Labrador Retriever vs. German Shepherd
Labrador retriever vs. German shepherd
By: Amy Loudermilk
The German shepherd and Labrador retriever both share similarities and differences. I’ve always wondered why the k-9 police force use German Shepherds most of the time and not Labrador retrievers. So Today I’m going to take you through the differences between a German shepherd and Labrador retriever to see why German Shepherds are used more commonly than a Labrador retriever.
The similarities between a German shepherd and a Labrador retriever are that their skin tone both comes in the colors of black, brown, red, and yellow. Also they both are alert and good with children. They have a maximum of a 10 year life span. They’re both part of the domestic family. They also got approved by the American Kennel Club. You’re probably wondering what the American Kennel Club is. The American Kennel Club is it’s the registry of a purebred dog. So this protects them from being reproduced into another species. So now we can move on to the differences between a German shepherd and a Labrador retriever to get one step closer to why they use German shepherds more commonly than Labrador retrievers for a police dog.
The differences between a Labrador retriever and a German shepherd are that a Labrador retriever is one of several retrievers which are a type of gun dog. They have webbed paws for swimming. They’re useful for when they retrieve their prey and that is where they get retriever from. They have a short coat and a water repellant coat which is very useful for when it gets cold or when they get wet. Labradors are very cheerful, independent, responsive, and social. Unlike German shepherds their origin is from Germany. As part of the Herding group, the German shepherd is a working dog developed originally for herding sheep. Mostly because of their strength, intelligence and abilities in obedience training they are often employed in police and military roles, in forces around the world. Due to their loyal and
By: Amy Loudermilk
The German shepherd and Labrador retriever both share similarities and differences. I’ve always wondered why the k-9 police force use German Shepherds most of the time and not Labrador retrievers. So Today I’m going to take you through the differences between a German shepherd and Labrador retriever to see why German Shepherds are used more commonly than a Labrador retriever.
The similarities between a German shepherd and a Labrador retriever are that their skin tone both comes in the colors of black, brown, red, and yellow. Also they both are alert and good with children. They have a maximum of a 10 year life span. They’re both part of the domestic family. They also got approved by the American Kennel Club. You’re probably wondering what the American Kennel Club is. The American Kennel Club is it’s the registry of a purebred dog. So this protects them from being reproduced into another species. So now we can move on to the differences between a German shepherd and a Labrador retriever to get one step closer to why they use German shepherds more commonly than Labrador retrievers for a police dog.
The differences between a Labrador retriever and a German shepherd are that a Labrador retriever is one of several retrievers which are a type of gun dog. They have webbed paws for swimming. They’re useful for when they retrieve their prey and that is where they get retriever from. They have a short coat and a water repellant coat which is very useful for when it gets cold or when they get wet. Labradors are very cheerful, independent, responsive, and social. Unlike German shepherds their origin is from Germany. As part of the Herding group, the German shepherd is a working dog developed originally for herding sheep. Mostly because of their strength, intelligence and abilities in obedience training they are often employed in police and military roles, in forces around the world. Due to their loyal and