Είναι επίσης ένα άριστο σκυλί φρουράς, και λόγω της έντονης νοημοσύνης, του μεγέθους, της δύναμης και της προστατευτικής φύσης του, τα γερμανικά κουτάβια ποιμένων μπορούν να είναι μια θαυμάσια προσθήκη στις οικογένειες, συμπεριλαμβανομένων εκείνων με τα μικρά παιδιά, εφ' όσον εκπαιδευτεί κατάλληλα. Τα γερμανικά κουτάβια ποιμένων είναι με συνέπεια μια από τις δημοφιλέστερες φυλές των σκυλιών που επιλέγονται σήμερα ως οικογενειακά κατοικίδια ζώα.
Είναι πιστοί, πρόθυμοι , και θέλουν να έχουν έναν καθορισμένο σκοπό.
Είναι αθλητικοί και μυϊκοί, κάνοντας τους πολύ καλά σκυλιά οικογενειακής φρουράς.
Είναι πολύ υπάκουοι στους ιδιοκτήτες τους.
Είναι εντυποσιακοί εμφανισιακά.
Είναι σκληραγωγημένα, υγιή σκυλιά με μια σχετικά μακριά διάρκεια ζωής.
First recognized as a breed in 1899, German Shepherd dogs were originally bred as a working dog, meant to herd and guard sheep. Today, the German Shepherd is highly prized as a guard dog and as a valuable asset to police and military installations around the world. It has a keen sense of smell, making it a very good drug or bomb sniffing dog. It is extremely loyal to its owner, and will attack fearlessly upon command. It's often used, for example, to hold suspects by police or to be trained for scout duty by the military. Once on task with something, it's not easily distracted.
It also makes an excellent guard dog, and because of its keen intelligence, size, strength and protective nature, German Shepherd puppies can be a wonderful addition to families, including those with small children, as long as it's properly trained. German Shepherd puppies are consistently one of the most popular breeds of dogs today chosen as family pets.
Why are German Shepherd puppies a good choice when you're selecting a pet for your family?·
They're very intelligent
German Shepherd dogs were originally bred for their intelligence, and this continues to be one of its most notable and desired traits. These dogs are known as "quick studies" that can learn simple tasks after being shown what to do just a few times, and are very obedient to those they know and love. Because they can learn so quickly and don't distract easily once they're on task, they make very good service dogs for owners who need special help, and good guard dogs for families who want some extra protection.·
They are loyal, eager to please, and want to have a defined purpose.
They are self-assured
They are athletic and muscular, making them very good family guard dogs
They can be very obedient to their owners
They're attractive to look at
They tend to be hardy, healthy dogs with a relatively long lifespan