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The breed was developed in Germany for a dog would hunt all the years with the hunter. They are highly protective, have an excellent scent ability can hunt and hold the game until the man gets there before flushing the game. I trained all of them to an obedience title, CD We had German Shorthairs for 45 years. We took our dogs with us in the motorhome. They safe us from harm though years we had them.
Your German Shorthairs are exquisitely beautiful. They sound smart too–very trainable. A protective dog is a bonus too.
They like children very much and look after a child in their space.
German Shorthairs are such gorgeous dogs. My brother has one and they named him Harley. Did you raise them Betty, or just have a lot of them.