How to Select a German Shepherd

Video Transcript

"Hello, my name is Zephyr Clarke Dolberg from Miami Dog Training. In this clip we're going to talk about how to choose a German Shepherd. Now, for example, this is a pure bred dog German Shepherd and the more pure the lines, the more they want to do their job. So when you're looking for a German Shepherd, you want to look for nice strong bones, you want to see both parents if you can, you want to learn as much about the heredity that you can from the dog that you have. So in choosing a German Shepherd, you know maybe you want a smaller dog. Maybe you want to try to find lines that are smaller. Some lines are bigger. This is a huge female German Shepherd. And like I said before, she likes to work. Now this is another kind of shepherd. This is a mixed breed. You can see he's mostly shepherd but there's some things that are different. Notice the shorter snout then the standard German Shepherd. He's got stand up ears but their not kind of batty like the German Shepherds. And if you notice, he doesn't have, come on Stoney, he doesn't have a body slope like a German Shepherd. He's built, his back is much more level, his tail's shorter and he's a little smaller boned. But he's got a high bred vigor like you wouldn't believe. So sometimes in mixed breed, maybe what you want. A lot of times the mixed breeds can be hardier and tend to do really well. They're great dogs and there is no reason anybody shouldn't want a mixed breed German Shepherd just as well. This is Zephyr Clarke-Dolberg and this has been how to choose a German Shepherd."