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Originally Posted by JaneB
I agree, it is how they were raised. I have friends that have friendly pitbulls and rotti's. They were not raised as guard dogs or to be vicious, they are house dogs. I have a black german shepherd and when I take her for a walk people are scared of her. She is not dangerous at all. My black lab shows more aggression then my german shepherd does.
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It's pretty amazing that all these years later the German Shepherd Dog is still a feared dog by many. I think it's probably more the older people who remember the sensational stories from the 1970s of GSD's attacking people. And then those people pass those fears down to their children. The real truth is, that GSDs are one of the smartest canine breeds. Why else would they be the number one choice for K-9 working dogs by the various law enforcements all around the USA?
Although I think the problem could also be attributed to the fact that the GSD is one of most wolf-like looking dogs there is.