop slightly. The bushy tail reaches below the hocks and hangs down when the dog is at rest. The front legs and shoulders are muscular and the thighs are thick and sturdy. The round feet have very hard soles. There are three varieties of the German Shepherd: double coat, plush coat and longhaired coat. The coat most often comes in black with tan, sable or all black, but also can come in white, blue and liver, but those colors are considered a fault according to most standards. The white GSD dogs are recognized as a separate breed by some clubs and are being called the American White Shepherd. A piebald color has also occurred in a single GSD bloodline that is now being called a Panda Shepherd. A Panda is 35% white the remainder of color is black and tan, and has no white German Shepherds in its ancestry.Height: Males 24 - 26 inches (60 - 65 cm) Females 22 - 24 inches (55 - 60 cm)
Weight: 77 - 85 pounds (35 - 40 kg).
The German Shepherd will do okay in an apartment if sufficiently exercised. They are relatively inactive indoors and do best with at least a large yard.
German Shepherd Dogs love strenuous activity, preferably combined with training of some kind, for these dogs are very intelligent and crave a good challenge. They need to be taken on a daily, brisk, long walk, jog or run alongside you when you bicycle. While out on the walk the dog must be made to heel beside or behind the person holding the lead, as in a dog's mind the leader leads the way, and that leader needs to be the human. Most shepherds love to play ball or Frisbee. Ten to fifteen minutes of fetching along with daily pack walks will tire your dog out quite nicely as well as give him a sense of purpose. Whether it is ball chasing, Frisbee catching, obedience training, participation in a canine playgroup or just taking long walks/jogs, you must be willing to provide some form of daily, constructive exercise. The daily exercise must always include daily walks/jogs to satisfy the dog’s migration instinct. If under-exercised and/or mentally challenged, this breed can become restless and destructive. Does best with a job to do.

They live around 13 years.

Najbolji prijatelj - pas

Stoljećima se pas smatra najboljim čovjekovim prijateljem. Stihovi posvećeni upravo njima, govore koliku privrženost i ljubav mnogi uživaju od strane svoga psa. Brojni ljudi svoje pse ne bi dali za ništa na svijetu, a ono što im pas pruža ne bi nadoknadili s ni jednim „ljudskim“ prijateljem.

Čak davne 1917. godine kada je moćni Hitler saznao da mu je radnik na željeznici u Aliasu ukrao njegovog terijera, izjavio je: „Ne znaju što su mi učinili“.

Danas, kada je imati psa s jedne strane trend, a s druge istinska ljubav, svatko svoju ljubav prema psu tumači na svoj način.  Kako su ljubav psa te njegovu odanost tumačili brojni poznati ljudi, od pjesnika do filozofa, donosimo u najljepšim izrekama posvećenim upravo njima.

• „Jedno od najvećih zadovoljstava koje proizilaze iz druženja sa psom je to što pred njim možete ispasti budala a pas ne samo da vas neće prezirati zbog toga već će i sam napraviti budalu od sebe” Semjuel Butler, pjesnik
• „Ako mislite da psi ne znaju brojati, stavite tri pseća keksa u džep a zatim svom psu dajte dva.“ Phil Pastoret
• „Pas je jedino biće na svijetu koje te voli više nego što voli sebe.” Josh Billings, humorista
• „Cilj u životu mi je da budem tako dobar kao što moj pas misli da jesam“ Toby Green, psihijatar
• “Koliko god da ste siromašni, ukoliko imate psa – vi ste zapravo bogati” Louis Sabin, književnik
• „Povijest ima više primjera vjernosti pasa nego prijatelja.“ Aleksandar Poup, književnik“
• „Brzo ću se vratiti“- psu ne znači ništa. „On zna samo da te nema. “ Jane Swan
• „Psi nam nisu sve u životu, ali nam čine život ispunjenim.“ Roger Caras
• „Životinje su tako ugodni prijatelji, oni ne postavljaju pitanja, ne prosuđuju i ne osuđuju. Georgie Eliot
• „Mi dajemo psima naše slobodno vrijeme, raspoloživo mjesto i višak ljubavi. Zauzvrat, psi nam daju sebe cijele – to je najbolja pogodba koju je čovjek ikada sklopio.“
• „Pas uči dječaka vjernosti, izdržljivosti i da se okrene tri puta oko sebe prije nego legne.“ Nepoznati autor
• „Jeste li ikad razmišljali kako oni mora da misle o nama? Jer, gle nas, vraćamo se iz trgovine s izvanrednim plijenom – piletom, svinjom, polovicom krave! Mora da nas smatraju najvećim lovcima na svijetu!“ Anne Tyler
• „Prosječan pas je bolja osoba, nego prosječna osoba.“ Andy Rooney
• „Ne postoji psihijatar koji će vam pomoći kao pas koji vam liže lice.“ Ben Williams
• „Nema loših pasa,već ima loših gospodara. Pas ima sve odlike čovjeka, a nijednu njegovu manu.”“ Vilim Svečnjak
• „Ako možeš gledati u psa i ne osjećati uzbudjenje i ljubav, onda mora da si mačka. „ Nepoznat autor