German Shepherd Puppies & Dogs | Breed Facts & Information | Petplan
[Music] so perhaps you’re doing some research as you’re considering getting a new dog or a puppy and you’ll want to be able to match the correct breed to your personal situation and lifestyle remember you’re considering a German Shepherd dog nothing implies this breed was bred to herd sheep and cattle the German Shepherd temperament is intelligent loyal energetic but that loyalty sometimes can spill over as defensive nough stored strangers so it’s really important that we socialize the German Shepherd well so it’s a breed if you wish to get you’re gonna need lots of time to stimulate them train them a bit you at them and get them used to life and they can make a very very intelligent playful pet and German Shepherds have various lengths of hair you can have the shorter coat or the longer Willie or version and of course the amount of grooming that you’ll need depends on the length of the coat they tend to shared all year round I’m going to need particular attention during the spring and the autumn German Shepherds will require a lot of exercise but if you’ve got the time and the energy to invest in them you’ll find that very rewarding it will be very obedient and also very agile in fact they’re a breed often using agility and it can be very rewarding if you’ve got the time to give to them they’ll give it back to you German Shepherds can live a varied length anywhere between nine and fourteen years however they are prone to various genetic diseases and traditionally the motor comb has been hip dysplasia where the ball and socket of the hip joint doesn’t form properly but breeding programmes over the last few decades have vastly improved this so if you’re interested in German Shepherd remember to check out the breeding HEPA scores I’m the eldest kors from the parents of the dogs that you’re interested in [Music]