For thousands of years, dogs have walked alongside man with loyalty, care and friendship. Now there is the dog called German Shepherd and to me it is the most trustworthy of all dogs. They have a different history than others, they can be trained to always be at your side, they are strictly raised to perfection, and they have accomplished many great heroic deeds. I should get a German Shepherd. The history of German Shepherds is both remarkable and interesting. In the late 1890s, the first steps towards the German Shepherd began. In Germany, a man named von Stephanitz traveled a great journey from the cold of Russia to the warmth of European-owned African colonies. His ideal choice for this trip was to find the highest breed dog. He considered this dog “athletic, intelligent and capable” (“German Shepherd Dog,” Dogtime). Von Stephanitz had observed various breeding grounds, circuses, heroic dogs and basic house dogs. He found many with these abilities, but not all at the same time. As he walked, he realized that might not be possible. Then one day he attended a circus act and a dog was introduced into the room, and when the light hit it, the shiny silk coat was seen as a soft black and a sturdy, sturdy brown. The sight amazed him, as the dog rushed and jumped with precision and showed its strong intelligence with its remarkable training; he called the dog “impressive and sophisticated” (Wikipedia, “German Shepherd”). He then felt that this was the one he was looking for. They advertised this dog as "Hektor Linksrhein" and after von Stephanitz bought this dog from them and renamed him Horand von Grafath. Immediately afterward, he and his friend Arthur Meyers established the German Shepherd Society...... middle of paper ......m/dog-breeds/german-berger-dog#>."German Shepherd." Funk & Wagnall's Encyclopedia of the New World. Internet. February 12, 2014."German Shepherd." Information and facts.2014. Internet. February 14, 2014. “The German Shepherd, history of the breed. » The German Shepherd, history of the breed. Internet. February 13, 2014. “German Shepherd Facts and Needed Information.” German Shepherd Facts and Necessary Information to Know. 2013. Internet. February 11, 2014."JustDogBreeds.com." Just dog breeds. 2011. Internet. February 12, 2014. Wikipedia Contributors. "German shepherd." Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. February 10, 2014.Web. February 10. 2014 .