With handsome good looks, the German Shepherd was an original canine movie star before the breed became popular police and military dogs.
One of the most capable and trainable breeds in all of dogdom, exceedingly eager to learn and work, a German Shepherd, when well-trained by a confident owner, is a magnificent companion.
It’s been often said that dogs are the only creatures on earth that love you more than they love themselves. Well, German Shepherds are no exception!
But sometimes, we take our furry friends and wonderful companions for granted. There are important life lessons that are sometimes easy to forget in our hectic lives, that all German Shepherd owners must never forget.
If we want to pay back the favor and give them the best life possible, these 20 important reminders should serve you well as awesome German Shepherd owners. The last one (#20) brought me to tears…
Check out the 20 Things All German Shepherd Owners Must Never Forget on the next page:











Darrell Owens
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Reed Scearse
Laura Rosas
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Carlos A. Rosas
Marina Docherty Weir
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Me too xx
Craig Shaver
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Olivia Sloan
Aaron Linfield FC Cully
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German shepherds are the best ive one my self
Joe Wilson
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Lorna Wilson
James Curtis
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Me too
Lori Cain Patterson
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Love this!!
Joe Underwood
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Danielle Eberhard Ayers,
Cindy Weaver Kazmierski
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My loves: Max & Maiya
Edie Saxby
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What a beauty…
Dianne Carol
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Couldn’t agree more. .my two loves..Zen and Rayna
Bill Hannah
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I have done all these except 19 and 20 yet. Best dog I ever had!
Elliott Spaete
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Rachel Pruter I want one
Kath Passmore
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Brilliant and true gorgeous dogs too
Louis Stout
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Beautiful
Dana Hackett
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Cassie
Jacquie Tinsley
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Simply the best intelligent and so so loyal love them xx
Maureen Lockwood
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AMAZING FRIENDS TO HAVE XX
Jackie Smith
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Francesca Smith
Logan Sponseller
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Jenny Sponseller
Lisa Culberson
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Have had four shepards and the one I have now is by far the sweetest most loving and fiercely protective girl !!!
Kevin Dole
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Stephanie F Jacovina
Jennifer Aurand
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Amen
James Angus
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Lynne Angus
Dan Young
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Kaylee Quenzer
Sue Bingham
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Jack x
Fran Bronsard
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Love and Respect and Friendship and never forget what they mean to you when they are in Heaven until we see them again.
Nicky Cracknell
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My best friend X my soul mate X broke my heart when I lost my Tasha but I feel she is with me xx
Pat Barty
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I love the German Shepherd I have had 4 they were great
Emmanuel Navarro
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Alyssa Navarro
Maral Barnes Keutel
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Ani Keutelian
Sandra Harrison Vickers
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My German shepherd is goin on eleven she has been the most loyal loving dog n cheeky all the reminders was spot on ,I love her so much and she loves me we are having few trips to vets at the min age related stuff but she still sleeps on settee n bed were she always slept my baby xx
Gary Anthony Ormond
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That last one has me close to tears. :'( I’ve just been reminded how much I loved both German Shepherds that we had (Thor and Ra) and how much I miss them both, in particular the last one…Ra.
Going with him for that “final journey” was almost unbearably painful and both mum and I cried so much that night at the emergency vet.
Of course, 5 months later, we lost my father too….that was 2013 and it is a wound that just won’t heal. 🙁
Mum and I have an English Springer Spaniel now, who we both adore, and all of these things could apply just as much to him, as to our GSDs.
He’s awesome, but he cannot stop us missing Ra….nor do we expect him to. He is our beloved pet, just as much as the others were.
Theresa Martens Leonard
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I Love German Shepherd’s. I Have One and One is Part Timber Wolf /German Shepherd Hybrid
Dave Davison
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We had to put Gunner down after 8 short years. Seizures were takin it’s toll on him and it was absolutely heartbreaking to watch. Not a day goes by he isn’t talked about or thought of. Rest in peace “poopy doog”
Denise Mader-Gurley
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They love to travel to our summer home on the lake!
Greg Termini
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She just love’s stairing out to the out spaces, she does this up in the mountains to
Greg Termini
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I often wonder what she’s thinking
Sasha Hall
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Michele Neeson
Cliff Soper
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Is then dog for sale
Hayley Robyn Hampton
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Paulo Morgano
Hayley Robyn Hampton
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Suzanne Heywood u Think one of these dogs is called Pete?
Stuart Ridley
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Adored me – wrecked my home – never grew up till she was 15 – died at 17 – Adored being in car –
John De Maille
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I’ve followed all those credos all my life and #20 is definitely the hardest and saddest. I honestly, really do wish they all lived longer! It tears me apart when they leave.
Barry Rhyno
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Judy Rhyno
Chase Kinman
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Alecia Parent
Albert Hansen
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Linda Diasparra
Bonnie Anderson
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Amazing…
Judy Rhyno
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The final journey’s the worst, but, there could be no other way!! They give of themselves EVERYDAY and deserve the same!! Our three buddies got us through so much, I hope we have done the same!❤️❤️❤️❤️