Beagle Complete Profile

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Physical Characteristics:

General Appearance: Well proportioned, compact, muscular, active and exuding strength and energy. Colour: Any hound colour, except liver. Tip ofrepparttar tail is white. Coat: Short, dense and weather resistant. Tail: Moderate length, set high, tapering, carried gaily but not curled overrepparttar 147972 back and longer hair onrepparttar 147973 underside. Ears: Long, flat, set low, round tip and hanging. Body: Short, straight, muscular back, muscular thighs, ribs well sprung, loin powerful and extending right back.

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Beagles may become destructive and howl if bored and not kept occupied. Beagles make great household members, as they naturally enjoy being part of a team andrepparttar 147974 family becomes part of their pack.

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German Shepherd Complete Profile

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Exercise: It is important that owners do not overlookrepparttar fact that German Shepherds are keen to work for their handler and that simply being companions inrepparttar 147971 home is insufficient. Ideally these dogs would be involved in activities such as obedience, agility, police trials or whatever else that can keep them both mentally and physically healthy.

History: It was in Germany in 1899 thatrepparttar 147972 German Shepherd became a distinctive breed. They had been used as guard dogs, but when livestock began being transported by rail and there were fewer wolves,repparttar 147973 German Shepherd's abilities had to move into other fields. The most valued dogs were those that could fulfillrepparttar 147974 greatest number of tasks and due torepparttar 147975 excellent versatility of these dogs they became an extremely popular breed throughoutrepparttar 147976 world.

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Inrepparttar 147977 past some strains of this breed were nervous, overprotective or had an unreliable temperament, due to inbreeding. However these days after careful breeding these difficulties have been greatly reduced. It is important to buy from a reputable breeder to ensurerepparttar 147978 dog will have a good temperament. This breed would have to be one ofrepparttar 147979 best known inrepparttar 147980 world. The German Shepherd has been used as a guide dog and worked withrepparttar 147981 police, armed services, drug officers and private protection agencies. The German Shepherd isrepparttar 147982 only breed for which there is a worldwide organization set up for matters relating to this breed.

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