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Information About the German Shepherd Dog

History of the German Shepherd Dog:

The history of the GSD is quite extensive, and there is much to learn about it. Rather than try and write it all here, we would like to provide you with the following links to a couple of sources each explaining the history in different depths of detail. They are listed bellow from brief to extensive. We hope you enjoy reading about the History of the GSD.

 https://www.gsdcouncilaustralia.org/breed-history/

 https://www.gsdcouncilaustralia.org/

 https://www.louisdonald.com/a-general-overview-of-the-german-shepherd-dog.html

Breed Standard:

The link bellow will take you to the breed standard for the GSD (both the ANKC and the SV versions), and the extended version of the breed standard, which explains what is meant in the breed standard.

https://www.gsdcouncilaustralia.org/breed-standard/

For more indepth discussions on the Breed Standard of the GSD, we would suggest exploring Louis Donald's website HERE and reading his extensive articles that start to talk about the physics behind the structure of the GSD.