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| Last updated November 8, 2006. |
K-9 Crime Fighters
In 1899, an outstanding example of
a sheepherding dog, Hektor (who
was later renamed Horand von
Grafrath), was discovered by
Rittmeister von Stephanitz and
became the foundation for all
German Shepherd Dogs (GSD) to
follow.
GSD's have enormous physical and
mental endurance, alertness,
courage, and a desire to serve.
They tend to be less "hyper" than the
Belgian Malinois and so are used
a sheepherding dog, Hektor (who
was later renamed Horand von
Grafrath), was discovered by
Rittmeister von Stephanitz and
became the foundation for all
German Shepherd Dogs (GSD) to
follow.
GSD's have enormous physical and
mental endurance, alertness,
courage, and a desire to serve.
They tend to be less "hyper" than the
Belgian Malinois and so are used
German Shepherd Information
| Sgt. Fitzgerald holding 11-week-old German Shepherd puppy, Raina |
more widely in a variety of tasks from assisting the handicapped to roles in the police
and military.
In fact, the GSD was used briefly after WWI to assist veterans blinded in combat. An
American in Switzerland, Dorothy Harrison Eustis, adopted the idea and brought the
program to the United States where the concept flourished. Buddy, a female GSD,
became the first Seeing Eye dog in America. She was the helper for Morris Frank,
who established a guide dog school in Nashville, Tennessee in 1929.
Reknowned for versatility, the GSD can perform almost any task set with
unconditional affection and loyalty; e.g., herding, search-and-rescue, narcotics and
explosives detection, police and military work, and service dogs for the blind, deaf,
and otherwise handicapped individuals.
and military.
In fact, the GSD was used briefly after WWI to assist veterans blinded in combat. An
American in Switzerland, Dorothy Harrison Eustis, adopted the idea and brought the
program to the United States where the concept flourished. Buddy, a female GSD,
became the first Seeing Eye dog in America. She was the helper for Morris Frank,
who established a guide dog school in Nashville, Tennessee in 1929.
Reknowned for versatility, the GSD can perform almost any task set with
unconditional affection and loyalty; e.g., herding, search-and-rescue, narcotics and
explosives detection, police and military work, and service dogs for the blind, deaf,
and otherwise handicapped individuals.
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