Top 10 Facts that are Interesting to know about German Shepherd Dogs

TOP 10 FACTS ABOUT GERMAN SHEPHERD DOGS.

German shepherd is a dog breed of medium to large size working dog originated from Germany. The breed was named Deutscher Schäferhund by Von Stephanitz, literally translating to German Shepherds. This breed was named so German Shepherd dogs because it assist shepherds in herding and protecting sheep.

This is a service dog used in different types of works Like disability assistance, help or assisting handicap, police, and military search and rescue, worked as an animal actor in Tv shows and Movies, used in detecting bombs, drugs, works as a guard dog, watchdog, petrol and security dog, etc.

These dogs are among the most popular dogs breed in the World, consistently maintaining its position in the top five popular AKC Breed Ranking for many years. An interesting fact about this pet is that he is smart and strong enough to learn any job and eager to do it.

There are more interesting facts to know underneath that thick coat of fur, here we go through the top interesting facts to know about German Shepherd dogs before buying it.

1. Appearance

The average life of this breed is about 10-11 years.

Height(Average)

Male=25"

Female=23"

Weight Range(Average)

Male=75-95 lbs

Female=75-95 lbs

They have a double coat of fur with the outer coat shedding all over the year.

They have naturally upright ears which make them prominent among different types of breeds.

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2. Why Called GSD (German Shepherd Dog)?

This is a very interesting fact about German shepherd dog is of few breeds whose official name has a dog written with it. The dog along with the name is used so, the listener knows whether the other person is talking about a German shepherd human, who grazes sheep or a dog protecting them.

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3. Strong and Smart Enough

This is a fact that The dog of this breed's bite has 238 pounds of force as compared to humans who have only 86 pounds. During the first 2 years of their life, they are quite thin but they quickly grow a huge amount of muscle mass. Even though a female of this breed is strong enough to easily through down an adult human male to the ground.

Out of 100 popular breeds of dogs, studies have shown it as 3rd most intelligent breed. They are incredibly smart and learn a simple task after only five Repetitions.

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4. Unusual Colors of this Breed

If you think that you know all the colors of this breed then probably you might be wrong. You may be familiar with the black and tan, black, or white. But AKC actually recognizes eleven colors of this breed as black, black and cream, black and red, black and silver, blue, gray, liver, sable and the most incredible and rarely found color of this breed is white which is called "PANDA SHEPHERD".

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5. Worldwide Popularity

This is the most popular Breed all over the world. its popularity can be assessed from the fact that a person even who is not interested in keeping dogs as a pet must have known or have listened about this incredible breed of dogs. 

This is the second most registered dog breed in the United States with about 3.5 million registrations.

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6. Diet for the Service Dog

Due to Large size and Working dogs, they require certain dietary standards. The optimum amount of protein required daily for this dog pet is 18-20%. And their daily calories requirements range from 1,200 to 2,100 depending upon their activity per day.

GSD can also eat human healthy food like meat, bread, certain fruits, and vegetables as a treat. One reason to do this is that fresh foods contain natural enzymes that processed foods such as commercial dog foods don’t have. But be sure that human food does not account for more than 15% of your German Shepherd’s diet because more human food can upset his stomach and may change his mood.

Foods to Avoid

Chocolate, raisins, grapes, macadamia nuts, onions, spicy, greasy or too salty foods should be avoided. The first five foods mentioned can be toxic while spicy and junk foods can lead to an upset stomach and may change his mood to aggressiveness.

7. Loyalty Facts

This pet is also known for his wonderful loyalty facts that GSD has a particularly strong sense of loyalty. You will be amazed to know that this breed does not only protects his owner but also the family members of his owner. This pet is soo loyal to the owner that he does not even care for his life in protecting his owner.

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8. German Shepherd Dog and Kids

The first impression of an adult GSD as a pet could be a large, strong, and agile dog but this breed is known to be good around children due to being calm and patient by his nature. But if the dog is not properly socialized or trained to behave calmly from an early age then it could be a threat to kids.

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9. How good is this breed in smelling?

The most interesting fact about this pet is that the GSD has 225 million scent receptors in his nose and is excellent in air-scenting. It is on the 4th number among the best scenes of smell list of dogs

• Bloodhound
• Basset hound
• Beagle
• German Shepherd

10. Health Issues

German shepherds like most other purebred dogs as pets suffer from different dog ailments like elbow and hip malformation during their growth phase. They also tend to have heart problems as compared to other breeds, hemangiosarcoma (which is a sort of cancer), issues with their eyes, and perianal fistulas (a condition with pain in anus). 

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Conclusion

The breed of German shepherd dogs is very helpful from the above-mentioned facts. These dogs require more attention, love, and care from his owner. If you are planning to keep the one as a pet then it is your worth taking a decision because this dog is incredible in its service.