German Shepherds - An Introduction To The Breed German Shepherds are an incredibly loving, intelligent breed of dog and are the ideal pet for active families. They love being with people and are generally extremely eager to please their human companions. Because they are so easily trained, are intensely loyal and very smart, they are used by many police and military forces throughout the world for tasks ranging from drug control and land mine eradication to criminal apprehension. They are also a very good dog for search and rescue work and are used extensively for this in may parts of the World. Their ability in this field is renowned, and many accidents and earthquake victims owe their lives to the search and rescue abilities of the German shepherd dog. As far as I can tell, a gentleman named Captain Max von Stephanitz originated the breed somewhere between 1890 and 1910. His aim was to breed an all-purpose working dog that was easily trained and had excellent stamina. He ...