Tag Archives: German Shepherd

Dog Breed: German Shepherd

Considering I share my home with a dog that’s mostly German shepherd, I’m surprised it’s taken me this long to take a look at the breed! I happened to turn on Animal Planet this weekend just as the German shepherd was awarded first place in the herding group at the AKC/Eukanuba National Championship. These dogs are generally strong, agile, and alert. They are often used as police dogs, service dogs, and guard dogs. In personality, they are generally direct and fearless without being hostile. Many German shepherds are known for being smart and easy to train… though I wouldn’t necessarily … Continue reading →

A Hero in Dog’s Clothing

A January 26 car accident left Shannon Lorio battered and bloodied. In a remote, wooded area, she lost control of her car on a curve. Her car went off the road and down an embankment, and she was thrown from the car and onto the trunk. She remembers pain, and bleeding, and an enormous presence above her. That presence belongs to a dog now called Hero — a two year old German shepherd who likes to wander. Too many horror movies gave Lorio a moment of panic that the dog was going to eat her; instead, the seventy pound Hero … Continue reading →

German Shepherd Saves Toddler

If you don’t live in the Philadelphia area, you may have missed the story of Alfie, a German Shepherd who followed his boy across the roofs of eight homes! Young Phillip, just shy of his second birthday, apparently climbed out of a broken bedroom window and onto the roof of his family’s home. Alfie the German Shepherd followed his boy out onto the roof of the row home and across the porch rooftops of at least eight homes. Neighbors who saw the boy and dog on the roof said that they were alerted to the situation by Alfie’s barking. Finally, … Continue reading →