To answer this question, we must first address the common misconceptions of the German Shepherd Dog Breed.
1) The German Shepherd breed was not created by Germans or completely in Germany. A man by the name of Max Von Stephanitz bred them in 1909 and named their breeding group at his kennel “Deutscher Schäferhund”, meaning ‘German Shepherd Dog.’
2) There are many different breeds that resemble German Shepherds including, but not limited to, Akbash, Karakachan, Kangalahrvarsarın Ermenikiryası, Slovakian Rodeny Stavac Ploských Krysaty…