by David K

My animal has four legs, two ears, a long tail, big teeth and is live-born. Do you have any idea what my animal is? Let me give you some more clues and facts about my animal.
The animal I am talking about likes to eat meat, but we feed her dry food made from lamb and rice. She eats about 2 cups of food in the morning and 1 cup of food at night. We give her lots of fresh water. As you have already figured out she lives in our home. If she could have babies she would take care of them by nursing her babies, washing her babies and protecting her babies until they are old enough to take care of themselves or humans take them away. My animal has been helping for centuries.

Have you guessed what my animal is yet? I have been telling you about German Sheperd dogs. Before World War I these animals were used for herding livestock. Because of the intelligence, loyalty, keen sense of smell and willingness to please they were used in World War I for many different duties. Some of the duties of the German Shepherd were messenger dogs, rescue dogs, sentry dogs and personal guard dogs. Since the World Wars people have used German Sheperds for help. We use their abilities for seeing eye dogs for the blind, therapy dogs for crippled people, police dogs for tracking down criminals or sniffing out drugs, personal protedtion, and search and rescue teams to find lost people.

My dog is a German Sheperd. She is a girl and she is the best dog and friend in the whole world. I think she is very loving, caring and helpful to me.

BIBLIOGRAPHY:

German Shepherds by Francis G. Kern, 1990

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