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German shepherd |
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German shepherdBreed of dog. It is about 63 cm/25 in tall and has a wolflike appearance, a thick coat with many varieties of colouring, and a distinctive way of moving. German shepherds are used as police dogs because of their courage and intelligence. They were introduced from Germany into Britain and the USA after World War I. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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In her spare time, Webmaster Gretchen volunteers as a Base Camp Operator for SARDOM, a local Search and Rescue team that utilizes air-scenting German Shepherd dogs to find lost persons in a variety of situations. All we had to do was just cling to the fact that we'd learned our lines and say them at the right time, because those German shepherd dogs and those SS uniforms and those 'kapos' in their striped suits and truncheons, and the blinding snow that happened to fall on every single take, was something that I will never, never, never forget. Bronze German shepherd dogs, menacing as they strain their leashes, bare their teeth at you; a boy and girl try to escape from a water cannon; other children are glimpsed through prison bars. |
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