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German Shepherd Watchdogs, LLC is now on Facebook! In addition to status updates, photos, and videos, each week we will be posting a new note on Facebook titled “Dog of the Week.”  This new section will feature a different German Shepherd Dog each week, and will cover...

By Carissa Kuehn   It’s that time of year for family gatherings and holiday parties. A well-bred, well-trained, well-socialized personal protection dog or family guard dog can easily be included in family gatherings, as long as care is taken to ensure the safety and...

The German Shepherd breed is relatively new.  Compared to dogs like the Basinji, who were the favorite pets of multiple Pharaohs in ancient Egypt, or the Irish Wolfhound, which fought with Celts in Delphi and played with Julius Caesar, the German Shepherd’s history is quite...

In the early 1900s, dog breeders needed a standardized method for measuring the working ability of their dogs. The dogs participate is a variety of activities, and breeders would compile the data and determine the strengths and weaknesses of their animals. With the data, they...

With October being Domestic Violence Awareness Month our thoughts turn to the many brave women who have gotten out of an abusive relationship. With the help of a shelter, these courageous women, knowing they were in violent, life threatening situations, got out. These shelters...

Congratulations to German Shepherd Watchdogs co-founder John Riboni, who took first place in the Northwestern Regional Schutzhund championships on September 17 and 18.  Competitors came from all over the western United States to compete with their highly trained working German...

One of Wisconsin’s most wanted is now in prison because of Slim, one of the  trained German Shepherds utilized by the Madison Police Department. A story in the Capital Times described the dog’s courage: “[Officer] Corcoran  began yelling into the dark toward the...

German Shepherds have long been used as personal protection dogs for many different reasons. They are highly intelligent, which makes them the perfect dog for training. But it is their good nature, affection and loyalty to their owner, which makes them perfect personal protection...

The dramatic raid on Osama bin Laden’s compound by Special Forces has generated a lively discussion about the unique dogs that might have been used to locate the terrorist leader. It is widely understood that American forces in Iraq and Afghanistan utilize about 600 specially...

As you can see from the entertaining You Tube video clip we have linked, dogs do some amazing things. Their intelligence continues to challenge traditional thinking about animal behavior. Often dogs make independent decisions that impress and surprise us. They have been known to...