The German Shepherd is a dog breed.
The German Shepherd ( Deutscher Schäferhund , [ ˈʃɛːfɐˌhʊnt ] ) is a breed of medium to large-sized working dog that originated in Germany . The German Shepherd is a relatively new breed of dog , with their origin dating to 1899 . Herding Group is the name of a breed group of dogs , used by kennel clubs to classify a defined collection of dog breeds .