Trademark Traits of German Shepherd Dog
German Shepherd is one of the most acclaimed dog breed with a rich working heritage. It is the unparalleled working ability and degree of intelligence that fetched the dog the highest popularity across the globe.
German Shepherds are known for their utility, but the gorgeous appearance with soundness of nerves and unswerving confidence are the main criterion of a well bred specimen. the character traits of German Shepherds can be segregated under 3 broad groups:
- Purely Genetic Traits
- Psychological traits in GSD - Physiologically Based
- Psychological and Genetic Traits
However, as an overview the trademark traits of GSD are as follows:
- Handsome and well-built structure
- Royal and smart gait
- Loyalty and Obedience
- Strong from within (innate strength) and Powerful
- Protective and Natural guard
- Appearance gives an indication of confident
- Intelligence
- Eager to go now attitude
- Hard-working
- Steady of nerve
- Fearless and Courageous
- Easy to train because of high intelligence level
- Friendly with kids
- Best as a companion dog
However, baseline is: GSD is a courageous, assertive, protective, agile and intelligent working breed that has worked with humans for many years in the war fields, police, medical sectors security and as seeing eye dogs. Although most of strong traits in a breed is genetically ingrained, many are still environmentally engineered. Since German Shepherd, as already said, is one of the most intelligent breeds, the influence of lifestyle and behavior of human pack members on a GSD that lives closely with humans is more pronounced and prominent than it is on other breeds like Rottweilers, Collie, Siberian Husky, English Bulldog, Jack Russel Terrier, Shar-Pei, Akita, Tibetan Mastiff etc. Due to its intelligence GSD learns fast and grabs and follow his human partner more efficiently. These environmental traits can vary from dog to dog due to the variation in family types.
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