Editing German Shepherd (section)

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{{Infobox dog breed
| name           = German Shepherd
| image          = German Shepherd - DSC 0346 (10096362833).jpg
| image_alt      =
| image_caption  = Adult male
| image2         =
| image_alt2     =
| image_caption2 =
| altname        = {{ubl|German Shepherd Dog|Alsatian|Alsatian Wolf Dog|''Deutscher Schäferhund''|''Altdeutsche Schäferhunde''}}
| nickname       = 
| stock          =
| country        = [[Germany]]
| weight         =
| maleweight     = {{right|{{cvt|30|–|40|kg}}{{r|vdh}}}}
| femaleweight   = {{right|{{cvt|22|–|32|kg}}{{r|vdh}}}}
| height         =
| maleheight     = {{right|{{cvt|60|–|65|cm}}{{r|vdh}}}}
| femaleheight   = {{right|{{cvt|55|–|60|cm}}{{r|vdh}}}}
| coat           = [[Coat (dog)|Double coat]]
| colour         = Tan with black saddle, sable, solid black or bi-colour
| litter_size    = 6 to 8{{r|alex|p=40}}
| kc_name        = [[Verband für das Deutsche Hundewesen|VDH]]
| kc_std         = https://www.vdh.de/welpen/mein-welpe/deutscher-schferhund-langstockhaar
|kc2_name       = [[The Royal Kennel Club]]
|kc2_std   = https://www.thekennelclub.org.uk/search/breeds-a-to-z/breeds/pastoral/german-shepherd-dog/
| fcistd         = http://www.fci.be/Nomenclature/Standards/166g01-en.pdf
}}

The '''German Shepherd''',{{efn|name=a}} also known in Britain as an '''Alsatian''', is a German [[Dog breed|breed]] of [[working dog]] of medium to large size. The breed was developed by [[Max von Stephanitz]] using various [[Old German herding dogs|traditional German herding dogs]] from 1899.

It was originally bred as a [[herding dog]], for herding [[sheep]]. It has since been used in many other types of work, including [[Assistance dog|disability assistance]], [[search-and-rescue]], [[Police dog|police work]], and [[Dogs in warfare|warfare]]. It is commonly kept as a [[companion dog]], and according to the [[Fédération Cynologique Internationale]] had the second-highest number of annual registrations in 2013.{{r|skk}}