“The most striking features of the correctly bred German Shepherds are firmness of nerves, attentiveness, unshockability, tractability, watchfulness, reliability and incorruptibility together with courage, fighting tenacity and hardness.” TogetherFightingQualityCourageDogFeaturesNervesTenacityBreedingShepherdsFirmnessReliabilityHardnessAttentivenessWatchfulnessBreedersGerman Shepherds Author:Max von Stephanitz
“The breeding of shepherd dogs is the breeding of working dogs; and this must always be the aim, or we shall cease to produce shepherd dogs.” PurposeGoalDogProduceAimCeaseBreedingShepherdsBreeders Author:Max von Stephanitz
“The good Shepherd dog knows his master almost better than himself and must wonder indeed at the lack of the reverse.” KnowsWonderDogMastersReverseShepherdsGood Shepherd Author:Max von Stephanitz