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German Shepherd Dog Pictures

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A black German Shepherd is sitting outside in the outfield of a baseball field in front of a man and a little girl who are both wearing blue shirts.

"Emma, our black GSD at 2 years and 6 months old. Thank you for the dog knowledge you shared with us. I see the fruits of it every single day in our dear Emma."

Other Names
  • Alsatian
  • Deutscher Schaferhund
  • GSD
  • German Shepherd
A man in a blue shirt has his arms wrapped around the body of a black German Shepherd in the outfield of a baseball field.

Emma the black GSD at 2 years and 6 months old

A man is sitting on a wooden bench inside of a room and there is a black German Shepherd sitting in front of it

"Emma the black GSD at one year old (we think her birthday is about the 15-19 June)—I couldn't be happier with this dog. Every day I realize that all the time I invested in training her since the very first day she came has been more than worthwhile. Every single day we go run 6 Km at 6:30 in the morning. I am training her to search and find hidden objects on command and from time to time, when we walk in a trail with the kids, they hide and I make her find them on command. I love the idea of training her for search and rescue."

A black German Shepherd is laying outside in front of a red cement staircase. Its mouth is open and looking forward

"Emma the black, longhaired GSD at 11 months old turned out to be a very gentle and sweet dog. Very obedient and trainable. Emma is being fed only raw meat of all kinds (beef, marrow bone, sardines, tuna, lots of chicken, tripe), cottage cheese, yogurt and some veggies, no dry food at all. She is doing great, I love to prepare her food. Feeding her is not an extra job, we just give her what we happen to have in the fridge and keep her diet balanced, just as another family member!"

A black German Shepherd is laying above a little girl who is laying on blue pillows on the floor on her back. The girl is reaching up to pet the dog and smiling as the dog chews on a bone.

"Emma the black GSD is chewing a bone at the same time my daughter Lia is using her as a pillow. Anyone of us can literally stick our fingers in her mouth while she is either chewing or eating from her plate, without a single complaint/growl."

A boy in a teal-blue shirt has its arm over the back of a black German Shepherd on a white tiled floor in a kitchen with wooden chair on the left and a potted plant right behind them.

Daniel with Emma the black GSD

A lady in a black shirt is sitting on a concrete seat outside and a black German Shepherd is sitting in between her legs. There are green bushes behind them.

Emma the black GSD at about 9 months old with her owner

A fluffy black with a tuft of white German Shepherd is sitting on a tiled white floor

"I just wanted to say thank you very, very much for the information on your site, especially the "Raising a puppy" pages. We rescued Emma, a black, long-coated GSD at 5 weeks of age that was in very bad shape: thin to the bones and full of worms. She is now 12 weeks old and since day 1 we were very strict about proper crate training (and yes, a couple of weeks of sleepless nights for me), the sitting and waiting ritual at feeding time and before coming in and out the house to the garden. Even though she was in a very bad shape, thanks to all the info from your site we offered her leadership and clear rules before affection. By the end of the first week she would pee on command, and do the sit-stay-come exercise. She's never peed inside her crate. Only once when she was 6-7 weeks old she barked at our kids (Lia, 5 and Daniel, 7) in a dominant tone. I was very close so I was able to correct her immediately. Since then I frequently make the kids feed, touch her and her food while she's eating and practice the sit-down-stay-come exercise. No more signs of dominance. Now that she's done with her shots she walks and runs with my wife and me daily and walks very nicely without pulling and accepts our lead very nicely. The only quirk with this puppy is that she likes poop! I ruled out parasites and bad nutrition, it's just that she likes poop, after all, she's a dog. After reading some of Bruno the Boxer's stories I was relieved. Less and less often do we see her attracted to the poop and hope she'll outgrow this behaviour. We get to practice often the "Drop it!" command, as she is fond of ours shoes and sandals. Thanks to your site we also decided to keep our bedrooms and the play room off-limits. Besides preventing dominance problems, that also eases the challenge of having small kids and a GSD, a 24/7 job! Now I wouldn't recommend getting a dog until the kids in the family are very well informed and able to be consistent, very consistent with rules. I'm a stats professor at a local university here so I have a very flexible schedule and also can work from home which has definitively helped. Some GSD websites actually encourage the dog sleeping in your room, contrary to what your site recommends (and other nonsense things like choosing a dominant puppy from the litter), but admittedly, that was a little too much for us."

A fluffy black with a tuft of white German Shepherd is laying on a white tiled floor. It is looking behind itself

Emma the black longhaired GSD as a puppy at 12 weeks old

A black with a tuft of white German Shepherd puppy is laying in he lap and being hugged by a child who is smiling.

Emma the black longhaired GSD as a puppy at 9 weeks old

A black and tan German Shepherd is laying down on a rug and it is wearing a blue and yellow jersey.

"Jake is an 11-month-old German Shepherd. He is an only child to a military family stationed in Guam. Jake has a friendly and inviting personality and is always willing to give hugs to those who need them the most. He is the most popular dog on the block, and is known to be "the human dog." He loves to dance, eat, the San Diego Chargers, and most of all, his dad who he misses dearly because he is serving in Iraq right now."

A black and tan German Shepherd is standing in a doorway wearing a black t-shirt. Its mouth is open and it looks like it is smiling

Jake the German Shepherd Dog at 11 months old wearing a shirt

A black and tan German Shepherd wearing a blue and yellow football jersey is standing on its hind legs and has its front legs on the shoulders of a girl who is smiling over at the camera.

Jake the German Shepherd Dog at 11 months old jumping up on his owner

Two wet black and tan German Shepherds are sitting side by side in a field looking up.

Meika (right) and her friend Gwen (left), who is a service dog, playing at the lake

A black German Shepherd is wearing a purple collar sitting in front of a white wall

"I got Duchess in February 2006 when she was 3 ½ months old. She was a purebred all-black German Shepherd that I purchased from a breeder. Duchess was a wonderful dog. She loved cats but they didn't quite love her. She wasn't really a "ball" dog; she'd rather chew on things like bones and the family’s shoes. Sadly, in February 2007, I lost Duchess. Tragically, my house was broken into and my two dogs (Duchess and my other 1-year-old German Shepherd Tyco) were let out. I found Tyco the next day in the pound and quickly made posters the third day to find Duchess. Unfortunately, three hours after 60 posters were posted a lady called stating she had seen the dogs together, and Duchess had run into the street (as the police tried to capture her) and got hit by a car and didn't make it. I was heartbroken and still am. I would love everyone to know how much she was loved and is MISSED!"

An overexposed picture of a black and tan German Shepherd puppy looking to the left

Little Baby Ginger

A tan with black German Shepherd is laying in grass with a stick in between its front pawsClose Up head shot - A tan with black German Shepherd is laying down in grassA black and tan German Shepherd is laying in front of a couch, There is a rope toy between its front paws

Cyruss at 4 months old

A composited image of a black and tan German Shepherd named Max. There is an image of it sitting on its hind legs with its front legs out. There are two pictures of its head facing different directions

Max the GSD

A black and tan German Shepherd is wearing a large red jacket

Vader Boy the GSD

A black and tan German Shepherd puppy is laying on a green carpet in front of a foot

This is 8-week-old Skye. His pedigree name is Leynosk Deboniar.

Close Up front upper body shot - A black and tan German Shepherd puppy

Skye, a GSD puppy

A black and tan German Shepherd puppy is laying on a green carpet and there is a gingerbread man toy in its mouth

Skye, a GSD puppy

A tan German Shepherd puppy is laying on its left side in front of another black and tan German Shepherd puppy. They are touching paws

Kiko (left) and her litter mate. Kiko is a blue German Shepherd puppy.

Right Profile - A black and tan German Shepherd is standing on a path in front of large bushes

Iris

A small black and tan German Shepherd puppy is laying on a hardwood floor

Sasha, a purebred GSD as a puppy at 6 weeks old

A black and tan German Shepherd is laying in grass in front of a small brick wall

Sasha, a purebred GSD at about 10 months