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__German Shepherds__ By:Leah Marxen What are German Shepherds like? They are very helpful dogs that are very cute! They help all sorts of people like fireman and policeman! They are very playful and very, very nice, I have never seen a German Shepherd dog that is mean or vicious.

= =   __What do they eat?__ German Shepherds aren't very picky eaters! They like any kind of food, but they really like things with organic veggies and meat in them. When you are training them then they should not have treats very often or else they will be spoiled. When you have a German Shepherd you need to always make sure you have a bowl or container full with water and food for your dog. If you do this your German Shepherd will love you even more than it did before!   __What do they like to do?__  German Shepherds are very active dogs, they do a lot of playing and exercising! Most German Shepherd dogs like to go on long walks with their owners. They also like to play with other dogs that they find. German Shepherds love the outdoors, especially when they have a frisbee with them! If a German Shepherd doesn't exercise then the dog will become restless and lazy. This is not good for the dogs health because German Shepherds love exercise, and if they are like this they change their moods to bad moods, and they become overweight and sick! __How long do they normally live to?__  German Shepherds live very long, normally. But sometimes they only live a short life. It only depends if they are healthy or not, because if they are not, they might get very ill. The average age they can be is about 13 years old in people years and 98 in dog years. German Shepherds can be very old because of their health, if they didn't get a lot of exercise then they might not get to live a normal life, but if they are very healthy, because they exercise, they would probably live much longer! Another intersting fact about their age is that they have an attention span which grows once they get older. As I have said before the German Shepherd needs a lot of exercise!  <span style="color: rgb(128,0,128);">__What do they look like?__ <span style="color: rgb(0,0,0);">German Shepherds can have all sorts of different color fur, some have darker colors and some have lighter colors. Usually they are a mix between dark and light colored fur, just like the pictures above. In the picture above, the German Shepherd has more light colored fur. Like some animals and some dogs they can change fur color or the way their fur is, for example; a dalmatian does not have spots when it is first born but it gets them when they are mature enough, but German Shepherds do not have this process. These dogs (German Shepherds) were born with same color fur they have once they are older. Their coat color stays the same every year! German Shepherds have the same color fur all year long, it can never change. <span style="font-size: 120%; color: rgb(109,0,255);"> <span style="color: rgb(0,0,0);"> <span style="font-size: 120%; color: rgb(109,0,255);"><span style="font-size: 80%; color: rgb(0,0,0);">__<span style="color: rgb(0,128,0);">Interesting facts! __ German Shepherds have all sorts of cool things about them, my favorite fact is that they are very, very nice to people, and they are very helpful too. German Shepherds are sometimes called police dogs because they help policeman and policewoman. Their are some books about German Shepherds with policeman in them like the book below, __Officer Buckle and Gloria__ by Peggy Rathman! This book is about how a German Shepherd named Gloria makes a policeman named Officer Buckle become popular in kids schools. The German Shepherd helps a lot in this book, and they also help a lot in real life too. Some other interesting facts about German Shepherds are that they are very talented and they love to show off. They also have really big noses so they can smell almost everything!! German Shepherds are very good dogs for big families. They love people and especially love to save people! German Shepherds are really really good dogs! <span style="font-size: 130%; color: rgb(136,0,255);"><span style="font-size: 90%; color: rgb(0,0,0); background-color: rgb(255,255,255);"> <span style="color: rgb(128,0,0);">__Resources:__ http://www.dogbreedinfo.com/germanshepherd.htm http://www.nextdaypets.com/directory/breeds/1100124/