German Shepherd

German Shepherd
German Shepherd
	Adult male
Other names	German Shepherd Dog; Alsatian; Alsatian Wolf Dog; Deutscher Schäferhund; Altdeutsche Schäferhunde;
Origin	Germany
Height
Traits
Height	Males
	Females
Weight	Males
	Females
Coat	Double coat
Colour	Tan with black saddle, sable, solid black or bi-colour
Litter size	6 to 8
Life span	10 years or more
VDH
Kennel club standards
VDH	standard
The Royal Kennel Club	standard
Fédération Cynologique Internationale	standard
	Dog (domestic dog)

The German Shepherd,^[a] also known in Britain as an Alsatian, is a German breed of working dog of medium to large size. The breed was developed by Max von Stephanitz using various traditional German herding dogs from 1899.

It was originally bred as a herding dog, for herding sheep. It has since been used in many other types of work, including disability assistance, search-and-rescue, police work, and warfare. It is commonly kept as a companion dog, and according to the Fédération Cynologique Internationale had the second-highest number of annual registrations in 2013.^[4]

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