The Working German Shepherd
German Shepherds are not only wonderful family pets and companions they are also extremely popular and common working dogs. Known for their strength, loyalty and intelligence German Shepherds can be trained to work in a variety of environments; from being movie and television stars to police, rescue and sniffer dogs, German Shepherds can often be found working to protect, save and entertain us.
With that in mind I’d like to highlight the famous and not so famous working dogs on a regular basis as well as provide any information for those interested in training or working with German Shepherds when they are used in any of these capacities.
To start with I was reading a report on MSNBC – Europe earlier about two dogs – Amy a Shepherd and Uno a Labrador Retriever who have been trained to sniff out live animals and plants or the remains of them.
According to the report they have been trained to focus on 16 specific smells including such things as feathers, reptiles, bone and ivory. You can read more about these clever dogs here
